Senior Infrastructure Software Engineer, Filesystem

Dropbox Dropbox · Enterprise · Poland · Persistent Systems (Sub Team)

Senior Infrastructure Software Engineer at Dropbox, focusing on building and scaling the core infrastructure for file management systems, handling petabytes of data and millions of concurrent connections. The role involves leading expansion of the data fabric, optimizing analytics platforms, and collaborating on performance, reliability, and security enhancements.

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. 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.
  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.
  5. 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.

Skills

Required

  • 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
  • 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.

Nice to have

  • Extensive experience working with operating system internals, filesystems, databases, networks, and compilers considered advantageous
  • Proven track record of defining technical roadmaps for the team.

What the JD emphasized

  • Proven track record constructing and managing expansive, multi-threaded, geographically dispersed backend systems