Data Science Intern, Dropbox

Summer 2025

Salary not provided

$8,000—$9,500 USD/Month

SQL
Python
R
Remote in US
Dropbox

Smart workspace company

Job no longer available

Dropbox

Smart workspace company

1001+ employees

B2CB2BData storageEnterpriseCloud Computing

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

$8,000—$9,500 USD/Month

SQL
Python
R
Remote in US

1001+ employees

B2CB2BData storageEnterpriseCloud Computing

Company mission

Dropbox's mission is to design a more enlightened way of working.

Role

Who you are

  • An upcoming Master's student, graduating in '26, majoring in fields like Data Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Economics or someone with 0-2 years of relevant experience
  • Experience with SQL and/or a statistical programming language (R or Python)
  • Able to work independently and proactively engage with business stakeholders
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

What the job involves

  • As a Dropbox intern, you are part of a top-notch learning experience with data scientists from all backgrounds
  • Here, you’ll dive deep into a specific business unit—be it Desktop, Usability, Teams, Growth, or another—and harness Dropbox data to craft actionable insights
  • You’ll have a dedicated Dropboxer by your side, mentoring you every step of the way
  • Our goal is to create a robust and impactful learning experience
  • You can expect to learn how to apply modern data science principles across our revenue, marketing and product teams
  • We're all about feedback, so anticipate continual guidance refining your approach
  • And while you're forging your path, we're here to ensure you bond with like-minded interns, discover mentors, and lay the bricks for an expansive professional network
  • We will work with you to accommodate your school end and start dates culminating in a minimum of a 12-week long internship
  • Develop a deep understanding of customer journey phases and key business metrics
  • Perform analytical deep-dives to analyze problems and opportunities, identify the hypothesis and design & execute experiments
  • Identify key trends and build executive-facing dashboards to track the progress of acquisition, monetization, and engagement trends
  • Extract actionable insights through analyzing large, complex, multi-dimensional customer behavior data sets
  • Translate complex concepts into implications for the business via excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Work with cross-functional teams (including Data Science, Marketing, Product, Engineering, Design, and User Research) to rapidly execute and iterate

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.

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Insights

Top investors

Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

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: $607.3m

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
  • Start building a successful 401K retirement plan with our dollar for dollar contribution match, up to $1,500 per quarter to a maximum of $6,000 per calendar year

Company values

  • Be Worthy of Trust - Millions of teams trust us with their most important information. But this trust can vanish in an instant. That’s why integrity is the foundation of our culture. We do the right thing, even when nobody’s looking. And we’re honest—even when it’s uncomfortable
  • They win, We win - Our customers come first. So we put in the work to deeply understand them. We ask, “Who’s the customer?” and “What do they really need?” When they succeed, our business (and everything else) falls into place
  • Keep it Simple - Simple things work better—and make more sense. So we build products that do a few things really well. And we don’t overcomplicate life at Dropbox, whether it’s a plan or a process. Getting to simple isn’t always easy, but it’s worth the effort
  • Own it - We take responsibility for our work, from start to finish. When we get stuck, we unblock ourselves. When something goes wrong, we don’t ask, “What did they screw up?” but “What could I do better?” We learn from our mistakes and keep going—until we have real impact
  • Make work Human - Our mission is to design a more enlightened way of working, for Dropboxers and the world. So we make products that prioritize our needs as humans. And we build a compassionate culture where you can do your best work—no matter who you are or where you’re from

Company HQ

Mission Bay, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Studied Computer Science at MIT before founding Dropbox straight out of university

Studied Computer Science at MIT before founding Dropbox straight out of university

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