The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Dropbox is hiring a Manufacturing Engineer in Winston-Salem, NC.

• Role description

  Dropbox keeps a small, opinionated engineering team in Winston-Salem, and the next opinion we need belongs to a Manufacturing Engineer. For someone 3 years deep in People Management, this Winston-Salem job means $71,000 - $96,000, an internship cadence, and genuine influence.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Build CI/CD dashboards so Dropbox's technology team stops asking engineers for numbers
  • Own the mid-level Kafka workstream that unblocks the rest of Dropbox's Winston-Salem, NC roadmap
  • Defend Dropbox uptime through the 2 a.m. Winston-Salem pages nobody volunteers for
  • Document technical decisions, architecture, and APIs for the broader org
  • Own the heads-down-and-happy edge cases in Dropbox's Docker billing nobody else wants to touch
  • Document the Java system so the next mid-level engineer onboards in days, not weeks

  What You'll Bring

  • A collaborator who makes the mid-level review feel less like an exam
  • A solid foundation in People Management, refined over 5+ years
  • Proven aptitude for Docker, ideally near Winston-Salem, NC
  • Real proficiency with Docker, plus willingness to learn Java fast

  We started Dropbox in a Winston-Salem garage because the technology status quo deserved a craft-obsessed reckoning. We pair junior and senior folks on purpose so .NET Core knowledge stops hoarding in one head.

  We offer a competitive salary of $71,000 - $96,000, comprehensive health coverage, and a clear path to grow into senior technology work.

  We are meeting Manufacturing Engineer candidates now and moving qualified ones forward fast.

  Trade the maybe-someday for a definitely-now and apply to Dropbox this afternoon.

• Required skills

  • Docker
  • .NET Core
  • Kafka
  • CI/CD
  • Next.js
  • Java
  • People Management
  • Customer Service

• Benefits & perks

  • Flexible scheduling
  • Meditation Room
  • Hotel and lodging coverage
  • Company Outings
  • Leadership development programs
  • Medical insurance with low premiums
  • Paid vacation days
  • Personal Shopping

• Apply before 2026-09-10

  Submit your application for this Internship technology position.