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Principal Software Engineer, Core Sharing & Collaboration

dropbox· 86 open roles

Remote RemoteFull-time1 weeks ago
Salary
CA$249,700 - CA$337,900
Experience
Mid
Job Type
Full-time
Posted
1 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. This role operates at the intersection of technology, product, business strategy, and applied AI, influencing senior technical and product leaders across boundaries. The Principal Engineer leads the introduction and adoption of AI across product capabilities and engineering workflows, contributing directly through critical design, prototyping, and code reviews. This role shapes systems and platforms, including AI-powered foundations, and acts as a company-level technical strategist. The Principal Engineer remains hands-on in software development, owning and implementing critical parts of the system.

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
    Architect and evolve foundational systems and platforms that enable new product capabilities and operate reliably at the scale of hundreds of millions of users.
  • 5
    Model exceptional technical judgment and execution rigor, setting and sustaining high engineering standards across a distributed, virtual environment.

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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