Technical Lead Network Engineer, Physical Infrastructure

Responsibilities

Lead technical strategy and architecture across network engineering, network automation, datacenter engineering, hardware engineering, and physical operations.Design and drive large-scale infrastructure automation systems that improve reliability, reduce manual work, and streamline configuration, deployment, and telemetry pipelines.Guide multi-quarter, cross-functional initiatives spanning cloud infrastructure, datacenter buildouts, and network modernization efforts.Serve as the senior technical escalation point for complex infrastructure challenges, including large-scale design decisions and high-severity production incidents.Partner with Infra SWE, SRE, Capacity Planning, Security, and Operations to ensure Dropbox infrastructure remains reliable, scalable, and cost-efficient.Mentor engineers across multiple disciplines, raising the technical bar through design reviews, architectural frameworks, and best practices.Drive continuous improvement in operational resilience, system reliability, and infrastructure efficiency.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

12+ years of experience in large-scale infrastructure engineering, including network engineering, distributed systems, or network automation.Proven experience designing and operating production networks (datacenter fabric, backbone routing, traffic engineering, reliability architecture).Strong technical background in infrastructure automation (configuration management, deployment pipelines, orchestration frameworks, telemetry systems).Demonstrated ability to lead multi-team technical initiatives, influencing architectural direction and driving cross-functional alignment.Experience diagnosing and resolving complex infrastructure issues, including participation in high-severity incident management.Effective communication and collaboration skills, with experience working across engineering, operations, and leadership teams.Ability to mentor engineers, drive technical standards, and improve engineering quality across multiple domains. Preferred Qualifications

Benefits

Parental benefits including: Parental Leave, Child and Adult Care, Day Care FSA, Fertility Benefits, Adoption and Surrogacy Support, and Lactation Support Access to over 10,000 global co-working spaces through Gable.to, making it easy to book flexible workspaces for collaboration or individual work Quarterly Cell phone and internet allowance Mental health and wellness benefits Disability and neurodivergence support benefits

Additional benefit details are available upon request. Dropbox supports responsible use of AI for preparation, but misrepresentation of skills or experience is not permitted. See our AI philosophy.

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.