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 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 autonomy 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 rebuilding the foundation of its monetization and financial data systems — and at the center of that is our revenue and growth data platform. We’re looking for a Staff Data Engineer to lead the design and delivery of this critical foundation, enabling insights and systems that drive ARR tracking, financial reporting, and product monetization.

This isn’t just a hands-on role — it’s a strategic technical leadership opportunity. You’ll define architectural direction, elevate engineering standards across teams, and build scalable systems that directly power executive reporting, monetization experiments, and product strategy. Your work will have executive visibility and serve as a linchpin for Dropbox’s monetization and growth strategy.

We’re seeking an engineer who combines deep technical expertise with a strong sense of ownership and the ability to drive change across org boundaries. If you’re passionate about building for scale, reliability, and business impact — this is your opportunity.

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

• Architect the next-generation data platform for ARR, revenue attribution, and growth analytics — setting vision, driving alignment, and delivering at scale
• Own and evolve core data models and systems used across Finance, Product, and Analytics teams — ensuring accuracy, trust, and accessibility
• Lead platform modernization, including the adoption of scalable lakehouse architectures (Databricks, Spark, Delta), CI/CD for data, and observability frameworks
• Drive adoption of scalable data practices across Dropbox through reusable tooling, process improvements, and cross-team collaboration
• Partner with stakeholders (e.g., Finance, Product, Data Science, and Infrastructure) to understand data needs and deliver solutions that drive real business outcomes.
• Mentor and uplift other engineers, helping to cultivate a high-performing, innovation-driven data engineering culture

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 building large-scale data systems, with a demonstrated track record of technical leadership, including ownership of architectural direction and cross-team platform work
• Proven ability to set architectural direction, lead platform evolution, and influence technical strategy across teams
• Deep hands-on expertise with Spark, Spark SQL, and Databricks, along with experience orchestrating data pipelines using Apache Airflow, and writing performant, maintainable Python and SQL code
• Track record of implementing data quality, testing, and observability systems at scale
• Experience supporting monetization, financial, or product growth analytics with trusted and governed data models
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and lakehouse paradigms (e.g., Delta Lake, Iceberg)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading data migrations or platform transformations (e.g., from on-prem to cloud, Hadoop to Databricks)
• Familiarity with tools for data contracts, lineage, and governance (e.g., dbt, Monte Carlo, Great Expectations)
• Understanding of data privacy and compliance frameworks, including GDPR, SOX, and audit-readiness

Compensation

US Zone 1

This role is not available in Zone 1

US Zone 2

$192,800—$260,800 USD

US Zone 3

$171,400—$231,800 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. A big part of that effort is our support for members and allies of internal groups like Asians at Dropbox, BlackDropboxers, enABLE, TODOS (Latinx), Pridebox (LGBTQ), Vets at Dropbox, and Women at Dropbox.