Principal Software Engineer, Dropbox
Enterprise Search
CA$236.3-319.7k
Plus corporate bonus program as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Smart workspace company
Job no longer available
Smart workspace company
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
CA$236.3-319.7k
Plus corporate bonus program as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
1001+ employees
Company mission
Dropbox's mission is to design a more enlightened way of working.
Role
Who you are
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field involving large scale distributed systems, or equivalent technical experience
- 12+ years of experience building consumer- or enterprise-facing large-scale distributed systems
- Demonstrated skill developing distributed systems that incorporate multiple machine learning techniques in a combination of offline and online modes
- Strong communication skills and a demonstrated passion for helping others leverage machine learning
- Proven software engineering skills
What the job involves
- We are looking for a technical leader to help shape the architecture and services for Dropbox’s Enterprise Search initiative
- This will involve defining the vision and roadmap for search in enterprise settings, spanning traditional lexical search, semantic search, and modern multi-turn RAG-based LLMs
- In addition, this leader will define how to integrate structured data inputs for use in RAG, such as construction of a knowledge graph; and, of course, how to do so in a privacy preserving and compliant manner
- This leader will need to be able to effectively partner across groups that are building different aspects of the overall system, which include low-level infrastructure, appropriate API abstractions, and applied Machine Learning
- You will bridge the gap between infrastructure, enterprise experiences, search, and machine learning experts across Dropbox to help shape how we architect and build the Enterprise Search system
- You will build delightful products and experiences for millions, while working alongside an excellent, multi-functional team across Engineering, Product and Design
- You will help craft the direction, vison, and roadmap for modern Enterprise Search, including automated knowledge base construction, at Dropbox
Our take
Dropbox started by helping people bring together their files in one central place. The contents of these folders are synchronised to Dropbox's servers along with other computers and devices where the user has installed Dropbox, keeping the same files up-to-date across all devices.
Nowadays, there are lots of competing companies in cloud storage, and some with better distribution (e.g. Google and Apple). This explains why Dropbox is making a big push to reinvent itself after a fairly disappointing run since its IPO in 2018. The new Dropbox turns folders into "Spaces", which are collaboration hubs for teams, complete with comment streams, artificial intelligence tools and integrations into services such as Slack.
The company continues to build out its offerings through acquisitions, such as that of Formswift, bolstering its end-to-end agreement workflow capabilities. Indeed, It's very clear that Dropbox is trying to make a big move from being just a storage company. This seems to be a necessary move given the competitive nature of the industry it is operating within.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jan 2014
$350m
SERIES C
Oct 2011
$250m
SERIES B
Total funding: $607.4m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- We offer a generous company contribution toward individual medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage, including contributions toward dependent premiums
- Keep sharing and collaborating with friends and family even when you’re not at work with free Dropbox space for your whole crew
- Take the vacation you’ve always dreamed of with up to four consecutive weeks of paid time off
- Celebrate common holidays without your paycheck taking the hit with 11 company paid holidays
- Each Dropboxer has access to 32 hours of paid volunteer time off each year that they can use to support the causes close to their hearts
- We regularly offer panels and seminars featuring the best minds in tech, talent, diversity, and beyond that any Dropboxer can attend from the comfort of their home
- No two Dropboxers are the same, and their benefits shouldn’t be either. Our Perks allowance empowers employees to customize their benefits in line with what really matters to them
Company HQ
Mission Bay, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Arash Ferdowsi
(Co-Founder)Studied Computer Science at MIT before founding Dropbox straight out of university
Drew Houston
(Co-Founder & CEO)Studied Computer Science at MIT before founding Dropbox straight out of university
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