Senior Infrastructure Software Engineer

March 29

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Dropbox is a cloud-based service that provides tools for storing, sharing, and accessing files across devices. It offers features such as document sharing, video review, automatic backups, and AI-driven scheduling. Dropbox also provides solutions for different sectors like teams, sales, marketing, and education, and industries including construction, media, technology, and manufacturing. With a focus on security, Dropbox ensures files are encrypted and protected against tampering. It offers integrations with various productivity tools and is trusted by major companies for efficient file management and collaboration.

Cross-platform file sync • File sharing • Online backup • Cloud storage • Collaboration

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2007

🏢 Enterprise

⚡ Productivity

📋 Description

• As an Infrastructure Engineer, your role will be crucial in shaping and constructing the robust systems that not only support our current flagship products but also lay the groundwork for the next wave of engineering innovations. • Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, you'll leverage your expertise to tackle audacious challenges and push the boundaries of what's possible. • Join us in redefining the future, where your passion for building scalable, reliable systems will drive meaningful change on a global scale. • Build infrastructure capable of managing metadata for hundreds of billions of files, handling hundreds of petabytes of user data, and facilitating millions of concurrent connections. • Lead the expansion of Dropbox's function as the data-fabric, connecting hundreds of millions of applications, devices, and services globally. • Measure and optimize Dropbox's analytics platform to maintain its status as one of the most advanced in the industry for extracting meaningful insights from vast data volumes. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to innovate and implement solutions that enhance the performance, reliability, and security of Dropbox's infrastructure. • Proactively identify new opportunities and drive improvements in current project states.

🎯 Requirements

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent technical experience • 8+ years of professional software development experience • Proven track record constructing and managing expansive, multi-threaded, geographically dispersed backend systems • Proficient in programming and debugging across a range of languages such as Python, Go, C/C++, or Java • Extensive experience working with operating system internals, filesystems, databases, networks, and compilers considered advantageous • Ability to navigate and thrive in ambiguous situations, showcasing adaptability and open-ended problem solving. • Capable of taking ownership of long-term projects and seeing them through to completion. • Ability to set medium-to-long term strategy for business-impacting projects.