Director of Networking

Company Description

Dropbox is a special place where we are all seeking to fulfill our mission to design a more enlightened way of working. We’re looking for innovative talent to join us on our journey. The words shared by our founders at the start of Dropbox still ring true today.

Wouldn’t it be great if our working environment—and the tools we use—were designed with people’s actual needs in mind? Imagine if every minute at work were well spent—if we could focus and spend our time on the things that matter. This is possible, and Dropbox is connecting the dots.

The nearly 3,000 Dropboxers around the world have helped make Dropbox a living workspace - the place where people come together and their ideas come to life. Our 700+ million global users have been some of our best salespeople, and they have helped us acquire customers with incredible efficiency. As a result, we reached a billion dollar revenue run rate faster than any software-as-a-service company in history.

Dropbox is making the dream of a fulfilling and seamless work life a reality. We hope you’ll join us on the journey.

Team Description

Our Engineering team is working to simplify the way people work together. They’re building a family of products that handle over a billion files a day for people around the world. With our broad mission and massive scale, there are countless opportunities to make an impact.

Role Description

As the Director of Networking in our Hybrid Infrastructure organization, you will drive efforts to oversee the design, implementation, and operation of our production network. You have a deep understanding of networking technologies, strong business acumen, lead through data and metrics, and operate with a high level of rigor by default. Ultimately, you are responsible for the reliability, scalability, sustainability, and efficiency of Dropbox's network, supporting the company's mission to design a more enlightened way of working.

As a member of the Hybrid Infrastructure leadership team you are directly responsible for the teams that are responsible for and drive efforts to evolve and build our next-generation network. This includes managing our edge network to improve user performance, and also supporting the multi-terabit backbone network that spans continents to interconnect edge PoPs and multiple data centers.

You will lead a diverse team through highly technical problems to achieve our overall strategic, operational, and financial goals. You will build and lead a high-performance team, displaying technical proficiency with the scale and scope of our current operations. Collaboration and partnership with our lines of business will be essential as you help lead the transformation of our network to meet new demands and use cases, such as AI technologies.
Responsibilities

Direct responsibility for managing the software, hardware, and overall health of the Dropbox production network
Develop the multi-year networking strategy and roadmap aimed at implementing an advanced network architecture to support Dropbox's evolving business needs
Build and lead an organization of high performing engineers to define and evolve the network infrastructure to support Dropbox's evolving business needs
Clearly define scope, objectives, key results and develop a clear detailed plan for the execution of technical projects that are tightly aligned with business objectives
Foster a healthy and collaborative culture that embodies Dropbox's values and continue to develop Dropbox as one of the best places to work
Requirements

12+ years of experience in networking engineering, software, and distributed systems, including 6+ years managing high performance teams.
Technical experience in scaling a multi-vendor production networking environment
Demonstrated ability to hire and grow senior engineers and managers
Strong technical craft mastery and engineering discipline (network engineering experience, software engineering experience)
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to represent and explain complex business or technical concepts internally and externally
Technical aptitude to translate business needs into network engineering opportunities to drive the strategic agenda
BS degree in a technical or engineering discipline (Software Engineering and/or Networking preferred)

Total Rewards

For candidates hired in San Francisco metro, New York City metro, or Seattle metro, the expected salary/On-Target Earnings (OTE) range for the role is currently $249,100 - $293,000 - $337,000.

For candidates hired in the following locations: Austin (TX) metro, Chicago metro, California (outside SF metro), Colorado, Connecticut (outside NYC metro), Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York (outside NYC metro), Oregon, Pennsylvania (outside NYC or DC metro), Washington (outside Seattle metro) and Washington DC metro, the expected salary/On-Target Earnings (OTE) range for the role is currently $224,100 - $263,700 - $303,300.

For candidates hired in all other US locations, the expected salary/On-Target Earnings (OTE) range for this role is currently $199,200 - $234,400 - $269,600.

Range(s) is subject to change. Dropbox takes a number of factors into account when determining individual starting pay, including job and level they are hired into, location/metropolitan area, skillset, and peer compensation. Dropbox uses the zip code of an employee’s remote work location to determine which metropolitan pay range we use.

Salary/OTE is just one component of Dropbox’s total rewards package. All regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program or a sales incentive (target included in OTE) as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

Dropbox is committed to investing in the holistic health and wellbeing of all Dropboxers and their families. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:

Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage

(US Only) Competitive 401(k) Plan with a generous company match and immediate vesting

Flexible Time Off/Paid Time Off, paid holidays, 11 Company-wide PTO days, Volunteer time off and more

Protection Plans including; Life Insurance, Disability Insurance and Travel benefit plans

Perks Allowance to be used on what matters most to you, whether that’s wellness, learning and development, food & groceries, and much more

Parental benefits including; Parental Leave, Child and Adult Care, Day Care FSA (US Only), Fertility Benefits (US Only), Adoption and Surrogacy support and Lactation Support

Mental Health and Wellness benefits Free Dropbox space for your friends and family

Additional benefits details are available upon request.

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, Latinx, Pridebox (LGBTQ), Vets at Dropbox, Women at Dropbox, ATX Diversity (based in Austin, Texas) and the Dropbox Empowerment Network (based in Dublin, Ireland).