As a Senior Infrastructure Software Engineer on the Cloud Platform org, you will shape the foundation that powers Dropbox’s next generation of AI/ML products. This is a high-impact role where you will own the design and delivery of our public cloud technical roadmap, giving product teams the ability to build and ship secure, scalable solutions with confidence.
You’ll be at the forefront of building a secure, compliant, and seamlessly integrated hybrid cloud platform. Our environment is truly hybrid, bridging on-premises infrastructure with the public cloud. In this role you’ll tackle complex challenges that unify cloud-native technologies with Dropbox’s core systems, including CI/CD pipelines, telemetry platforms, and infrastructure automation.
The systems you build will directly empower engineering teams to innovate faster, integrate with cutting-edge cloud capabilities, and deliver reliable products at global scale. If you’re an engineer who thrives on solving deep infrastructure challenges, enjoys working at the intersection of cloud and large-scale systems, and wants to drive company-wide impact, this role is a unique opportunity to do so.
Responsibilities- Design and build highly available, scalable services that provision and seamlessly integrate secure public cloud infrastructure.
- Partner with security and network engineering teams to define clear requirements and set standards for public cloud usage across Dropbox.
- Collaborate with Capacity Engineering to integrate supply-side capabilities with FinOps tooling and processes.
- Document, share, and promote best practices to help product engineering teams succeed in public cloud environments.
- Shape technical direction at an organizational level by translating business and technical constraints into actionable roadmaps, and driving alignment across the platform org.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers via code review and design docs
- Contribute to the evolution of Dropbox’s infrastructure stack by improving code quality and system reliability.
- 8+ years of experience as a backend, platform, or infrastructure engineer, with a proven track record of building scalable, reliable systems.
- Proficiency in backend development with Golang and Python (required).
- Hands-on experience deploying and managing production workloads in public cloud environments (AWS and/or Azure).
- Expertise with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CDK) and automation of cloud infrastructure configuration.
- Strong knowledge of public cloud architecture best practices, including AWS Well-Architected principles, networking, and identity/access management.
- Ability to design and implement technical solutions that translate business and product requirements into efficient cloud-based architectures.
- Effective communication skills for cross-functional collaboration and driving alignment on cloud solutions.
- BA/BS, MS in Computer Science, or related degree.
- Expertise building services in Golang and/or Python.
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