[Remote] Technical Lead Network Engineer, Physical Infrastructure

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Dropbox is a company that specializes in cloud storage and collaboration solutions, and they are seeking a Technical Lead for Physical Infrastructure. In this role, you will drive the technical strategy and architecture behind Dropbox’s global datacenter and network systems, ensuring scalability and reliability while mentoring engineers and influencing long-term infrastructure strategy. Responsibilities • Lead technical strategy and architecture across network engineering, network automation, datacenter engineering, hardware engineering, and physical operations • Design and drive large-scale infrastructure automation systems that improve reliability, reduce manual work, and streamline configuration, deployment, and telemetry pipelines • Guide multi-quarter, cross-functional initiatives spanning cloud infrastructure, datacenter buildouts, and network modernization efforts • Serve as the senior technical escalation point for complex infrastructure challenges, including large-scale design decisions and high-severity production incidents • Partner with Infra SWE, SRE, Capacity Planning, Security, and Operations to ensure Dropbox infrastructure remains reliable, scalable, and cost-efficient • Mentor engineers across multiple disciplines, raising the technical bar through design reviews, architectural frameworks, and best practices • Drive continuous improvement in operational resilience, system reliability, and infrastructure efficiency • 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 Skills • 12+ years of experience in large-scale infrastructure engineering, including network engineering, distributed systems, or network automation • Proven experience designing and operating production networks (datacenter fabric, backbone routing, traffic engineering, reliability architecture) • Strong technical background in infrastructure automation (configuration management, deployment pipelines, orchestration frameworks, telemetry systems) • Demonstrated ability to lead multi-team technical initiatives, influencing architectural direction and driving cross-functional alignment • Experience diagnosing and resolving complex infrastructure issues, including participation in high-severity incident management • Effective communication and collaboration skills, with experience working across engineering, operations, and leadership teams • Ability to mentor engineers, drive technical standards, and improve engineering quality across multiple domains • Experience designing or operating datacenter mechanical, electrical, or capacity systems • Background in hardware lifecycle management, server/switch qualification, or vendor evaluation • Experience developing backend or distributed systems supporting infrastructure automation or orchestration • Prior leadership in multi-region infrastructure buildouts or modernization programs • Advanced expertise in network architecture (underlay/overlay fabrics, BGP/EVPN, routing policy, failure domain design) Company Overview • Dropbox is a smart workspace company that provides secure file sharing, collaboration, and storage solutions. It was founded in 2007, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship • Dropbox has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 127 in 2025, 105 in 2024, 103 in 2023, 166 in 2022, 197 in 2021, 157 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Apply tot his job