Role Description
How many times you get an opportunity to be at the ground floor on a very big and important mission? What if you get to be one of the top leaders defining the mission, hiring, guiding your teams and influencing the direction of Dropbox? As VP of Engineering for this new division, you will exactly get to do that. You’re able to balance business delivery with engineering quality, have strong business acumen, are data and metrics oriented, and can balance a portfolio of short term and long term investments.
As a ground floor opportunity for this startup team, we need this lead to build a top-tier engineering culture, focus on product strategy and execution.
Responsibilities
- You will lead the team in balancing urgency vs. the incredibly high quality bar expected by both our customers and the broader Dropbox organization, through clear and repeatable engineering processes
- You will partner closely with leadership across all functions - Product, Design, Data, Research, GTM, Customer success and Sales
- You will partner deeply with Engineering, Product and Design leadership across Dropbox
- You will create a culture of strong technical ownership, resulting in highly reliable products and services at scale
- You'll foster a healthy and collaborative culture that embodies Dropbox's values and continue to develop Dropbox as one of the best places to work
Requirements
- 12+ years of engineering experience in a medium or larger software company including 6+ years managing high performance teams
- Strong experience in building recommendations systems with ML/AI.
- Demonstrated ability to hire and grow senior leaders and managers
- Strong technical craft mastery and engineering discipline
- Deep organization capabilities, especially in regards to influence, collaboration and communication
- Leading Growth team experience is a plus
Total Rewards
US Zone 1
$365,500—$494,500 USD
US Zone 2
$365,500—$494,500 USD
US Zone 3
$365,500—$494,500 USD
What the Team is Saying
What We Do
We're a global community of more than 2,000 bold visionaries and resourceful doers who are shaping the future of Dropbox—and with it the future of work. Our Virtual First model combines the flexibility of a distributed workplace with the power of human connection, making space for both meaningful work and meaningful relationships. With our start-up mindset and enterprise-level opportunities, you can be who you are and grow into who you’re meant to be. Here, you can own your impact to make work more intuitive, joyful, and human—for you as a Dropboxer and for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. If you're ready to push boundaries—and yourself— Dropbox is ready for you.
Why Work With Us
Our remote work model is a deliberate shift to provide greater flexibility, create a level-playing field, and evolve our culture to focus on people over places. Being a Virtual First company has allowed us to focus on our impact and effectiveness, by making investments in our employees according to what they need to do their best work.
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Employees work remotely.
While remote work is the primary experience for our employees, we also prioritize opportunities for quarterly in-person collaboration knowing that connection is vital to a thriving workforce. We focus on how we work, not where we work.
