Infrastructure Software Engineer

Role Description

As an Infrastructure Engineer, your role will be crucial in shaping and constructing the robust systems that not only support our current flagship products but also lay the groundwork for the next wave of engineering innovations. From optimizing user experiences across various projects to ensuring seamless scalability and data integrity, you'll be at the forefront of shaping the technological backbone of our platform.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Assist in expanding Dropbox's role as the data-fabric, linking hundreds of millions of applications, devices, and services worldwide.
• Measure and optimize Dropbox's analytics platform to maintain its status as one of the most advanced in the industry.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to innovate and implement solutions that enhance the performance, reliability, and security of Dropbox's infrastructure.

Requirements

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding.
• 5+ 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Semaphores and Mutexes.

Compensation