- Design and maintain distributed database systems providing low-latency, strongly consistent data access
- Implement and optimize replication, consensus, and caching mechanisms to meet availability and performance goals
- Operate production systems, including participating in the on-call rotation, ensuring high availability and data durability
- Collaborate with infrastructure and product teams to assess current and future use cases and requirements, supporting the development of a mid- to long-term roadmap that reflects these needs
- Contribute to system design reviews, postmortems, and reliability improvements
- Write high-quality, efficient code in Go and Rust for performance-critical systems
On-call work may be necessary occasionally to help address bugs, outages, or other operational issues, with the goal of maintaining a stable and high-quality experience for our customers.
Requirements- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent technical experience
- 5+ years of professional software development experience
- Experience designing and implementing software using distributed systems fundamentals: replication, consistency, partitioning, and fault tolerance
- Experience building databases, storage systems, or large scale data infrastructure
- Proficient in programming and debugging across a range of languages such as Python, Go, Rust, C/C++, or Java
- Familiarity with consensus and coordination systems (e.g. Raft, Paxos, ZooKeeper, etc)
- Strong debugging and performance analysis skills
- Familiarity with Semaphores and Mutexes
- Experience building distributed databases or storage systems
- Practical experience with and deep understanding of data structures used in storage systems (e.g. LSM trees, B-trees, Hash Indexes)
AI fluency means using these tools to amplify human judgment, not replace it. We believe people with these skills will thrive as work and technology continue to evolve:
- Awareness: Understand yourself and others.
- Judgment: Evaluate information and make decisions in complex situations.
- Adaptability: Learn, adjust, and stay effective through change.
- Connection: Communicate, collaborate, and build trust.
To learn more about why these skills matter and what the data shows about thriving through change, read this blog post from our Chief People Officer, Melanie Rosenwasser.
CompensationSkills Required
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field involving coding, or equivalent technical experience
- 5+ years of professional software development experience
- Experience designing and implementing software using distributed systems fundamentals, including replication, consistency, partitioning, and fault tolerance
- Experience building databases, storage systems, or large-scale data infrastructure
- Proficiency programming and debugging in languages such as Python, Go, Rust, C, C++, or Java
- Familiarity with consensus and coordination systems such as Raft, Paxos, or ZooKeeper
- Strong debugging and performance analysis skills
- Familiarity with semaphores and mutexes
- Experience building distributed databases or storage systems
- Practical experience with and deep understanding of storage-system data structures such as LSM trees, B-trees, and hash indexes
What the Team is Saying
Dropbox Compensation & Benefits Highlights
How does Dropbox ensure its pay and bonus plans are competitive?
Dropbox ensures base pay and bonuses are competitive by benchmarking pay using formal compensation surveys to create salary ranges and bonus targets, and conducting twice-yearly reviews aligned with performance.
Employees describe pay and bonuses as competitive and performance-driven.
Dropbox Insights
What We Do
We're a global community of bold visionaries and resourceful doers who are shaping the future of Dropbox—and with it the future of work. Our Virtual First model combines the flexibility of a distributed workplace with the power of human connection, making space for both meaningful work and meaningful relationships. With our start-up mindset and enterprise-level opportunities, you can be who you are and grow into who you’re meant to be. Here, you can own your impact to make work more intuitive, joyful, and human—for you as a Dropboxer and for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. If you're ready to push boundaries—and yourself—Dropbox is ready for you.
Why Work With Us
We believe people do their best work when empowered with autonomy and harmony, and we understand there’s no substitute for human connection. Our Virtual First model combines the flexibility of remote work with the power of in-person collaboration to create the best of both worlds: a distributed workplace, anchored in community.
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Remote Workspace
Employees work remotely.
While remote work is the primary experience for our employees, we also prioritize opportunities for quarterly in-person collaboration knowing that connection is vital to a thriving workforce. We focus on how we work, not where we work.
