Dropbox · 1 month ago
Staff Backend Product Software Engineer, Team Formation
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$216K/yr - $293K/yr
12+ years expDropbox is a company focused on innovative cloud-based solutions that empower collaboration and productivity. They are seeking a Staff Backend Product Software Engineer to lead a team in optimizing activation and engagement flows for team users, driving significant impact on user experience and business outcomes.
CollaborationEnterprise SoftwareFile SharingPrivate CloudWeb Hosting
Responsibilities
Lead and mentor a team of 12 engineers to deliver high-impact business and customer outcomes
Contribute hands-on coding (≈50%), primarily in the back-end stack, and write clear, high-quality technical specs
Shape technical direction and partner with Product Management as DRIs for critical company-wide objectives
Drive cross-organizational impact through strong collaboration with engineering teams and cross-functional partners
Champion Agile practices, including planning, estimation, and retrospectives
Foster a culture of innovation, clarity in ambiguity, operational excellence, and a strong bias for action
Demonstrate senior technical leadership and maintain high engineering standards in a virtual-first environment
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 12 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)
Preferred
Experience working on a consumer-facing product onboarding flow on web
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.to , making 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
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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
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