Staff Data Engineer

Dropbox is looking for a Staff Data Engineer to join the Analytics Data Engineering (ADE) team. The role involves solving cross-cutting data challenges, driving standardization in analytics pipelines, and establishing analytics engineering standards.

Requirements

• BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent technical experience
• 12+ years of experience in data engineering or analytics engineering with increasing scope and technical leadership
• 12+ years of SQL experience, including complex analytical queries, window functions, and performance optimization at scale (Spark SQL)
• 8+ years of Python development experience, including building and maintaining production data pipelines
• Deep expertise in dimensional data modeling, schema design, and scalable data architecture, with hands-on experience building shared data models across multiple business domains
• Strong experience with orchestration tools (Airflow strongly preferred) and dbt, including pipeline design, scheduling strategies, and failure recovery patterns
• Demonstrated ability to drive cross-team technical alignment, establishing standards, influencing without authority, and working across Data Engineering, Data Science, Data Infrastructure, and Product Engineering boundaries