Senior Backend Product Software Engineer, Payments

dropbox· Business Platform (Sub Team)
Apply Now ↗
🌍 Remote📍 Remote - Poland

About this role

Role Description

The Payments Team is responsible for building and maintaining Dropbox’s internal payments infrastructure — a robust, in-house alternative to third-party providers. The team supports all critical components of our financial ecosystem, including payment processing, authentication (e.g., 3DS), transaction flows, risk management, and revenue recognition.

As part of a strategic initiative to expand our global presence and to accelerate opportunities in Payments-driven revenue we’re building an entirely new Payments team based in Poland. The entire team, including engineering manager, product manager, and data scientist will be based on Poland. As a member of this new team, you’ll have the unique opportunity to shape the technical direction, culture, and processes of a high-impact engineering group from the ground up.

Our Engineering Career Framework is viewable by anyone outside the company and describes what’s expected for our engineers at each of our career levels. Check out our blog post on this topic and more here.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and cross-functional partners (Billing, Financial Data Engineering, etc.) to deliver reliable payments functionality.
  • Design, build, test, and maintain backend services and APIs powering financial transactions.
  • Work with metrics and logging systems to ensure visibility and observability of the payment infrastructure.
  • Acts as a technical lead across projects and teams.
  • Sets long-term technical direction and ensures engineering excellence.
  • Drives cross-team collaboration and mentors engineers.
  • Develops intuitive product instincts and uses data to shape technical and product strategy.

On-call work may be necessary occasionally to help address bugs, outages, or other operational issues, with the goal of maintaining a stable and high-quality experience for our customers.

Requirements

  • 9+ years of experience in software engineering or related industry roles.
  • Professional experience in backend engineering, preferably with large-scale systems.
  • Proficiency in any backend programming language (we’re using Python in Payments, but being language agnostic we know the language is mainly the tool). 
  • Solid understanding of distributed systems, transactions, and service reliability.
  • Strong communication skills, particularly when working across time zones.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with payment systems or financial transaction infrastructure.
  • Experience with observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus).
  • Passion for fostering technical growth within teams 
  • Experience with platforms like Databricks for data engineering and analytics is a plus.

Compensation

Poland Pay Range
333 200 zł—450 800 zł PLN

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the salary disclosed for the Senior Backend Product Software Engineer, Payments position at dropbox?
The salary for this Senior Backend Product Software Engineer, Payments role at dropbox is not publicly listed. Click "Apply Now" to learn more about the compensation package on their official careers page.
Is the Senior Backend Product Software Engineer, Payments job at dropbox remote?
Yes, this Senior Backend Product Software Engineer, Payments position at dropbox is remote, with team members based in Remote - Poland. You can work from home or anywhere in the supported regions.
Which team or department does the Senior Backend Product Software Engineer, Payments at dropbox belong to?
This Senior Backend Product Software Engineer, Payments position is part of the Business Platform (Sub Team) department at dropbox. See the full job description for more information about the team structure and responsibilities.
How do I apply for the Senior Backend Product Software Engineer, Payments position at dropbox?
Click the "Apply Now" button on this page. You will be redirected to dropbox's official application portal hosted on greenhouse where you can submit your application directly.
When was the Senior Backend Product Software Engineer, Payments job at dropbox posted?
This Senior Backend Product Software Engineer, Payments position at dropbox was posted on Apr 28, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
Senior Backend Product Software Engineer, Payments
dropbox
Apply for this role ↗

You'll be redirected to dropbox's official application page on Greenhouse.