Data Engineer

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

In this role you will build very large, scalable platforms using cutting edge data technologies. This is not a “maintain existing platform” or “make minor tweaks to current code base” 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!

Responsibilities

• Help define company data assets (data model), Spark, SparkSQL and HiveSQL jobs to populate data models
• Help define and design data integrations, data quality frameworks and design and evaluate open source/vendor tools for data lineage
• Work closely with Dropbox business units and engineering teams to develop strategy for long term Data Platform architecture to be efficient, reliable and scalable 
• Conceptualize and own the data architecture for multiple large-scale projects, while evaluating design and operational cost-benefit tradeoffs within systems
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and data scientists to understand data needs, representing key data insights in a meaningful way
• Design, build, and launch collections of sophisticated data models and visualizations that support multiple use cases across different products or domains
• Optimize pipelines, dashboards, frameworks, and systems to facilitate easier development of data artifacts

Requirements

• 5+ years of Python, Java, C++, or Scala development experience
• 5+ years of SQL experience (No-SQL experience is a plus)
• 5+ years of experience with schema design and dimensional data modeling
• Startup mentality with strong ownership to solve problems autonomously.
• Excellent product strategic thinking and communications to influence product and cross-functional teams by identifying the data opportunities to drive impact
• BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent technical experience
• Experience designing, building and maintaining data processing systems

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of Python or Java, C++, Scala development experience
• 3+ years of SQL experience
• 3+ years of experience with schema design and dimensional data modeling
• Experience with ML & AI

Compensation

Dropbox applies increased tax deductible costs (50%) to remuneration earned by certain qualifying employees (to the extent an employee will be involved in the creation of the software as an “author”) for the transfer of copyrights, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Personal Income Tax Act.

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.