Staff Backend Product Software Engineer, Dropbox

• You’ll thrive if you enjoy ambiguous problem spaces, system-level design, and building scalable, user-facing commerce and identity systems
• 12+ years of software engineering experience delivering large-scale, user-facing systems
• BS in CS or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Demonstrated ability to design and build complex distributed systems involving state, identity, or entitlements
• Expertise in at least one key technical domain: subscription systems, billing/commerce, identity, entitlements, or multi-tenant admin tools
• Ability to influence and drive alignment across multiple engineering teams and functions
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in fast-paced, ambiguous product environments
• Willingness to participate in on-call rotations as required

Desirable

• At Dropbox, we believe in simplifying the way people work together across multiple products. As a Staff Engineer on the Multi-Product Experience (MPE) team, you will architect and deliver the core systems that unify how customers discover, purchase, trial, and manage Dropbox’s expanding product suite
• You will play a critical role in designing the technical foundations that support subscription lifecycle management, entitlements, identity, and cross-product admin workflows
• You’ll partner closely with Product, Design, Engineering Managers, and senior technical leaders across Core to shape long-term architecture while delivering near-term improvements that increase conversion, reduce friction, and unlock expansion opportunities
• This role provides deep technical ownership, cross-org visibility, and the opportunity to define the future of how Dropbox’s products work together
• Architect and deliver high-impact systems powering multi-product checkout, trials, entitlements, and subscription lifecycle management
• Define and drive technical strategy for the Core Switchboard and MPE platform components
• Partner with EM, PM, Design, and multiple product teams to align on cross-product roadmaps and integration requirements
• Lead complex technical initiatives that simplify customer adoption and improve metrics such as conversion, activation, and license utilization
• Mentor and guide engineers across Core through design reviews, technical deep dives, and cross-team collaboration
• Raise engineering standards across the organization by promoting thoughtful design, operational excellence, and pragmatic decision-making
• Contribute to hiring, onboarding, and technical culture building across the broader Core organization