Backend Product Software Engineer

Company Description

Dropbox is a special place where we are all seeking to fulfill our mission to design a more enlightened way of working. We’re looking for innovative talent to join us on our journey. The words shared by our founders at the start of Dropbox still ring true today. Wouldn’t it be great if our working environment—and the tools we use—were designed with people’s actual needs in mind? Imagine if every minute at work were well spent—if we could focus and spend our time on the things that matter. This is possible, and Dropbox is connecting the dots. The nearly 3,000 Dropboxers around the world have helped make Dropbox a living workspace - the place where people come together and their ideas come to life. Our 700+ million global users have been some of our best salespeople, and they have helped us acquire customers with incredible efficiency. As a result, we reached a billion dollar revenue run rate faster than any software-as-a-service company in history. Dropbox is making the dream of a fulfilling and seamless work life a reality. We hope you’ll join us on the journey.

Team Description

Our Engineering team is working to simplify the way people work together. They’re building a family of products that handle over a billion files a day for people around the world. With our broad mission and massive scale, there are countless opportunities to make an impact.

Role Description

As a Product Engineer at Dropbox, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of collaboration and file sharing. Your responsibilities will revolve around developing and enhancing our suite of Dropbox Products to deliver exceptional user experiences. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, turning innovative ideas into robust, scalable, and user-friendly features.

This year, Dropbox is on a mission to expedite the creation and implementation of AI-enabled products by providing a comprehensive technology stack that facilitates 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.

Learn more about our expansion into Poland in this blog!

Responsibilities

• Designing and building scalable software to reach millions of daily users.
• Collaborating closely with product managers, designers, and analysts to understand user needs and develop products that meet those needs.
• Developing and executing short and long-term roadmaps, balancing business impact, user experience, and technical quality.
• Actively contributing to our team and company culture through mentorship, participation in interviews, and involvement in new initiatives.
• Supporting fellow engineers through feedback, code reviews, and improvement of internal tools and processes.
• Ensure continuous service operation by participating in the team's on-call rotation, including outside core collaboration hours on a periodic basis.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in software engineering or related industry roles.
• BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent technical experience.
• Demonstrated success in developing and deploying large-scale web applications with a user-focused approach.
• Proficiency in building user-facing software and supporting web/desktop systems and libraries.
• Ability to handle full-stack projects and deliver minimum viable products efficiently.
• Willingness to participate in on-call rotations if required by the team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Contributions to open source projects or technical communities
• Full-Stack Development
• Technologies: JavaScript, HTML/CSS, React, Angular, Node.js, Python, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB

Total Rewards

At Dropbox, we strive to be a great place for all Dropboxers to grow and be recognized for that growth. This job posting reflects broad requirements, and represents two potential levels of role. Through our assessment process, we will identify your level that ties to compensation based on your experience and technical expertise along with the scope of the role. 

Dropbox applies increased tax deductible costs (50%) to remuneration earned by certain qualifying employees (to the extent an employee will be involved in the creation of the software as an “author”) for the transfer of copyrights, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Personal Income Tax Act.

If you are assessed at the IC2 level, below are the current Salary/OTE ranges (Subject to change):
zł15,900 - zł18,800 - zł21,600 per month  

If you are assessed at the IC3 level, below are the current Salary/OTE ranges (Subject to change):
zł20,300 - zł23,900 - zł27,500 per month

Dropbox is an equal opportunity employer. We are a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and connected at work. A big part of that effort is our support for members and allies of internal groups like Asians at Dropbox, BlackDropboxers, Latinx, Pridebox (LGBTQ), Vets at Dropbox, Women at Dropbox, ATX Diversity (based in Austin, Texas) and the Dropbox Empowerment Network (based in Dublin, Ireland).