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Infrastructure Software Engineer
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote · Poland
Experience
Mid-level · 2+ years
Job description
Infrastructure Software Engineer at Dropbox responsible for building and scaling the backend systems that support the company's products and data platform. The role focuses on large-scale metadata, storage, and analytics infrastructure serving millions of users.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote · Poland
- Pay
- PLN 212,500 – 287,500 / year
What you'll do
- 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, while spearheading efforts to improve interoperability and adaptability across various ecosystems.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
What we're looking for
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent technical experience
- 2+ 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
- Ability to independently execute tasks at hand
Nice to have
- Familiarity with Semaphores and Mutexes
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About Dropbox
Mission
Revolutionize the way people work and collaborate