Staff Backend Product Software Engineer, Core Sync

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About the role

  • Staff Engineer at Dropbox developing and delivering high-impact technical solutions for Core Sync. Leading technical direction and cross-functional collaborations for improved product experience.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and deliver high-impact technical solutions that scale to millions of daily active users.
  • Shape technical direction by evaluating tradeoffs between speed, quality, and long-term maintainability across projects.
  • Partner cross-functionally with Product, Design, and Engineering peers to align on priorities and execute against critical business objectives.
  • Lead technical initiatives that modernize core sync systems, improve performance, and reduce customer-reported issues.
  • Mentor and elevate other engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and sharing best practices.
  • Influence org-wide engineering standards by advocating for high-quality systems design, operational excellence, and pragmatic decision-making.
  • Contribute to culture by participating in hiring, onboarding, and company-wide technical forums.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of software engineering experience with proven success in large-scale, user-facing systems.
  • BS in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., mathematics, physics), or equivalent technical experience.
  • Demonstrated ability to design and ship technically complex products used at scale.
  • Deep expertise in at least one systems-level area (e.g., sync, distributed systems, OS internals, file systems).
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience influencing across multiple teams and functions.
  • Comfortable balancing short-term delivery with long-term strategic investments.
  • Willingness to participate in on-call rotations where required.

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Lead

Salary

CA$204,900 - CA$277,200 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

Distributed Systems

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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