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Principal Software Engineer, Core Sharing & Collaboration

dropbox· 62 open roles

Remote RemoteFull-time3 weeks ago
Salary
$284,800 - $385,200
Experience
Mid
Job Type
Full-time
Posted
3 weeks ago
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About This Role

The Principal Software Engineer at Dropbox owns company-critical technical problems, defines long-term technical direction, and drives execution standards across organizations. They operate at the intersection of technology, product, business strategy, and applied AI, leading the introduction and adoption of AI across product capabilities and engineering workflows. The role requires a deep understanding of user experience, performance, reliability, and operational excellence, as well as broad and deep technical expertise across multiple domains. The Principal Engineer will influence roadmaps, resolve structural bottlenecks, and shape the company's future. They will also model exceptional technical judgment and execution rigor, setting and sustaining high engineering standards across a distributed environment.

Key ResponsibilitiesAI-extracted

  • 1
    Own and drive technical outcomes across multiple teams and organizations, delivering company-critical customer and business impact at scale.
  • 2
    Define long-term technical strategy and partner with senior Product and Engineering leaders as the technical owner for the most important company objectives.
  • 3
    Tackle the most ambiguous and far-reaching technical and product problems, shaping what the company builds as much as how it builds it.
  • 4
    Remain deeply hands-on in software development, owning and implementing the most critical, complex, and foundational parts of the system where leverage is highest.
  • 5
    Influence and align roadmaps across organizations, resolving structural bottlenecks and changing how Dropbox builds and operates.

RequirementsAI-extracted

  • Advanced degree in Computer Science or a related technical field involving substantial software development, or equivalent industry experience demonstrating deep technical mastery.
  • 15+ years of experience designing, building, and evolving large-scale software systems with sustained impact across multiple teams or organizations.
  • Demonstrated success operating at a Principal level, owning company-critical technical problems and influencing long-term technical direction.
  • Strong experience building consumer-facing products at scale, with a deep understanding of user experience, performance, reliability, and operational excellence.
  • Practical experience applying modern ML, LLM-based APIs, and agentic frameworks in production systems, with sound judgment around quality, cost, and risk.

Perks & BenefitsAI-extracted

Typically: health coverage
Typically: paid time off
Typically: retirement savings plan
Typically: flexible work arrangements
Typically: professional development opportunities

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