Dropbox
Full Stack Product Software Engineer, Dropbox Paper
As a Full Stack Engineer at Dropbox, you will help design and develop the seamless, scalable, and user-friendly experiences Dropbox users depend on. Your work will encompass both front-end and back-end development, supporting products that empower millions worldwide. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to transform ideas into reliable, scalable features that provide outstanding user experiences.
This year, Dropbox is on a mission to expedite the creation and implementation of AI-enabled products, providing a comprehensive technology stack for 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.
- Lead the design and delivery of software solutions across specific product areas or multi-component systems
- Write and review code, demonstrating technical leadership while mentoring junior engineers
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify user needs and create impactful solutions
- Develop and execute comprehensive roadmaps balancing technical quality, business impact, and user experience
- Contribute to the team culture through mentorship, interviewing, and active engagement in new initiatives
- 5+ years of software engineering experience
- BS degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent experience
- Experience in both front-end and back-end development with a focus on scalable architectures
- Proven track record developing and shipping a large-scale web application with a user-empathetic mindset
- Experience with distributed message queues (Apache Kafka/Pulsar)
- Experience with Javascript, Java/JVM, Typescript, React, Golang, or Python
- Experience with AWS
- Familiarity with text editing applications
- Compensation
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.
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Dropbox Boston, Massachusetts, USA Office
Boston, MA, United States
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