Backend Product Software Engineer, Financial Data

Backend Product Software Engineer, Financial Data Dropbox is a Virtual First company. For this role, we are currently only authorized to hire candidates from the following provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, and Saskatchewan. Company Description Dropbox isn’t just a workplace—it’s a living lab for more enlightened ways of working. We're a global community of bold visionaries and resourceful doers who are shaping the future of Dropbox—and with it the future of work. Our Virtual First model combines the autonomy of a distributed workplace with the power of human connection, making space for both meaningful work and meaningful relationships. With our start‑up mindset and enterprise‑level opportunities, you can be who you are and grow into who you’re meant to be. Here, you can own your impact to make work more intuitive, joyful, and human—for you as a Dropboxer and for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. If you're ready to push boundaries—and yourself—Dropbox is ready for you. Team Description The Dropbox Engineering Team builds the technology that creates more enlightened ways of working for hundreds of millions of people. Every day, our platforms—including Dropbox Dash, Dropbox Sign, and our core sync engine—handle over a billion files for users worldwide, creating engineering challenges as great as the opportunity for impact. Our software engineering team uses a range of technologies to solve interesting problems, including Python, React, Node.js, JavaScript, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and Android development. We think like a startup but build for an enterprise, exploring new possibilities that transform how people work. If you're excited about turning complex technical challenges into intuitive solutions at scale, join our Engineering team. Role Description As a Product Backend Engineer at Dropbox, you will play a key role in transforming the infrastructure that powers our financial and commerce systems. You’ll join the Finance Data Engineering > Commerce Platform team, where you’ll help build the backend services and platforms that enable reliable, scalable, and future‑ready financial reporting and commerce capabilities across Dropbox. Your work will focus on designing and developing core backend systems from modernizing existing pipelines to building entirely new infrastructure that replaces legacy solutions. You’ll collaborate across engineering, finance, and data teams to ensure seamless integration with our governance, observability, and quality management tools. This is not a maintenance role, you’ll be at the forefront of reimagining our commerce and financial infrastructure from the ground up. We’re investing in modern, cloud‑native architectures and scalable platforms that will serve as the foundation for the next generation of financial products at Dropbox. If you're excited about shaping the future of commerce systems, driving technical innovation, and building resilient backend services that scale with a global business, this is the opportunity to make a lasting impact. 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 closely with product managers, designers, and cross‑functional partners (Billing, Financial Data Engineering, etc.) to deliver reliable payments functionality. Design, build, test, and maintain backend services and APIs powering financial transactions. Work with metrics and logging systems to ensure visibility and observability of the payment infrastructure. Own end‑to‑end execution of moderately complex projects. Independently design systems and propose solutions that balance trade‑offs. Regularly collaborate with other teams and help guide junior engineers. 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 5+ 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. Proven track record in identifying and delivering software solutions through a set of milestones spanning a specific product focus or a multi‑component system. Developed and shipped large‑scale web applications with a user‑centric mindset. Proficiency in building user‑facing software and supporting systems and libraries for web and/or desktop platforms. Preferred Qualifications Demonstrable track record managing, communicating, and collaborating with internal clients on data platform plans and capabilities. Experience designing, building and maintaining data processing systems. Experience working with data at significant scale and optimizing queries and pipelines. Compensation Canada Pay Range $168,300—$227,700 CAD The range listed above is the expected annual salary/OTE for this role, subject to change. 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). Benefits Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage* Retirement savings through a defined contribution pension or savings plan** Flexible PTO/Paid Time Off, paid holidays, Volunteer Time Off, and more, allowing you time to unplug, unwind, and refresh Income Protection Plans: Life and disability insurance* Business Travel Protection: Travel medical and accident insurance* Perks Allowance to be used on what matters most to you, whether that’s wellness, learning and development, food and groceries, and much more Parental benefits including: Parental Leave, Fertility Benefits, Adoptions and Surrogacy support, and Lactation support Mental health and wellness benefits Additional Benefits Details Are Available Upon Request. Where group plans are not available, allowances may be provided Benefit, amount, and type are dependent on geographical location, based upon applicable law or company policy Dropbox supports responsible use of AI for preparation, but misrepresentation of skills or experience is not permitted. See our AI philosophy. 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, enABLE, TODOS (Latinx), Pridebox (LGBTQ), Vets at Dropbox, and Women at Dropbox. #J-18808-Ljbffr