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 Design Systems Product Designer focused on iOS, you’ll help architect and evolve DIG (Dropbox Interface Guidelines) through our native mobile experiences. Your role will be threefold; Influence the strategic direction of our mobile design language, ensuring our products feel consistent, elegant, and native to iOS and the Dropbox brand vision. Partner closely with engineers, product managers, and brand designers to deliver design-to-code systems that improve velocity without compromising craft. Champion consistency, accessibility, usability, and performance standards across the ecosystem.

You’ll bring a spirit of innovation and continuous improvement to design systems practices while closely partnering with product managers, engineers, and brand teams. In this role, you’ll gain senior leadership exposure through highly visible system initiatives, and you’ll directly influence how millions of people experience Dropbox on mobile.

Responsibilities

• Lead the definition, design, and documentation of reusable iOS-focused design system components, patterns, and guidelines.
• Collaborate with product designers to ensure consistency across features and platforms while meeting platform-specific needs.
• Partner with engineering to build, test, and deliver robust design system components.
• Drive adoption of the design system through education, governance, and advocacy across cross-functional teams.
• Ensure accessibility and inclusivity standards are embedded within system components and workflows.
• Contribute to the design system roadmap, identifying opportunities for scalability, efficiency, and innovation.
• Participate in design reviews, audits, and QA to ensure consistency and fidelity in implementation.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in product design with a strong focus on mobile-first consumer applications.
• Deep expertise in iOS design language (Human Interface Guidelines, UIKit, SwiftUI patterns) and familiarity with Android conventions.
• Proven experience designing, scaling, and maintaining design systems or component libraries.
• Proficiency in modern design tools (Figma, tokens-based workflows, documentation platforms like Storybook/Zeroheight).
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with cross-functional partners (engineering, product, brand).
• Demonstrated ability to balance user needs, business goals, and technical feasibility in system-level decisions.
• Strong portfolio showcasing iOS product design and design system work.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on high-scale mobile products with large user bases.
• Familiarity with accessibility standards (WCAG) and inclusive design practices.
• Knowledge of design-to-code handoff pipelines and design tokens.
• Experience mentoring designers or contributing to design culture.
• Interest or background in visual asset systems (iconography, motion, or illustration).

Compensation

Canada Pay Range

$178,500—$241,500 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 Design & Research Team creates experiences that make work feel effortless. We're problem solvers and innovators, combining research insights with thoughtful design to craft solutions that make users’ lives easier. Our research spans the full spectrum—from usability and evaluative studies to foundational and generative work—helping us uncover, understand, and solve the right problems at the right time. This is especially critical in the evolving AI space, where depth, rigor, and innovation are essential. We don't just make things look good—we make complex technologies feel intuitive and joyful by putting human needs at the center. If you're passionate about creating products that are equally thoughtful, powerful, and delightful, join our Design & Research 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.

Dropbox supports responsible use of AI for preparation, but misrepresentation of skills or experience is not permitted. See our AI Principles.

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.