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Senior Infrastructure Software Engineer, Identity & Auth Engineering

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<h2>Role Description</h2>

<p><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxuz76zz90z4z88zvi3qz73zgmlaz65zz77zz80zsycz65zz66znz70zz72zz66zz69z4y4t">Dropbox is on a journey to becoming a multi-product company, either through acquisitions or through building net new products from the ground up. The Identity platform and services need to evolve to enable this strategic shift from single product to multi-product. In this role, you will re-architect the Identity systems to enable Dropbox’s success as a multi-product company. You will contribute to large scale distributed systems design, API design, phased data migrations, persistent storage design and other foundational work that not only helps to develop the Identity Platform services at scale but also lends itself for ease of operations.</span></p>

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<p><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z95lz89zy6z71zz79zz84zz68zyz69zupz72zz79zcz69zz76zkz79zp1z66ztz67zxz71zz89zz86zz71z">Our Engineering Career Framework is </span><span class="attrlink url author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z95lz89zy6z71zz79zz84zz68zyz69zupz72zz79zcz69zz76zkz79zp1z66ztz67zxz71zz89zz86zz71z"><a class="attrlink" href="https://Dropbox.github.io/dbx-career-framework/" target="_blank" data-target-href="https://Dropbox.github.io/dbx-career-framework/"><u>viewable by anyone outside Dropbox</u></a></span><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z95lz89zy6z71zz79zz84zz68zyz69zupz72zz79zcz69zz76zkz79zp1z66ztz67zxz71zz89zz86zz71z"> and describes what’s expected for our engineers at each of our career levels. Check out our blog post on this topic and more </span><span class="attrlink url author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z95lz89zy6z71zz79zz84zz68zyz69zupz72zz79zcz69zz76zkz79zp1z66ztz67zxz71zz89zz86zz71z"><a class="attrlink" href="https://Dropbox.tech/culture/sharing-our-engineering-career-framework-with-the-world" target="_blank" data-target-href="https://Dropbox.tech/culture/sharing-our-engineering-career-framework-with-the-world">here</a></span><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z95lz89zy6z71zz79zz84zz68zyz69zupz72zz79zcz69zz76zkz79zp1z66ztz67zxz71zz89zz86zz71z">.</span></p>

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<h2>Responsibilities</h2>

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<li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxuz76zz90z4z88zvi3qz73zgmlaz65zz77zz80zsycz65zz66znz70zz72zz66zz69z4y4t">C</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz75zfxf4x55wxz71zz89zz79z4f4kz70zpz82zhz84zdwz79z8z85zz84z4z77z">ollaborate with product engineering and internal teams which depend on Identity to implement their wide spanning use cases</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxw4iz66zz71zz67zdz67zz81zz66zeiz77zndz68zz90zz82zpv7v1bsz77z48fz66zr">.</span> <span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxw4iz66zz71zz67zdz67zz81zz66zeiz77zndz68zz90zz82zpv7v1bsz77z48fz66zr">Communication and collaboration </span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxuz76zz90z4z88zvi3qz73zgmlaz65zz77zz80zsycz65zz66znz70zz72zz66zz69z4y4t">is</span> <span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz75zfxf4x55wxz71zz89zz79z4f4kz70zpz82zhz84zdwz79z8z85zz84z4z77z">very </span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxw4iz66zz71zz67zdz67zz81zz66zeiz77zndz68zz90zz82zpv7v1bsz77z48fz66zr">important</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz75zfxf4x55wxz71zz89zz79z4f4kz70zpz82zhz84zdwz79z8z85zz84z4z77z"> to be able to </span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxw4iz66zz71zz67zdz67zz81zz66zeiz77zndz68zz90zz82zpv7v1bsz77z48fz66zr">work with </span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz75zfxf4x55wxz71zz89zz79z4f4kz70zpz82zhz84zdwz79z8z85zz84z4z77z">our dependent</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxw4iz66zz71zz67zdz67zz81zz66zeiz77zndz68zz90zz82zpv7v1bsz77z48fz66zr"> teams </span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz75zfxf4x55wxz71zz89zz79z4f4kz70zpz82zhz84zdwz79z8z85zz84z4z77z">across Dropbox.</span></li>

<li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxwoz77zodj4z74zz81z0z66zsomz75zz72zz89zvy3z72z1gtz78zz122zz90z4z76zz80z0">Have a bias for action and deliver work of high quality</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxuz76zz90z4z88zvi3qz73zgmlaz65zz77zz80zsycz65zz66znz70zz72zz66zz69z4y4t">.</span></li>

<li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxwoz77zodj4z74zz81z0z66zsomz75zz72zz89zvy3z72z1gtz78zz122zz90z4z76zz80z0">Mentor more junior engineers on the team and be a partner to your EM in building a successful team.</span></li>

