Job Description

Dropbox is a Virtual First company. For this role, we are hiring in Zones 2 and 3. Please refer to our section below to see what neighborhoods fall under each Zone.Company DescriptionDropbox isn't just a workplace-it's a living lab for more enlightened ways of working. We're a global community of more than 2,000 bold visionaries and resourceful doers who are shaping the future of Dropbox-and with it the future of work. Our Virtual First model combines the flexibility of a distributed workplace with the power of human connection, making space for both meaningful work and meaningful relationships. With our start-up mindset and enterprise-level opportunities, you can be who you are and grow into who you're meant to be. Here, you can own your impact to make work more intuitive, joyful, and human-for you as a Dropboxer and for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. If you're ready to push boundaries-and yourself- Dropbox is ready for you.Team DescriptionThe Dropbox Engineering Team builds the technology that creates more enlightened ways of working for hundreds of millions of people. Every day, our platforms-including Dropbox Dash, Dropbox Sign, and our core sync engine-handle over a billion files for users worldwide, creating engineering challenges as great as the opportunity for impact. Our software engineering team uses a range of technologies to solve interesting problems, including Python, React, Node.js, JavaScript, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and Android development. We think like a startup but build for an enterprise, exploring new possibilities that transform how people work. If you're excited about turning complex technical challenges into intuitive solutions at scale, join our Engineering team. Areas of work include Machine Learning Engineers, Infrastructure Engineer, Product SWE Frontend and Backend, Mobile Software Engineers (iOS and Android), Engineering Manager, Data Engineer, Software Development Engineer in Test, Security Engineering, Site Reliability Engineer, Technical Program Managers, Network Engineer, Datacenter Engineer, Technical Supply Chain Manager and more.Role DescriptionDropbox seeks a highly skilled and motivated Staff Data Engineer to join our Commerce Platform team. You will be responsible for building next-generation commerce data pipelines that support crucial business decisions across the organization. The ideal candidate will have a strong culture of innovation and accountability, and expertise in developing data health metrics that integrate with data governance, observability, and quality management tools. This role includes maintaining existing pipelines, and constructing new infrastructure to replace outdated systems.As a Staff Data Engineer at Dropbox, you will act as a leader and senior member of the team helping them build very large, scalable platforms using cutting edge data technologies. This is not a xe2x80x9cmaintain existing platformxe2x80x9d or xe2x80x9cmake minor tweaks to current code basexe2x80x9d kind of role. We are effectively building from the ground up and plan to leverage the most recent Big Data technologies. If you enjoy building new things without being constrained by technical debt, this is the job for you!Our Engineering Career Framework is and describes what's expected for our engineers at each of our career levels. Check out our blog post on this topic and more .Responsibilities

• You will help define company data assets (data models) using Spark, Spark SQL and Databricks SQL jobs to populate data models
• You will help define and design data integrations, data quality, and governance frameworks and design and evaluate open source/vendor tools to improve development velocity
• You will help define data engineer best practices.
• You will work closely with Dropbox business units and engineering teams to develop a data strategy and data architecture to support Dropbox's long term business goals

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.Requirements

• BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent technical experience
• 10+ years of Python development experience
• 10+ years of SQL experience (Spark and Databricks-specific SQL is a plus)
• 10+ years of experience with schema design, dimensional data modeling, and scalable data architecture
• Demonstrable track record managing, communicating, and collaborating with internal clients on data platform plans and capabilities
• Experience designing, building and maintaining data processing systems
• Experience working with data at significant scale and optimizing queries and pipelines

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of Spark SQL and non-SQL Spark development experience
• 7+ years of Snowflake development experience
• 7+ years of development of Airflow data pipelines
• 5+ years of experience with Hive Map/Reduce
• 7+ years of Databricks platform experience including Spark and Databricks development

CompensationUS Zone 1This role is not available in Zone 1US Zone 2$192,800-$260,800 USDUS Zone 3$171,400-$231,800 USDThe range(s) listed above is the expected annual salary/OTE (On-Target Earnings) for this role, subject to change.Please note, OTE are for sales roles only.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).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. We target most new hire offers between the minimum up to the middle of the range.Dropbox uses the zip code of an employee's remote work location to determine which metropolitan pay range we use. Current US Zone locations are as follows:

• US Zone 1: San Francisco metro, New York City metro, or Seattle metro
• US Zone 2: 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 DC metro, and West Virginia (DC metro)
• US Zone 3: All other US locations

BenefitsDropbox is committed to investing in the holistic health and wellbeing of all Dropboxers and their families. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) plan with a generous company match and immediate vesting
• Flexible PTO/Paid Time Off, paid holidays, Volunteer Time Off, and more, allowing you time to unplug, unwind, and refresh
• Income Protection Plans: Life and disability insurance
• Business Travel Protection: Travel medical and accident insurance
• Perks Allowance to be used on what matters most to you, whether that's wellness, learning and development, food and groceries, and much more
• Parental benefits including: Parental Leave, Child and Adult Care, Day Care FSA, Fertility Benefits, Adoption and Surrogacy Support, and Lactation Support
• Access to over 10,000 global co-working spaces through

, making it easy to book flexible workspaces for collaboration or individual work * Quarterly Cell phone and internet allowance

• Mental health and wellness benefits
• Disability and neurodivergence support benefits

Additional benefit details are available upon request.Dropbox is an equal opportunity employer. We are a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and connected at work.

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