Staff Software Engineer, Developer Infrastructure

Dropbox

full-time

Posted on: 9/4/2025

Location: 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $192,400 - $325,500 per year

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About the role

Define and drive technical strategy for developer infrastructure, with a focus on improving productivity and velocity across ~1,000 engineers.
Architect and build large-scale backend systems that support the full software development lifecycle in a complex monorepo environment.
Leverage AI-powered tools to automate and enhance workflows including code reviews, testing, debugging, and documentation.
Evaluate, pilot, and integrate emerging AI and developer productivity technologies into Dropbox’s engineering ecosystem.
Set and track measurable success metrics (e.g., velocity improvements, reduced toil, faster build/test cycles) to guide roadmap and measure impact.
Mentor and uplevel technical leaders across Dev Infra, fostering a culture of reliability, customer empathy, and data-driven decision-making.
Collaborate closely with application engineering teams, AI Tools team, and cross-functional stakeholders to identify bottlenecks and deliver impactful solutions.
Promote best practices for reliability, scalability, and observability in developer infrastructure and AI-enhanced tooling.
Represent Dropbox externally by engaging in the developer productivity and infrastructure community through talks, conferences, and peer collaboration.

10+ years of professional software development experience
BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent technical experience
Proficient in programming and debugging across a range of languages such as Python, Go, C/C++, or Java
Experience designing and building internal tools, developer platforms, or productivity systems that scale across large engineering organizations
Comfortable operating in ambiguity and fast-changing environments; proactively brings clarity, structure, and direction when faced with uncertainty
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to gather feedback, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and work directly with engineers to iterate on solutions
Proven track record of defining & delivering well-scoped milestones/projects
Ability to independently define right solutions for ambiguous, open-ended problems
Preferred: Experience in Developer Infrastructure
Preferred: Experience with monorepo scale
Preferred: Experience with both going broad and deep to set strategy or dive into difficult technical issues
Preferred: Familiarity with modern AI-powered developer tools, frameworks, and APIs.
Preferred: Experience driving initiatives in the developer productivity space