Dropbox · 5 days ago
Principal Software Engineer, Core Sharing & Collaboration
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$256K/yr - $347K/yr
15+ years expDropbox is a global community shaping the future of work through innovative technology. As a Principal Engineer, you will tackle complex technical challenges and define long-term strategies impacting customer experiences, while driving AI adoption and engineering excellence across the organization.
CollaborationEnterprise SoftwareFile SharingPrivate CloudWeb Hosting
Responsibilities
Own and drive technical outcomes across multiple teams and organizations, delivering company critical customer and business impact at scale
Define long term technical strategy and partner with senior Product and Engineering leaders as the technical owner for the most important company objectives
Tackle the most ambiguous and far reaching technical and product problems, shaping what the company builds as much as how it builds it
Remain deeply hands on in software development, owning and implementing the most critical, complex, and foundational parts of the system where leverage is highest
Influence and align roadmaps across organizations, resolving structural bottlenecks and changing how Dropbox builds and operates
Architect and evolve foundational systems (this involves both frontend and backend systems) and platforms that enable new product capabilities and operate reliably at the scale of hundreds of millions of users
Model exceptional technical judgment and execution rigor, setting and sustaining high engineering standards across a distributed, virtual environment
Drive AI adoption both to increase productivity and to produce AI based features
Qualification
Required
Advanced degree in Computer Science or a related technical field involving substantial software development, or equivalent industry experience demonstrating deep technical mastery
15+ years of experience designing, building, and evolving large scale software systems with sustained impact across multiple teams or organizations
Demonstrated success operating at a Principal level, owning company critical technical problems and influencing long term technical direction
Strong experience building consumer facing products at scale, with a deep understanding of user experience, performance, reliability, and operational excellence
Broad and deep technical expertise across multiple domains, including several of frontend, mobile, search, databases, storage systems, concurrency, and distributed systems
Practical experience applying modern ML, LLM based APIs, and agentic frameworks in production systems, with sound judgment around quality, cost, and risk
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly and persuasively to senior engineering, product, and executive audiences
Preferred
Experience defining and scaling company wide platforms or architectural standards that are adopted across multiple organizations
Proven track record of leading the introduction of new technologies such as AI or ML into core products or engineering workflows with durable impact
Experience operating in highly distributed, virtual first engineering organizations at global scale
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
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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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