Backend Product Software Engineer, Dropbox

• BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent technical experience
• 2+ years of work related industry experience
• A desire to take Dropbox even further. If these large-scale projects resonate, we'd love to learn more about you and find out if we can work together
• Highly skilled at developing and debugging in Rust, C, C++, or Go
• Proven software engineering skills across multiple languages

Desirable

• Our Engineering team is working to simplify the way people work together
• They’re building a family of products that handle over a billion files a day for people around the world. With our broad mission and massive scale, there are countless opportunities to make an impact
• Focused on our core business of syncing and sharing files, we are looking for desktop Software Engineers to come build the next generation sync engine for collaboration and distributed work
• This role is for engineers who are looking to specialize in the sync on desktop
• The Core Sync team builds the core technologies that enable Dropbox to safely and securely get all your files into the cloud
• In this role you will deliver best-in-breed software by building on top of a robust systems that powers sync on the desktop client
• You love making software that seamlessly powers our users on Windows, macOS, and Linux
• You will build optimized, performant, and scalable features for Dropbox’s flagship sync product so that It Just Works
• You will use data-driven approaches to build features, ensuring that the software we write will last and scale
• You will design and build software capable of reaching millions of daily users
• You will partner with product managers and analysts to deeply understand the needs of our users and build sync experiences that serves those needs
• You will develop and execute against both short and long-term roadmaps, making effective tradeoffs between business impact, user experience, and a high-quality technical foundation
• You will improve the team and company – you will be an active participant in our culture (mentorship, interviewing, and new initiatives)
• You will support your fellow engineers through feedback, code reviews, and advancement of internal tools and processes
• 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