Backend Product Software Engineer, DocSend Platform

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Hiring Remotely in Select, KY
Remote
153K-233K Annually
Cloud • Consumer Web • Productivity • Software • App development • Automation • Data Privacy
Dropbox isn’t just a workplace—it’s a living lab for more enlightened ways of working.
The Role

Role Description

As a Software Engineer on the DocSend Platform team, you will play a key role in tackling the scalability challenges we face as DocSend rapidly grows. We own the foundation that enables DocSend to scale in a reliable and performant manner, and work with Dropbox teams to leverage their infrastructure when beneficial. Our team highly values ownership, customer focus, and continuous improvement – you’ll thrive in our team if you enjoy having the opportunity to innovate and make a huge impact quickly. 

Technologies we work with include a Ruby on Rails web app running on Heroku with a PostgreSQL DB, Redis, background workers, Elasticsearch, and some AWS services like S3 and DynamoDB.

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

  • Take ownership of features end-to-end
  • Research, architect, implement, and help drive innovative solutions
  • Actively share knowledge and document insights to support continuous team improvement and collaboration
  • Act as a mentor throughout the software development process
  • Partner and collaborate with other functions and teams across both Dropbox and DocSend

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 (or higher, e.g., MS, or PhD) in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent technical experience
  • 5+ years of software engineering experience
  • Solid CS fundamentals with strong problem-solving skills
  • Proven track record of shipping impactful features, end-to-end
  • Experience or interest in scalability, performance, reliability, monitoring and observability
  • Required: Ruby on Rails experience
Preferred Qualifications
  • Contributions to open source projects or technical communities
  • Full-Stack Development

Total Rewards

US Zone 1

This role is not available in Zone 1

US Zone 2

$172,100$232,900 USD

US Zone 3

$153,000$207,000 USD

What the Team is Saying

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The Company
San Francisco, CA
2,500 Employees
Remote Workplace
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

We're a global community of more than 2,000 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 flexibility 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.

Why Work With Us

Our remote work model is a deliberate shift to provide greater flexibility, create a level-playing field, and evolve our culture to focus on people over places. Being a Virtual First company has allowed us to focus on our impact and effectiveness, by making investments in our employees according to what they need to do their best work.

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Remote Workspace

Employees work remotely.

While remote work is the primary experience for our employees, we also prioritize opportunities for quarterly in-person collaboration knowing that connection is vital to a thriving workforce. We focus on how we work, not where we work.

Typical time on-site: None
San Francisco, CA
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