Senior Software Engineer

Dropbox
Dallas, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 8/19/2023 CLOSED ON 12/19/2023

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Software Engineer position at Dropbox?

Role Description We are looking for a technical leader to help shape the architecture and services for Dropbox s new initiatives.
This will involve defining the large scale, low latency architecture that supports multiple products which touch hundreds of millions of people and a *lot* of data.
These services support product features like enterprise retrieval, personalization and other solutions for fragmentation of Data.
The architecture handles complex use cases of data tenancy/privacy, enterprise grade controls, data residency, hosting options.
Responsibilities You will work with infrastructure experts across Dropbox to help shape how we architect and build the foundation for multiple AI first products You will build delightful products and experiences for millions, while working alongside an excellent, multi-functional team across Engineering, Product and Design You will help craft the direction of building capabilities and multi-tenant services at Dropbox Requirements BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field involving large scale distributed systems, or equivalent technical experience 12 years of experience building consumer or enterprise facing large scale distributed systems Demonstrated skill developing low latency and fault tolerant architecture Strong communication skills and a demonstrated passion for helping others leverage machine learning Proven software engineering skills across multiple languages Many teams at Dropbox run Services with on-call rotations, which entails being available for calls during both core and non-core business hours.
If a team has an on-call rotation, all engineers on the team are expected to participate in the rotation as part of their employment.
Applicants are encouraged to ask for more details of the rotations to which the applicant is applying.
Total Rewards For candidates hired in San Francisco metro, New York City metro, or Seattle metro, the expected salary/On-Target Earnings (OTE) range for the role is currently $263,500 - $310,000 - $356,500.
For candidates hired in the following locations: Austin (TX) metro, Chicago metro, California (outside SF metro), Colorado, Connecticut (outside NYC metro), Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York (outside NYC metro), Oregon, Pennsylvania (outside NYC or DC metro), Washington (outside Seattle metro) and Washington DC metro, the expected salary/On-Target Earnings (OTE) range for the role is currently $237,200 - $279,000 - $320,900.
For candidates hired in all other US locations, the expected salary/On-Target Earnings (OTE) range for this role is currently $210,800 - $248,000 - $285,200.
Range(s) is subject to change. Dropbox takes a number of factors into account when determining individual starting pay, including job and level they are hired into, location/metropolitan area, skillset, and peer compensation.
Dropbox uses the zip code of an employee s remote work location to determine which metropolitan pay range we use.
Salary/OTE is just one component of Dropbox s total rewards package.
All regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program or a sales incentive (target included in OTE) as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
Location/Region: Dallas, TX

Salary : $263,500 - $310,000

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