Dropbox · 2 months ago
Senior Infrastructure Software Engineer, Storage
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$196K/yr - $265K/yr
8+ years expDropbox is a leading company in cloud storage solutions, and they are seeking a Senior Software Engineer on the Storage team. The role involves designing, building, and operating large-scale storage systems to ensure high durability and scalability for millions of users, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve reliability and performance.
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Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain large-scale distributed storage systems that ensure data durability, availability, and performance
Collaborate with peers to evolve the architecture of Dropbox’s core storage infrastructure for improved scalability and efficiency
Contribute to the design of replication, erasure coding, and system lifecycle management systems that balance cost, reliability, and performance
Write high-quality, performant, and maintainable code in Go and Rust
Participate in the on-call rotation, gaining firsthand experience operating Dropbox’s production storage systems
Investigate and resolve complex production issues, performing root cause analysis and driving continuous reliability improvements
Partner with cross-functional teams (Networking, Hardware, Capacity Planning) to deliver end-to-end reliable and cost-efficient storage solutions
Take ownership of scoped projects and demonstrate growth toward leading larger, cross-team technical initiatives
Qualification
Required
8+ years of strong understanding of distributed systems principles, including replication, consistency, and fault tolerance
Experience developing and debugging production services in C++, Go, or Rust
Familiarity with distributed storage systems, file systems, or data infrastructure at scale
Demonstrated ability to write efficient, reliable, and maintainable code in mission-critical environments
Experience troubleshooting complex systems and participating in on-call or operational rotations
Solid communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work across infrastructure and product teams
Eagerness to learn, grow, and contribute to multi-year infrastructure evolution initiatives
Preferred
Experience building and operating large-scale object storage or distributed storage systems (e.g. S3, Ceph, GFS/Colossus)
Deep interest in systems performance, profiling, and low-level optimization
Familiarity with replication protocols, erasure coding, and data placement algorithms
Experience with production monitoring, observability, and incident response workflows
Contributions to infrastructure projects, open-source systems, or developer tooling that improved reliability and performance
Company
Dropbox
Dropbox is a smart workspace company that provides secure file sharing, collaboration, and storage solutions.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.41BKey Investors
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2025-09-09Post Ipo Debt· $700M
2018-03-23IPO
2017-03-30Debt Financing· $600M
Leadership Team
Drew Houston
Founder & CEO
Arash Ferdowsi
Co-Founder
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