Dropbox · 3 days ago
Senior Engineering Manager, Core AI Platform
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$248K/yr - $336K/yr
10+ years expDropbox is a global community focused on creating more enlightened ways of working. The Senior Engineering Manager will lead a team of engineers to drive impactful AI integrations into Dropbox’s flagship products, ensuring high-quality execution on critical business objectives while fostering a culture of innovation.
CollaborationEnterprise SoftwareFile SharingPrivate CloudWeb Hosting
Responsibilities
Directly manage up to 20 direct reports, as a single execution unit
Partner with multiple Product Managers to plan roadmaps and sprints
Be accountable for high quality execution on critical and high visibility business objectives
Be responsible for making tradeoffs between feature work and addressing long term technical debt
Be responsible for excellence in software quality, engineering practices and operations
Lead the team through standard Agile processes, such as backlog management, stand ups, retros, etc
Review and approve engineering designs and be able to set technical direction (in collaboration with a Technical Lead)
Drive cross-org initiatives alongside managing execution responsibilities
Drive career conversations and career plans for your direct reports
Qualification
Required
BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics) or equivalent technical experience
Minimum of 8 years of people management experience with an engineering team
Minimum of 10 years as a software engineer or equivalent technical experience
Must have experience managing engineering organizations of 20 or above and experience managing managers
Must have experience building or integrating with AI products
Must have worked in a platform team or a developer-facing API product with both internal and external consumers
Must have experience running a standard Agile process such as backlog management, stand ups, retros, etc
Must be results-driven, especially good at balancing execution predictability with the agility needed in bringing a new product to market
Preferred
Experience shipping AI-powered features in production, collaborating closely with ML engineers and product teams
Strong backend engineering skills with systems that support model serving, inference, and data pipelines at scale
Strong background in AI agent infrastructure and building AI agents
Ability to evaluate AI models for a specific use case and advise on build vs buy decisions
Expertise in distributed systems architecture — designing for scalability, fault tolerance, observability, and graceful degradation in multi-service environments
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
Dropbox is a smart workspace company that provides secure file sharing, collaboration, and storage solutions.
1001-5000 employees
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
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (127)
2024 (105)
2023 (103)
2022 (166)
2021 (197)
2020 (157)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.41BKey Investors
JP Morgan ChaseJPMorgan PartnersBlackRock
2025-09-09Post Ipo Debt· $700M
2018-03-23IPO
2017-03-30Debt Financing· $600M
Leadership Team
Drew Houston
Founder & CEO
Arash Ferdowsi
Co-Founder
Recent News
2025-12-19
Business Standard India
2025-12-19
2025-12-16
Company data provided by crunchbase