Role Description

As a Senior Full Stack Engineer at Dropbox, you will help design and develop the seamless, scalable, and user-friendly experiences Dropbox users depend on. You will take ownership of key product areas, delivering end-to-end solutions that combine front-end user interfaces with robust back-end systems. You will play a leadership role in designing scalable architectures and driving impactful product enhancements.

This year, Dropbox is on a mission to expedite the creation and implementation of AI-enabled products, providing a comprehensive technology stack for rapid prototyping and reliable deployment of AI-augmented functionality.

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

• Deliver ongoing business impact through ownership of product capabilities or technical systems

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to balance technical requirements with business goals

• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team development and growth

• Lead problem-solving initiatives and drive tradeoffs to achieve optimal solutions

• Participate in on-call rotations to maintain service reliability

Many teams at Dropbox run Services with on-call rotations, which entails being available for calls during both core and non-core business hours. If a team has an on-call rotation, all engineers on the team are expected to participate in the rotation as part of their employment. Applicants are encouraged to ask for more details of the rotations to which the applicant is applying.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional experience in full-stack development

• BS degree or higher in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent experience

• Strong experience designing, developing, and scaling web applications

• Expertise in front-end (JavaScript, React, Angular, HTML/CSS) and back-end (Node.js, Python) development

• Familiarity with databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB

Compensation

US Zone 1

This role is not available in Zone 1

US Zone 2
$202,700—$274,300 USD

US Zone 3
$180,200—$243,800 USD