<h2>Role Description</h2> As a Product Engineer at Dropbox, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of collaboration and file sharing. Your responsibilities will revolve around developing and enhancing our suite of Dropbox Products to deliver exceptional user experiences. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, turning innovative ideas into robust, scalable, and user-friendly features. This year, Dropbox is on a mission to expedite the creation and implementation of AI-enable products by providing a comprehensive AI technology stack that facilitates speedy prototyping and reliable deployment of AI-driven functionalities. <div> Our Engineering Career Framework is <a href="https://dropbox.github.io/dbx-career-framework/" target="_blank">viewable by anyone outside the company</a> and describes what’s expected for our engineers at each of our career levels. Check out our blog post on this topic and more <a href="https://dropbox.tech/culture/sharing-our-engineering-career-framework-with-the-world" target="_blank">here</a>. </div> <h2>Responsibilities</h2> <ul> <li>Write and maintain high performance Java code from day 1.</li> <li>Debug and optimize database queries and schemas, including the creation of indices as needed and the resolution of deadlocks when they happen.</li> <li>Write resilient distributed software that integrates with 3rd parties, such as Google Calendar, Slack, Office 365, Asana, Linear, and more.</li> <li>Develop REST (and perhaps GraphQL) services to be consumed by the Reclaim front end to start and eventually by 3rd parties.</li> <li>Participate in the process of continuous deployment, including multiple code reviews and deploys per day.</li> <li>Debug customer issues using logs, metrics, and traces.</li> <li>Autonomously deliver ongoing business impact across a team, product capability, or technical system.</li> <li>Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other engineers.</li> <li>Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to make effective tradeoffs between technical requirements and business goals.</li> <li>Mentor junior engineers and contributing to the overall growth and success of the engineering team.</li> <li>Adapt to a dynamic and fast-paced work environment, with a focus on continuous learning and professional development.</li> </ul> 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. <h2>Requirements</h2> <ul> <li>8+ years of professional experience in Java backend development, with a strong track record of building and maintaining high-performance, scalable systems.</li> <li>BS degree or higher in Computer Science or a related technical field. (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent technical experience.</li> <li>Proven ability to thrive in agile, fast-paced environments, including comfort with continuous deployment practices and rapid iteration.</li> <li>Passion for customer advocacy and support, with a user-first mindset and experience building systems that solve real customer pain points.</li> <li>Delivered tangible results, from conceptualization to implementation, while making significant contributions to the success of the project.</li> <li>Experience in developing web applications, demonstrating a deep understanding of the intricacies involved in building robust and scalable systems.</li> </ul> <h2>Preferred Qualifications</h2> <ul> <li>Deep expertise in AWS (or similar cloud platforms), including hands-on experience designing and operating cloud-native infrastructure.</li> <li>Strong proficiency in SQL and Postgres, including schema design, performance tuning, and operational troubleshooting.</li> <li>Familiarity with modern observability tools and practices, including monitoring, logging, and tracing in distributed systems.</li> </ul> <h2>Compensation</h2><div><div><div>Canada Pay Range</div><div>$184,500—$249,500 CAD</div></div></div>

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Senior Backend Product Software Engineer, Reclaim

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