Network Engineer

As a Production Network Reliability Engineer at Dropbox’s Infrastructure organization, you will design, deploy, and operate large-scale networking systems including datacenter, backbone, and edge networking. You will collaborate with domain experts, software engineers, and infrastructure teams to improve reliability and scale the production environment for millions of users.

• 5+ years of experience in designing, deploying, and operating large-scale production networks
• Hands-on experience with datacenter, backbone and edge networking at scale
• Proficiency in core networking protocols such as BGP, OSPF/ISIS, MPLS and IPv4/IPv6
• Strong background working with major networking vendors (e.g., Juniper, Cisco, Arista)
• Strong background in automation (e.g., Python, Ansible, or infrastructure-as-code tools)
• Familiarity with monitoring, observability, or telemetry systems for network reliability
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with experience working on distributed global teams

Nice to have:

• Experience contributing to or leading network architecture projects in datacenter, backbone, or edge domains
• Industry certifications such as CCNP/CCIE (Cisco), JNCIP/JNCIE (Juniper), or equivalent
• Track record of developing or extending network automation frameworks
• Familiarity with cloud networking, traffic engineering, or peering deployments
• Experience driving security-related remediation at scale (e.g., protocol hardening, vulnerability response)
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

• Design, deploy, and operate Dropbox’s global production network across datacenter, backbone, edge, and cloud networking
• Support operations and on-call coverage for the production network, ensuring high reliability and availability
• Drive automation initiatives for network configuration, monitoring, and change management
• Develop and improve network telemetry and observability systems to enhance visibility and reliability
• Partner with global SMEs, software engineers, and operations teams to deliver scalable and secure infrastructure solutions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (traffic, physical infrastructure, security) to support end-to-end network initiatives

On-call work may be necessary occasionally to help address bugs, outages, or other operational issues, with the goal of maintaining a stable and high-quality experience for customers.