Dropbox is looking to improve developer productivity and velocity across its ~1,000 engineers by architecting and advancing critical tools and infrastructure, with a specific focus on integrating AI-powered tools into the software development lifecycle.
Requirements
- Proficient in programming and debugging across a range of languages such as Python, Go, C/C++, or Java
- Experience designing and building internal tools, developer platforms, or productivity systems that scale across large engineering organizations
- Experience in Developer Infrastructure
- Experience with monorepo scale
- Experience with both going broad and deep to set strategy or dive into difficult technical issues
- Familiarity with modern AI-powered developer tools, frameworks, and APIs.
- Experience driving initiatives in the developer productivity space
Responsibilities
- Define and drive technical strategy for developer infrastructure, with a focus on improving productivity and velocity across ~1,000 engineers.
- Architect and build large-scale backend systems that support the full software development lifecycle in a complex monorepo environment.
- Leverage AI-powered tools to automate and enhance workflows including code reviews, testing, debugging, and documentation.
- Evaluate, pilot, and integrate emerging AI and developer productivity technologies into Dropbox’s engineering ecosystem.
- Set and track measurable success metrics (e.g., velocity improvements, reduced toil, faster build/test cycles) to guide roadmap and measure impact.
- Promote best practices for reliability, scalability, and observability in developer infrastructure and AI-enhanced tooling.
- Collaborate closely with application engineering teams, AI Tools team, and cross-functional stakeholders to identify bottlenecks and deliver impactful solutions.
Other
- 10+ years of professional software development experience
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity and fast-changing environments; proactively brings clarity, structure, and direction when faced with uncertainty
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to gather feedback, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and work directly with engineers to iterate on solutions
- Proven track record of defining & delivering well-scoped milestones/projects
- Ability to independently define right solutions for ambiguous, open-ended problems
