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Dropbox · 11 hours ago

Senior Backend Product Software Engineer, Core Intelligence & Media

Dropbox is a global community of visionaries and doers shaping the future of work. They are seeking a Senior Backend Product Software Engineer to lead technical delivery and shape the technical direction for customer-facing experiences, while driving architectural decisions and collaboration across teams.

CollaborationEnterprise SoftwareFile SharingPrivate CloudWeb Hosting
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Responsibilities

Lead the technical delivery of a team of 15 to 20 engineers to deliver high-impact customer and business outcomes
Shape technical direction and partner with Product Management as the DRI for critical company-wide objectives
Own massive, ambiguous technical and product problems that create company-wide opportunity
Be a prolific, hands-on coder who owns and implements the most critical, complex, and foundational components of the system
Influence roadmaps across orgs, breaking silos and steering decisions that change how Dropbox builds
Architect foundational systems that enable new product capabilities and operate reliably at the scale of hundreds of millions of users
Demonstrate senior technical leadership and maintain high engineering standards in a virtual-first environment

Qualification

PythonMachine LearningMedia Systems EngineeringPerformance EngineeringAI ToolsSoftware EngineeringTechnical LeadershipCollaborationProblem Solving

Required

BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics) or equivalent technical experience
10+ years of experience as a software engineer
Must have worked in a consumer user-facing team (versus a platform team, a developer-facing API-based product, etc)
Must have a strong mix of skills and depth across multiple areas, including expertise in three or more of search, media systems engineering, performance engineering, modern ML and LLM-based APIs and agentic frameworks

Preferred

Has significant experience in use of AI tools for technical design, prototyping, as well as coding for production use cases

Benefits

Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage
401(k) plan with a generous company match and immediate vesting
Flexible PTO/Paid Time Off, paid holidays, Volunteer Time Off, and more, allowing you time to unplug, unwind, and refresh
Income Protection Plans: Life and disability insurance
Business Travel Protection: Travel medical and accident insurance
Perks Allowance to be used on what matters most to you, whether that’s wellness, learning and development, food and groceries, and much more
Parental benefits including: Parental Leave, Child and Adult Care, Day Care FSA, Fertility Benefits, Adoption and Surrogacy Support, and Lactation Support
Access to over 10,000 global co-working spaces through Gable.tomaking it easy to book flexible workspaces for collaboration or individual work
Quarterly Cell phone and internet allowance
Mental health and wellness benefits
Disability and neurodivergence support benefits

Company

Dropbox is a smart workspace company that provides secure file sharing, collaboration, and storage solutions.

H1B Sponsorship

Dropbox has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (115)
2024 (109)
2023 (104)
2022 (167)
2021 (197)
2020 (157)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$2.41B
Key Investors
JP Morgan ChaseJPMorgan PartnersBlackRock
2025-09-09Post Ipo Debt· $700M
2018-03-23IPO
2017-03-30Debt Financing· $600M

Leadership Team

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Drew Houston
Founder & CEO
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Arash Ferdowsi
Co-Founder
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