Dropbox is a Virtual First company. For this role, we are hiring in Zones 2 and 3. Please refer to our Compensation section below to see what neighborhoods fall under each Zone.

Company Description

Dropbox 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 Description

The 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 Description

Dropbox is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Data Engineer to join our dynamic Financial Data Engineering team. You will be responsible for building next-generation financial data pipelines that support crucial business decisions across the organization. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience migrating from other platforms to Databricks, a strong culture of innovation and accountability, and expertise in developing data health metrics that integrate with data governance, observability, and quality management tools.

If you enjoy thinking about how businesses can utilize data and figuring out how to build it, this role is perfect for you. With a solid foundation in test-driven development and experience in building scalable data pipelines, as well as familiarity with traditional data warehousing (DW) and ETL architectures, and significant experience with ecosystems like Databricks, Snowflake, EMR, and Airflow, you would be a great fit for our team. By collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will have the opportunity to drive substantial business impact, as high data quality and effective tooling are key to achieving significant growth at Dropbox.

Our Engineering Career Framework is viewable by anyone outside the company and describes what’s expected for our engineers at each of our career levels. Check out our blog post on this topic and more here.

Responsibilities

• Participate in data migration from legacy platforms to Databricks and develop scalable, efficient, and cost-optimized data pipelines
• Build and integrate data health metrics and quality management tools, ensuring robust data governance and consistent standards
• Design and maintain tools for efficient data investigations, issue detection, and automated mitigation to uphold data quality and consistency
• Replace outdated infrastructure with modern systems and provide operational support for critical data pipelines
• Solve complex data integration challenges using optimal ETL patterns, frameworks, and techniques for structured and unstructured data
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet technical and business needs while fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement
• Define and manage SLAs for high-priority datasets, including those driving critical (P0) business metrics
• Apply Agile methodologies and industry best practices to ensure consistent delivery and alignment with business objectives

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

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering or related roles
• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or a closely related field
• Proven experience with data migration projects, specifically to Databricks
• Strong expertise in data health metrics, data governance, and quality management, with experience integrating tools like Monte Carlo and Atlan
• Solid experience in building and maintaining data pipelines and infrastructure
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex data issues
• Strong programming skills in Python, Scala, or Java
• Demonstrated ability to innovate and drive accountability within a team
• Experience with version control systems like Git and test automation and CICD

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of Python or Java, Scala development experience
• 5+ years of SQL experience
• 5+ years of experience with schema design and dimensional data modeling

Compensation

US Zone 1

This role is not available in Zone 1

US Zone 2

$145,400—$196,600 USD

US Zone 3

$129,200—$174,800 USD

The 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

Benefits

Dropbox 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 Gable.to, 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.