Staff Product Backend Software Engineer, Core Sync

Dropbox

2 months ago

Remote, United States

Staff+

H1B Sponsor

Base Salary

$192k - $326k/yr

Responsibilities

Architect and deliver high-impact technical solutions that scale to millions of daily active users.
Shape technical direction by evaluating tradeoffs between speed, quality, and long-term maintainability across projects.
Partner cross-functionally with Product, Design, and Engineering peers to align on priorities and execute against critical business objectives.
Lead technical initiatives that modernize core sync systems, improve performance, and reduce customer-reported issues.
Mentor and elevate other engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and sharing best practices.
Influence org-wide engineering standards by advocating for high-quality systems design, operational excellence, and pragmatic decision-making.
Contribute to culture by participating in hiring, onboarding, and company-wide technical forums.

12+ years of software engineering experience with proven success in large-scale, user-facing systems.
BS in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding, or equivalent technical experience.
Demonstrated ability to design and ship technically complex products used at scale.
Deep expertise in at least one systems-level area such as sync, distributed systems, OS internals, or file systems.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience influencing across multiple teams and functions.
Comfortable balancing short-term delivery with long-term strategic investments.
Willingness to participate in on-call rotations where required.

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