Staff Backend Product Software Engineer, Commerce Platform
Posted 20hrs ago
Employment Information
Report this job
Job expired or something wrong with this job?
Job Description
Staff Backend Software Engineer focusing on the Commerce Platform, developing revenue-critical backend systems for Dropbox. Responsible for system reliability, data integrity, and technical strategy.
Responsibilities:
- Design and evolve scalable backend systems that power Dropbox’s Commerce Platform, including CRM, CPQ, Billing, provisioning, and related data workflows.
- Define and drive technical strategy for complex, highly customized systems, balancing short-term delivery with long-term platform scalability and reliability.
- Lead efforts to simplify legacy architectures, reduce system fragmentation, and build generalized, product-agnostic solutions.
- Own end-to-end reliability of revenue-critical systems, including validation, rollout safety, monitoring, and incident response.
- Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Sales, Finance, and GTM teams to translate business requirements into durable technical solutions.
- Identify and execute on opportunities to improve data integrity, system observability, and operational efficiency across the platform.
- Take ownership of large, ambiguous problem spaces and drive them from definition through execution, influencing both technical and business stakeholders.
Requirements:
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field involving programming (e.g., Computer Engineering), or equivalent practical experience.
- 12+ years of professional software development experience.
- Proven expertise in building and maintaining large-scale, distributed backend systems.
- Strong system design skills, particularly in complex, stateful, or workflow-driven systems
- Experience building reliable systems with a focus on validation, rollout safety, monitoring, and maintainability
- Experience working on systems in a monetary domain such as ecommerce, subscriptions, billing, payments, or financial systems
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience influencing cross-functional stakeholders.

















