Dropbox is looking to solve the problem of building and maintaining a robust infrastructure to support its current and future products, ensuring seamless scalability, data integrity, and user experience.
Requirements
- 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
- Proficiency with operating system internals, filesystems, databases, networks, and compilers.
- Proven track record of defining & delivering well-scoped milestones/projects
- Ability to independently define right solutions for ambiguous, open-ended problems
- Familiarity with Semaphores and Mutexes
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.
- Mentor and guide junior team members, sharing knowledge and best practices to cultivate a culture of continuous learning and professional growth within the infrastructure engineering team.
- Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends to continuously enhance Dropbox's infrastructure and maintain a competitive edge in the market.
Other
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent technical experience
- 4+ years of professional software development experience
- Many teams at Dropbox run Services with on-call rotations, which entails being available for calls during both core and non-core business hours.
- Ability to participate in on-call rotations as part of employment
- Travel requirements not specified
