Dropbox

Senior Infrastructure Software Engineer

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About the role

Headquarters: Remote - Poland

Role 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. From optimizing user experiences across various projects to ensuring seamless scalability and data integrity, you'll be at the forefront of shaping the technological backbone of our platform.

Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, you'll leverage your expertise to tackle audacious challenges and push the boundaries of what's possible. Your contributions will directly impact millions of users, as every line of code you write furthers our mission to revolutionize the way people work and collaborate.

Join us in redefining the future, where your passion for building scalable, reliable systems will drive meaningful change on a global scale.

Our Engineering Career Framework is viewable by anyone outside the company and describes what’s expected for our engineers at each of our career levels. Check out our blog post on this topic and more here.

Responsibilities

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, while also driving initiatives to enhance interoperability and adaptability across diverse ecosystems.

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, ensuring a seamless experience for users worldwide.

Proactively identify new opportunities and drive improvements in current project states, advocating for and implementing changes that potentially impact broader business initiatives across teams or products.

Proficiency in effectively navigating through ambiguous situations and uncertainties, demonstrating adaptability and strategic thinking to steer projects towards successful outcomes.

On-call work may be necessary occasionally to help address bugs, outages, or other operational issues, with the goal of maintaining a stable and high-quality experience for our customers.

Requirements

BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent technical experience

9+ 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.

Preferred Qualifications

Proven track record of defining technical roadmaps for the team.

Compensation

Poland Pay Range
333 200 zł—450 800 zł PLN

To apply: https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/dropbox-senior-infrastructure-software-engineer

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I am interested in the Senior Infrastructure Software Engineer role because I can bring practical experience in Data Analysis, Python and Remote Collaboration, learn the team quickly, and contribute to the outcomes Dropbox needs from this hire.

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