Director of Software Engineering, Dropbox
CA$244-330.1k
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1001+ employees
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CA$244-330.1k
1001+ employees
Company mission
Dropbox's mission is to design a more enlightened way of working.
Role
Who you are
- 12+ years of software engineering experience with at least 4+ years managing engineering teams, including engineering managers
- Proven experience leading an engineering organization of ~80 people, with responsibility for multiple engineering functions and sub-teams
- Track record of delivering customer-centric, high-impact full-stack software solutions
- Strong technical expertise across systems engineering, distributed storage, web technologies, and OS-level integrations
- Experience balancing business goals with engineering excellence in fast-paced, collaborative environments
- Demonstrated ability to lead organizational transformation and drive adoption of modern engineering practices
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational influence skills
Desirable
- Experience leading distributed or remote-first engineering teams
- Strong familiarity with AI/ML technologies and their application in product experiences
- Experience in B2C SaaS and product-led growth environments
- Background in driving modernization or transformation of legacy systems and infrastructure
- Passion for mentoring and developing engineering talent at all levels
What the job involves
- As a Director of Engineering for the Core Business at Dropbox, you will lead critical engineering teams responsible for building and evolving some of our most foundational products
- Reporting to the Senior Director of Engineering for Core, you will play a key role in driving the technical execution and delivery of core services and components
- You will partner closely with product, design, and growth teams to shape and deliver features that enhance our File Sync and Share (FSS) capabilities and support integrations with experiences like Dropbox Dash
- You will lead a talented, full-stack engineering organization focused on delivering high-quality, scalable solutions that serve millions of users
- Lead and develop a high-performing, global engineering organization that builds core Dropbox experiences with a strong emphasis on full-stack capabilities
- Drive engineering excellence by establishing repeatable processes that balance rapid delivery with quality, reliability, and scalability
- Oversee teams responsible for complex system-level components such as file sync, OS integration, and distributed storage, as well as AI-powered integrations that enhance user productivity
- Partner cross-functionally with Product, Design, Growth, ITS, GTM, and Support to ensure alignment and successful delivery of product initiatives
- Cultivate a culture centered around customer obsession, continuous learning, strong technical ownership, and innovation
- Make strategic architectural and technical decisions that shape the future of Dropbox Core's software infrastructure and end-user experience
- Actively participate in talent development, including hiring, mentoring, and growing the next generation of engineering leaders
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: $607.3m
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
Company HQ
Mission Bay, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Arash Ferdowsi
(CTO)Studied Computer Science at MIT before founding Dropbox straight out of university
Drew Houston
(CEO)Studied Computer Science at MIT before founding Dropbox straight out of university
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