The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Dropbox is hiring a Civil Engineer in Amarillo, TX.

• Role description

  We are assembling a world-class technology team and want a Civil Engineer who can write Resilience that performs under pressure. This senior Civil Engineer job in Amarillo converts 7 years of experience into $84,000 - $131,000 and standing influence over the work.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Document the Flask system so the next senior engineer onboards in days, not weeks
  • Reach into legacy Cypress modules and leave them cleaner than you found them
  • Carry features from whiteboard sketch to Amarillo, TX production without dropping the baton
  • Respond to on-call rotations and participate in incident postmortems
  • Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and technology roadmap discussions
  • Cut Google Cloud cold-start times so Dropbox functions wake before TX users notice

  What You'll Bring

  • The patience to mentor without taking over the keyboard
  • 5 years that taught you which corners can be cut
  • Clarity of thought that shows up in tidy documentation
  • Adaptability and resilience when facing shifting requirements
  • Ability to learn new technology systems quickly and apply them effectively

  The spirited-and-grounded founders of Dropbox built it in Amarillo to fix the exact technology problems that drove them crazy elsewhere. Every voice in the TX office gets airtime, especially the ones still finding their volume.

  The offer reads $84,000 - $131,000, plus the soft stuff that hard-wins loyalty: coaching, coverage, and a flexible freelance rhythm.

  We are filling this Civil Engineer seat now, with onboarding planned for the near term.

  Your next opportunity in technology starts with a single application.

• Required skills

  • Kafka
  • Docker
  • Swift
  • REST API
  • Google Cloud
  • Cypress
  • Flask
  • Adaptability
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Resilience

• Benefits & perks

  • Paid relocation for international moves
  • Lactation support and nursing rooms
  • Work from anywhere policy
  • Casual dress code
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Flexible Hours
  • Chiropractic care coverage
  • Payroll advance options
  • Dental insurance
  • Dry Cleaning
  • Paid personal days
  • Kitchen Facilities

• Apply before 2026-08-25

  Submit your application for this Freelance technology position.