Infrastructure Software Engineer

Dropbox Dropbox · Enterprise · Poland · EPD

Infrastructure Software Engineer at Dropbox responsible for building and managing large-scale backend systems, focusing on data infrastructure, analytics platforms, and overall system reliability and scalability. The role involves handling massive amounts of data and supporting millions of users and connections.

What you'd actually do

  1. 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.
  2. Assist in expanding Dropbox's role as the data-fabric, linking hundreds of millions of applications, devices, and services worldwide, while spearheading efforts to improve interoperability and adaptability across various ecosystems.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

Skills

Required

  • BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent technical experience
  • 2+ years of professional software development experience
  • Demonstrated experience in building and managing large-scale, multi-threaded, and geographically distributed backend systems
  • Proficient in programming and debugging across a range of languages such as Python, Go, C/C++, or Java
  • Experience working with operating system internals, filesystems, databases, networks, and compilers
  • Ability to independently execute tasks at hand

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with Semaphores and Mutexes