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

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Growth Monetization team within Core Growth Engineering, you will play a crucial role in optimizing how millions of users discover, trial, and purchase Dropbox products. You'll lead technical strategy for our checkout, trial, conversion, and subscription systems—directly impacting revenue growth and customer retention.

This is a high-visibility, high-impact role where you'll architect and build AI-forward solutions to personalize the customer journey, optimize conversion funnels, and reduce churn. You'll partner closely with Product, Data Science, and Design to define the future of Dropbox monetization while mentoring a team of 15 engineers across experience levels.

Your work will have immediate, measurable business impact. You'll get substantial exposure to Growth leadership, shape the technical direction of a critical revenue-driving platform, and help build a best-in-class monetization engineering practice.

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable, reliable systems powering Dropbox's monetization flows (checkout, trials, subscriptions, pricing)
• Define and drive the technical roadmap for Growth Monetization, aligning engineering investments with business priorities
• Architect AI/ML-powered solutions for conversion optimization, personalized offers, and predictive churn modeling
• Own end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional projects with direct revenue impact
• Establish engineering best practices, improve system reliability, and drive down technical debt
• Mentor engineers across the team, fostering growth and elevating technical capabilities
• Partner with Product, Data Science, and Design to translate business goals into technical solutions

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, with 3+ years operating at a senior or staff level
• Strong full-stack engineering skills with proficiency in modern frontend frameworks (React, TypeScript) and backend technologies (Python, Go, or similar)
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical projects from conception through delivery
• Experience designing and scaling systems that handle high traffic and require high reliability
• Track record of influencing technical strategy and driving architectural decisions beyond immediate team scope
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and raise the technical bar across a team
• Strong product intuition and ability to balance technical excellence with business impact

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with monetization, payments, checkout, or e-commerce platforms
• Background in growth engineering, conversion optimization, or experimentation platforms
• Familiarity with ML/AI applications in personalization or funnel optimization
• Experience with subscription-based or SaaS business models
• Prior experience at a company operating at significant scale (millions of users)

Compensation

Canada Pay Range

$204,900—$277,200 CAD

Company Description

Dropbox isn’t just a workplace—it’s a living lab for designing a more enlightened way of working. We’re a global community of bold visionaries and resourceful doers shaping the future of Dropbox and, in turn, the future of work. Our Virtual First model combines the autonomy of a distributed workplace with the power of human connection, creating space for meaningful work and lasting relationships. With a startup mindset and enterprise-level opportunities, we expect Dropbox employees to think critically, stay curious, and use modern tools, including AI, to improve how work gets done. Here, you can be who you are and grow into who you’re meant to be. You own your impact, helping make work more intuitive, joyful, and human for yourself and hundreds of millions of people worldwide. If you’re ready to push boundaries and challenge yourself, Dropbox is ready for you.

Team Description

The Dropbox Engineering Team develops the technology, platforms, and products that create more enlightened ways of working for hundreds of millions of people. Customers rely on Dropbox to manage, share, and collaborate on content seamlessly—our engineering makes that easier and more intuitive than ever before.Our platform features a robust systems software layer that stores and processes exabytes of data, and a suite of growing services that enhance core products like our sharing and sync engine. We’re also driving innovation with new offerings such as Dash, our AI-powered knowledge management engine. Our infrastructure spans high-performance servers and cutting-edge components across multiple data centers worldwide, ensuring reliability, speed, and scalability at a global scale. 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.

Virtual First

Dropbox’s Virtual First way of working is designed to help people do their best work with flexibility, autonomy, and connection. Day to day, teams work remotely with nonlinear schedules and core collaboration hours that support deep focus and individual working styles. We prioritize asynchronous communication to improve clarity, respect deep work time, and reduce unnecessary meetings. While remote work is the primary experience for our employees, we also prioritize intentional, in-person connection. We bring teams together through regular team gatherings, on-demand workspaces, and Dropbox Neighborhood events in order to strengthen team cohesion, foster creativity, and enhance momentum. Virtual First is built to provide the same access to opportunity, growth, and impact for everyone, regardless of location.

This role requires travel to offsites and various other team gatherings (approximately 5-10% of the year or 2-3 days per quarter). We provide advance notice when possible and encourage candidates to discuss any accommodation needs during the interview process.

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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.