<li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz86z9z90zz78zpz67zz74zz66zz85zy1z82zkz89zz89zt8z83zz65zz83z6z85zz78z8z77zz70zlz68zz81z7">Cultivate a collaborative and inclusive culture, championing team members and upholding Dropbox values.</span></li>

<li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz86z9z90zz78zpz67zz74zz66zz85zy1z82zkz89zz89zt8z83zz65zz83z6z85zz78z8z77zz70zlz68zz81z7">Ensure software and architecture excellence through quality feedback, risk mitigation, and alignment with technical strategy and business goals.</span></li>

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<p><span class="thread-348589118974529206372994 attrcomment attrcommentfirst thread-348589118974529206372994-first author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z95lz89zy6z71zz79zz84zz68zyz69zupz72zz79zcz69zz76zkz79zp1z66ztz67zxz71zz89zz86zz71z"><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z9z84zyz72zz70zz71zz72zhwl8r6xz85zr3z69z6z86zz78zz76zcfvdsgm4t">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.</span></span></p>

<h2>Requirements</h2>

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<li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zfwz66zwgz76zz77zz88zoz67zz83z1z87zpoz80zz84zsz83zx8z67zz66zz84zz76zz74z7z83zz72zz86z">8</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxwoz79zz81zdz83zj3z80ziz65zz90zgz82zz67zz84zifm1w1z73zz89z3z73zz86zz90zz68zn5">+</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvldx5z82zz75zxz86zz68zrz83zwtz90zz79zz85zz77zz81zz90zlz65z0nwxigz83znh"> years of software engineering or related industry experience</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxuz76zz90z4z88zvi3qz73zgmlaz65zz77zz80zsycz65zz66znz70zz72zz66zz69z4y4t">.</span></li>

<li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvldx5z82zz75zxz86zz68zrz83zwtz90zz79zz85zz77zz81zz90zlz65z0nwxigz83znh">BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding</span> <span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvldx5z82zz75zxz86zz68zrz83zwtz90zz79zz85zz77zz81zz90zlz65z0nwxigz83znh h-lparen">(e.g.,</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvldx5z82zz75zxz86zz68zrz83zwtz90zz79zz85zz77zz81zz90zlz65z0nwxigz83znh"> physics or mathematics), or equivalent technical experience</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxuz76zz90z4z88zvi3qz73zgmlaz65zz77zz80zsycz65zz66znz70zz72zz66zz69z4y4t">.</span></li>

<li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxuz76zz90z4z88zvi3qz73zgmlaz65zz77zz80zsycz65zz66znz70zz72zz66zz69z4y4t">Experience working with and supporting high QPS platform services running in production.</span></li>

<li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz75zfxf4x55wxz71zz89zz79z4f4kz70zpz82zhz84zdwz79z8z85zz84z4z77z">Experience in </span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxw4iz66zz71zz67zdz67zz81zz66zeiz77zndz68zz90zz82zpv7v1bsz77z48fz66zr">executing on</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz75zfxf4x55wxz71zz89zz79z4f4kz70zpz82zhz84zdwz79z8z85zz84z4z77z"> a system-focused roadmap for a major distributed system at scale and leading its phased implementation.</span></li>

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<h2>Preferred Qualifications</h2>

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<li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxuz76zz90z4z88zvi3qz73zgmlaz65zz77zz80zsycz65zz66znz70zz72zz66zz69z4y4t">Infra SWE Experience.</span></li>

<li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxuz76zz90z4z88zvi3qz73zgmlaz65zz77zz80zsycz65zz66znz70zz72zz66zz69z4y4t">Prior experience with</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz86z9z90zz78zpz67zz74zz66zz85zy1z82zkz89zz89zt8z83zz65zz83z6z85zz78z8z77zz70zlz68zz81z7"> Identity & Auth concepts like</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxuz76zz90z4z88zvi3qz73zgmlaz65zz77zz80zsycz65zz66znz70zz72zz66zz69z4y4t"> OAuth, SSO, OIDC, SAML, MFA, RBAC.</span></li>

<li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxuz76zz90z4z88zvi3qz73zgmlaz65zz77zz80zsycz65zz66znz70zz72zz66zz69z4y4t">Prior experience with Python and GoLang.</span></li>

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<h2 data-usually-unique-id="044234883370604133046166"><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zqz90zkz74zz76zeez80zz68zz89zz88zvqz86zuxlz73zexxz80zz73z6d6z72zz79zsz77z">Compensation</span></h2><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">Canada Pay Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$190,400</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$257,600 CAD</span></div></div></div>

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