Staff Backend Product Software Engineer, Multi-Product Experience
Dropbox
Dropbox is a Virtual First company. For this role, we are currently only authorized to hire candidates from the following provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, and Saskatchewan.
Role Description
At Dropbox, we believe in simplifying the way people work together across multiple products. As a Staff Engineer on the Multi-Product Experience (MPE) team, you will architect and deliver the core systems that unify how customers discover, purchase, trial, and manage Dropbox’s expanding product suite.
You will play a critical role in designing the technical foundations that support subscription lifecycle management, entitlements, identity, and cross-product admin workflows. You’ll partner closely with Product, Design, Engineering Managers, and senior technical leaders across Core to shape long-term architecture while delivering near-term improvements that increase conversion, reduce friction, and unlock expansion opportunities.
This role provides deep technical ownership, cross-org visibility, and the opportunity to define the future of how Dropbox’s products work together. You’ll thrive if you enjoy ambiguous problem spaces, system-level design, and building scalable, user-facing commerce and identity systems.
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Responsibilities
- Architect and deliver high-impact systems powering multi-product checkout, trials, entitlements, and subscription lifecycle management.
- Define and drive technical strategy for the Core Switchboard and MPE platform components.
- Partner with EM, PM, Design, and multiple product teams to align on cross-product roadmaps and integration requirements.
- Lead complex technical initiatives that simplify customer adoption and improve metrics such as conversion, activation, and license utilization.
- Mentor and guide engineers across Core through design reviews, technical deep dives, and cross-team collaboration.
- Raise engineering standards across the organization by promoting thoughtful design, operational excellence, and pragmatic decision-making.
- Contribute to hiring, onboarding, and technical culture building across the broader Core organization.
Many teams at Dropbox run Services with on-call rotations, which entails being available for calls during both core and non-core business hours. If a team has an on-call rotation, all engineers on the team are expected to participate in the rotation as part of their employment. Applicants are encouraged to ask for more details of the rotations to which the applicant is applying.
Requirements
- 12+ years of software engineering experience delivering large-scale, user-facing systems.
- BS in CS or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Demonstrated ability to design and build complex distributed systems involving state, identity, or entitlements.
- Expertise in at least one key technical domain: subscription systems, billing/commerce, identity, entitlements, or multi-tenant admin tools.
- Ability to influence and drive alignment across multiple engineering teams and functions.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work in fast-paced, ambiguous product environments.
- Willingness to participate in on-call rotations as required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced proficiency in Python, Go, Java or similar languages.
- Proficiency in React/TypeScript and fullstack environments
- Experience integrating multiple product architectures into cohesive customer journeys.
- Depth in distributed systems, service architecture, or data/transactional consistency models.
- Experience designing developer platforms or reusable frameworks supporting multi-product environments.
- Track record of setting technical direction across teams and driving adoption of new system patterns.
Compensation
The range listed above is the expected annual salary/OTE for this role, subject to change.
Salary/OTE is just one component of Dropbox’s total rewards package. All regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program or a sales incentive (target included in OTE) as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
Company Description
Dropbox isn’t just a workplace—it’s a living lab for more enlightened ways of working. We're a global community of 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 autonomy 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.
Team Description
The Dropbox Engineering Team builds the technology that creates more enlightened ways of working for hundreds of millions of people. Every day, our platforms—including Dropbox Dash, Dropbox Sign, and our core sync engine—handle over a billion files for users worldwide, creating engineering challenges as great as the opportunity for impact. Our software engineering team uses a range of technologies to solve interesting problems, including Python, React, Node.js, JavaScript, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and Android development. We think like a startup but build for an enterprise, exploring new possibilities that transform how people work. If you're excited about turning complex technical challenges into intuitive solutions at scale, join our Engineering team. Areas of work include Machine Learning Engineers, Infrastructure Engineer, Product SWE Frontend and Backend, Mobile Software Engineers (iOS and Android), Engineering Manager, Data Engineer, Software Development Engineer in Test, Security Engineering, Site Reliability Engineer, Technical Program Managers, Network Engineer, Datacenter Engineer, Technical Supply Chain Manager and more.
Benefits
Dropbox is committed to investing in the holistic health and wellbeing of all Dropboxers and their families. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:
- Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage*
- Retirement savings through a defined contribution pension or savings plan**
- 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, Fertility Benefits, Adoptions and Surrogacy support, and Lactation support
- Mental health and wellness benefits
Additional benefits details are available upon request.
*Where group plans are not available, allowances may be provided
**Benefit, amount, and type are dependent on geographical location, based upon applicable law or company policy
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