Dropbox is a global community shaping the future of work with its Virtual First model. The Senior Network Engineer will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of Dropbox's global cloud network while driving improvements in automation and observability.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of Dropbox’s global cloud and corporate network environments across AWS, GCP, OCI, and Azure
- Monitor and troubleshoot infrastructure health using Datadog, and synthetic testing frameworks
- Contribute to Cloud migrations and optimization of enterprise wireless performance
- Develop, test, and maintain infrastructure automation using Terraform, Ansible, and Python to streamline provisioning, configuration, and change management
- Build and maintain observability dashboards and alerts for network and cloud performance, availability, and cost optimization
- Author and maintain detailed runbooks, operational documentation, and training guides to promote shared understanding and reliability practices
- Partner with Security to improve Dropbox’s network segmentation, traffic inspection, and zero-trust posture across hybrid and multi-cloud environments
Requirements:
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent technical experience
- 9+ years of experience as a Cloud, Cloud Network, or Infrastructure Engineer in production environments
- Strong knowledge of cloud networking, including VPC/VNet/VCN, routing, IP addressing, Transit Gateway / Virtual WAN / DRG, and IPsec VPNs
- Experience with AWS, Azure, GCP, and/or OCI
- Experience with hybrid connectivity (Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, Interconnect, FastConnect)
- Solid background in network security, including firewalls, WAF, and Zero Trust principles
- Experience with Terraform and Ansible for Infrastructure as Code and automation
- Background in cloud network architecture, including hub-and-spoke or transit-based designs and multi-region deployments
- Experience with cloud-native and third-party security platforms, such as WAFs, network firewalls, or Zero Trust / ZTNA solutions
- Experience developing or supporting CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and network deployments
- Familiarity with observability and logging platforms and using metrics, logs, and traces to improve reliability