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Staff Data Engineer, Analytics Data Engineering

2 weeks, 4 days ago
United States
Full-time
Lead
Data Engineer
Software Development
Apache Airflow CI/CD Databricks dbt Python SQL
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Dropbox

Dropbox

Dropbox is a technology company that builds simple, powerful products for individuals and businesses. With over 700 million registered users worldwide, Dropbox offers file sync, sharing, online backup, cloud storage, collaboration tools, and more to st...

Internet Software & Services
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Founded 2007
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Description

  • Lead the design and implementation of shared, reusable data models, including fact tables, conformed dimensions, and a semantic/metrics layer.
  • Drive standardization of data engineering practices across analytics teams, including pipeline patterns, CI/CD workflows, naming conventions, and modeling standards.
  • Partner with Data Infrastructure to modernize orchestration, improve pipeline decomposition, and create secure dev/test environments with production data access.
  • Architect and implement a shift-left data governance approach with data contracts, SLOs, and code-enforced quality gates.
  • Work with Data Science and Product Management to translate metric definitions into certified pipelines for dashboards, WBR reporting, and growth measurement.
  • Improve pipeline granularity, observability, and failure recovery to reduce operational burden and make on-call more sustainable.
  • Evaluate and integrate AI-native tooling into the data development lifecycle, including conversational data exploration and AI-assisted pipeline development.
  • Collaborate across Data Science, Data Infrastructure, Product Engineering, and Business Intelligence to align on analytics infrastructure direction and governance.

Requirements

  • BS degree in Computer Science or a 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 across multiple business domains.
  • Strong experience with orchestration tools; Airflow is strongly preferred, along with dbt.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive cross-team technical alignment and influence without authority across engineering and analytics organizations.
  • Experience with Databricks, including Unity Catalog and Delta Lake, is preferred.
  • Experience leading orchestration or platform modernization efforts at scale is preferred.
  • Familiarity with data governance and observability tools such as Atlan, Monte Carlo, or Great Expectations is preferred.
  • Experience building or contributing to a metrics or semantic layer, such as dbt MetricFlow or Databricks Metric Views, is preferred.
  • Track record of establishing data engineering standards and best practices in a federated analytics organization is preferred.
  • This role may require participation in an on-call rotation, including availability during core and non-core business hours.

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary of $198,900–$269,100 USD in US Zone 2.
  • Competitive base salary of $176,800–$239,200 USD in US Zone 3.
  • Opportunity to shape the technical direction of analytics infrastructure at Dropbox.
  • Substantial exposure to senior leadership and high-impact cross-functional work.

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