Role Overview
Dropbox is hiring a Senior Infrastructure Software Engineer, Identity & Auth Engineering. This is a full-time remote role, with the team based in Canada: Select locations. posted 2 weeks ago. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.
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Role Description
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.
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
- Collaborate with product engineering and internal teams which depend on Identity to implement their wide spanning use cases. Communication and collaboration is very important to be able to work with our dependent teams across the company.
- Have a bias for action and deliver work of high quality.
- Mentor more junior engineers on the team and be a partner to your EM in building a successful team.
- Cultivate a collaborative and inclusive culture, championing team members and upholding our company values.
- Ensure software and architecture excellence through quality feedback, risk mitigation, and alignment with technical strategy and business goals.
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
- 8+ years of software engineering or related industry experience.
- BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent technical experience.
- Experience working with and supporting high QPS platform services running in production.
- Experience in executing on a system-focused roadmap for a major distributed system at scale and leading its phased implementation.
Preferred Qualifications
- Infra SWE Experience.
- Prior experience with Identity & Auth concepts like OAuth, SSO, OIDC, SAML, MFA, RBAC.
- Prior experience with Python and GoLang.
Compensation
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I apply for the Senior Infrastructure Software Engineer, Identity & Auth Engineering position at Dropbox?
Use the Apply button above to submit your application directly to Dropbox. Most applications take less than 5 minutes if your resume and contact details are ready, and you'll be routed to the employer's official application system to finish.
Is the Senior Infrastructure Software Engineer, Identity & Auth Engineering role at Dropbox remote?
Yes. This is a remote role. The team is based in Canada: Select locations, but the position itself does not require relocating to that office.
What does a Senior Infrastructure Software Engineer, Identity & Auth Engineering at Dropbox earn?
Dropbox has not disclosed a salary range in this posting. Many employers share specifics later in the interview process; you can also ask during a recruiter screen if compensation transparency is important to you.
When was the Senior Infrastructure Software Engineer, Identity & Auth Engineering role at Dropbox posted?
This role was posted on July 2, 2026 (15 days ago). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.
How much experience does the Senior Infrastructure Software Engineer, Identity & Auth Engineering role at Dropbox require?
This is a senior-level position. Most senior roles call for 5+ years of directly relevant experience. Dropbox lists their specific requirements in the description below, so review the must-have qualifications closely before applying.
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