Principal Software Engineer
Dropbox
Principal Software Engineer
Job Description
Role Description
Responsibilities
Requirements
Preferred Qualifications
US Zone 1
This role is not available in Zone 1
US Zone 2
$248,600—$336,400 USD
US Zone 3
$221,000—$299,000 USD
Locations
- United States (Remote)
Salary
Salary details available upon request
Estimated Salary Rangemedium confidence
220,000 - 400,000 USD / yearly
Source: ai estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- full-stack engineeringintermediate
- technical leadershipintermediate
- product architectureintermediate
- technical diligenceintermediate
- engineering managementintermediate
- distributed systems designintermediate
- data-intensive applicationsintermediate
- cloud infrastructureintermediate
- AI/ML technologiesintermediate
- developer platformsintermediate
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of full-stack engineering experience, including 3+ years in a technical leadership role (experience)
- Proven success operating at both startup and enterprise scale—building early MVPs and scaling to millions of users (experience)
- Deep understanding of product architecture evolution and trade-offs between speed and scalability (experience)
- Experience with technical diligence and evaluating software systems for integration or acquisition (experience)
- Some experience in engineering management preferred (experience)
- Strong bias toward experimentation and comfort navigating high-ambiguity problem spaces (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience leading 0→1 product development or founding early-stage startup teams (experience)
- Demonstrated success incubating and scaling new technologies or products within a larger organization (experience)
- Strong background in distributed systems design, data-intensive applications, or cloud infrastructure (experience)
- Familiarity with modern AI/ML technologies, developer platforms, or productivity tools (experience)
Responsibilities
- Build and foster a strong engineering culture focused on excellence, velocity, and innovation
- Define the architecture and integration strategy for new initiatives, including both internally developed and acquired products
- Conduct technical due diligence on potential M&A targets to assess scalability, quality, and strategic fit
- Rapidly prototype new product ideas and validate emerging opportunities that fall outside existing teams
- Partner cross-functionally with product, design, and strategy teams to translate vision into technical execution
- Maintain a high technical bar and guide the team through complex architectural decisions
- Contribute to shaping Dropbox’s long-term innovation roadmap through technical insight and experimentation
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Principal Software Engineer
Dropbox
Principal Software Engineer
Job Description
Role Description
Responsibilities
Requirements
Preferred Qualifications
US Zone 1
This role is not available in Zone 1
US Zone 2
$248,600—$336,400 USD
US Zone 3
$221,000—$299,000 USD
Locations
- United States (Remote)
Salary
Salary details available upon request
Estimated Salary Rangemedium confidence
220,000 - 400,000 USD / yearly
Source: ai estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- full-stack engineeringintermediate
- technical leadershipintermediate
- product architectureintermediate
- technical diligenceintermediate
- engineering managementintermediate
- distributed systems designintermediate
- data-intensive applicationsintermediate
- cloud infrastructureintermediate
- AI/ML technologiesintermediate
- developer platformsintermediate
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of full-stack engineering experience, including 3+ years in a technical leadership role (experience)
- Proven success operating at both startup and enterprise scale—building early MVPs and scaling to millions of users (experience)
- Deep understanding of product architecture evolution and trade-offs between speed and scalability (experience)
- Experience with technical diligence and evaluating software systems for integration or acquisition (experience)
- Some experience in engineering management preferred (experience)
- Strong bias toward experimentation and comfort navigating high-ambiguity problem spaces (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience leading 0→1 product development or founding early-stage startup teams (experience)
- Demonstrated success incubating and scaling new technologies or products within a larger organization (experience)
- Strong background in distributed systems design, data-intensive applications, or cloud infrastructure (experience)
- Familiarity with modern AI/ML technologies, developer platforms, or productivity tools (experience)
Responsibilities
- Build and foster a strong engineering culture focused on excellence, velocity, and innovation
- Define the architecture and integration strategy for new initiatives, including both internally developed and acquired products
- Conduct technical due diligence on potential M&A targets to assess scalability, quality, and strategic fit
- Rapidly prototype new product ideas and validate emerging opportunities that fall outside existing teams
- Partner cross-functionally with product, design, and strategy teams to translate vision into technical execution
- Maintain a high technical bar and guide the team through complex architectural decisions
- Contribute to shaping Dropbox’s long-term innovation roadmap through technical insight and experimentation
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