Staff Data Engineer

Company Description

Dropbox is a special place where we are all seeking to fulfill our mission to design a more enlightened way of working. We’re looking for innovative talent to join us on our journey. The words shared by our founders at the start of Dropbox still ring true today. Wouldn’t it be great if our working environment—and the tools we use—were designed with people’s actual needs in mind? Imagine if every minute at work were well spent—if we could focus and spend our time on the things that matter. This is possible, and Dropbox is connecting the dots. The nearly 3,000 Dropboxers around the world have helped make Dropbox a living workspace - the place where people come together and their ideas come to life. Our 700+ million global users have been some of our best salespeople, and they have helped us acquire customers with incredible efficiency. As a result, we reached a billion dollar revenue run rate faster than any software-as-a-service company in history. Dropbox is making the dream of a fulfilling and seamless work life a reality. We hope you’ll join us on the journey.

Role Description

Dropbox is rebuilding the foundation of its monetization and financial data systems - and at the center of that is our revenue and growth data platform. We’re looking for a Staff Data Engineer to lead the design and delivery of this critical foundation, enabling insights and systems that drive ARR tracking, financial reporting, and product monetization.

You’ll define architectural direction, elevate engineering standards across teams, and build scalable systems that directly power executive reporting, monetization experiments, and product strategy. Your work will have executive visibility and serve as a linchpin for Dropbox’s monetization and growth strategy.

We’re seeking an engineer who combines deep technical expertise with a strong sense of ownership and the ability to drive change across org boundaries. If you are passionate about building for scale, reliability, and business impact, this is your opportunity.

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

• Architect the next-generation data platform for ARR, revenue attribution, and growth analytics - setting vision, driving alignment, and delivering at scale.

• Own and evolve core data models and systems used across Finance, Product, and Analytics teams, ensuring accuracy, trust, and accessibility.

• Lead platform modernization, including the adoption of scalable lakehouse architectures (Databricks, Spark, Delta), CI/CD for data, and observability frameworks.

• Drive adoption of scalable data practices across Dropbox through reusable tooling, process improvements, and cross-team collaboration.

• Partner with stakeholders (e.g., Finance, Product, Data Science, and Infrastructure) to understand data needs and deliver solutions that drive real business outcomes.

• Mentor and grow junior engineers, and cultivate a high-performing, innovation-driven team culture.

Requirements

• BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent technical experience.

• 10+ years building large-scale data systems, with a demonstrated track record of technical leadership, including ownership of architectural direction and cross-team platform work.

• Proven ability to set architectural direction, lead platform evolution, and influence technical strategy across teams.

• Deep hands-on expertise with Spark, Spark SQL, and Databricks, along with experience orchestrating data pipelines using Apache Airflow, and writing performant, maintainable Python and SQL code.

• Track record of implementing data quality, testing, and observability systems at scale.

• Experience supporting monetization, financial, or product growth analytics with trusted and governed data models.

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and lakehouse paradigms (e.g., Delta Lake, Iceberg).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading data migrations or platform transformations (e.g., from on-prem to cloud, Hadoop to Databricks).

• Familiarity with tools for data contracts, lineage, and governance (e.g., dbt, Monte Carlo, Great Expectations).

• Understanding of data privacy and compliance frameworks, including GDPR, SOX, and audit-readiness.

Compensation

Dropbox applies increased tax deductible costs 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.

Poland Annual Pay Range

249 900 zł—338 100 zł

The range listed above is the expected annual base salary/OTE (On-Target Earnings) for this role, subject to change.

Please note, OTE are for sales roles only. 

Salary/OTE is just one component of Dropbox’s total rewards package. All regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program or a sales incentive (target included in OTE) as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

Benefits

Dropbox is committed to investing in the holistic health and wellbeing of all Dropboxers and their families. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:

• Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage*

• Retirement savings through a defined contribution pension or savings plan**

• Flexible PTO/Paid Time Off policy in addition to statutory holidays, allowing you time to unplug, unwind, and refresh

• Income Protection Plans: Life and disability insurance*

• Business Travel Protection: Travel medical and accident insurance*

• Perks Allowance to be used on what matters most to you, whether that’s wellness, learning and development, food & groceries, and much more

• Parental benefits including: Parental Leave, Fertility Benefits, Adoptions and Surrogacy support, and Lactation support

• Mental health and wellness benefits

Additional benefits details are available upon request.

• Where group plans are not available, allowances may be provided

• Benefit, amount, and type are dependent on geographical location, based upon applicable law or company policy

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.