US: Hillsboro, OR
Datacenter Engineer, Physical Infrastructure
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
Join our small, agile team as a Data Center Engineer, where you'll take on broad, high-impact responsibilities and gain direct visibility into critical operations, from site selection and facility design to lease negotiations and environmental management. In this role, you’ll drive key initiatives that shape our growth and success, while working on diverse projects such as RFP processes, build management, suite restoration, and budget tracking. This is a unique opportunity to deepen your expertise across multiple facets of data center engineering, foster close collaboration with team members, and expand your skill set into areas both inside and outside of traditional engineering functions.
By joining our team, you’ll have the chance to make a significant impact on our operations and grow professionally through a variety of hands-on experiences.
Responsibilities
- Infrastructure Design and Scalability: Play an active role in the design and planning of data center infrastructure, ensuring scalability, efficient power, and cooling management to meet current and future needs.
- Hardware Installation and Configuration: Direct and oversee the installation, configuration, and optimization of servers, networking equipment, and cabling to ensure smooth operations.
- Monitoring, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting: Drive continuous monitoring and preventive maintenance of systems with internal stakeholders and landlords, while troubleshooting any issues to minimize downtime.
- Security and Compliance: Oversee the implementation of physical and data security measures, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards and Dropbox compliance requirements
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
- Must be willing and able to live in or relocate to the Hillsboro, Oregon area to support the on-site requirements of the role.
- Strong knowledge of data center power, cooling, and networking systems.
- Experience in electrical, mechanical, and telecommunications infrastructure for data centers.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints and engineering designs.
- Proven experience managing data center construction projects, including cost, timeline, and vendor coordination.
- Familiarity with RFP processes and managing contractor relationships.
- Effective problem-solving and risk management during construction.
- Understanding of building codes, safety regulations, and data center standards (e.g., Tier standards, ASHRAE).
- Knowledge of environmental and energy efficiency compliance during construction.
- Experience with site selection, facility layout, and capacity planning for data centers.
- Collaboration with architects and engineers on facility design and system integration.
- Bachelor’s degree in civil, mechanical, electrical engineering, or a related field.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., CDCP, PMP, OSHA) for data center design and construction.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in large scale data center construction management
- Low Voltage certifications: RCDD, CNET
- Mechanical Engineer: EIT or PE
- Electrical Engineer: EIT or PE
Compensation
US Zone 1
This role is not available in Zone 1
The range(s) listed above is the expected annual salary/OTE (On-Target Earnings) for this role, subject to change.
Please note, OTE are for sales roles only.
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 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. We target most new hire offers between the minimum up to the middle of the range.
Dropbox uses the zip code of an employee’s remote work location to determine which metropolitan pay range we use. Current US Zone locations are as follows:
• US Zone 1: San Francisco metro, New York City metro, or Seattle metro
• US Zone 2: 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 DC metro, and West Virginia (DC metro)
• US Zone 3: All other US locations
Dropbox is a Virtual First company and is open to hiring candidates in all authorized locations.
Benefits
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
- 401(k) plan with a generous company match and immediate vesting
- 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, Child and Adult Care, Day Care FSA, Fertility Benefits, Adoption and Surrogacy Support, and Lactation Support
- Access to over 10,000 global co-working spaces through Gable.to, making it easy to book flexible workspaces for collaboration or individual work
- Quarterly Cell phone and internet allowance
- Mental health and wellness benefits
- Disability and neurodivergence support benefits
Additional benefit details are available upon request.
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