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• Overview

  Dropbox is hiring a AWS Engineer in Boston, MA.

• Role description

  Dropbox is scaling its technology platform across MA, and the AWS Engineer we hire becomes one of its load-bearing decisions. What sets the offer apart is trust — $113,000 - $156,000 and remote hours are nice, but the technology ownership is the headline.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Walk technology stakeholders through Splunk tradeoffs in language Dropbox execs grasp
  • Stress-test Jenkins systems until they bend, then harden where they cracked
  • Drive adoption of best practices in testing, security, and observability
  • Support migration of on-premise services to cloud-native architecture
  • Defend Dropbox uptime through the 2 a.m. Boston pages nobody volunteers for
  • Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems leveraging Stress Management and Grafana

  What You'll Bring

  • Around 5+ years of hands-on experience in a technology role
  • Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics
  • Confident communicator across email, calls, and in-person meetings
  • Hands-on technology experience that holds up to follow-up questions
  • The discipline to document while it's fresh, not after it's forgotten
  • Working familiarity with remote schedules and team norms at Dropbox
  • Solid understanding of technology best practices and industry standards

  Dropbox is the agile Boston company that turned a niche technology obsession into something the whole MA now uses. Growth budgets at Dropbox are generous because a sharper Stress Management you means a stronger team.

  We provide $113,000 - $156,000, a wellness budget, retirement matching, and clear milestones for moving up to the next mid-level.

  Right now is a strong time to apply, as our review queue is moving quickly.

  Ready for a new challenge? our technology team is waiting for your application.

• Required skills

  • Apache Kafka
  • Bash Scripting
  • CI/CD
  • Networking
  • Jenkins
  • GitOps
  • Grafana
  • Splunk
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Cultural Awareness
  • Stress Management
  • Time Management

• Benefits & perks

  • LinkedIn Learning access
  • Snacks and Beverages
  • Disability accommodations
  • Concierge Services
  • Paid bereavement leave
  • Visa sponsorship
  • Core hours flexibility

• Apply before 2026-09-07

  Submit your application for this Remote technology position.