Dropbox
San Francisco, California
1000 - 5000 Employees
Software Engineer (T)
US: SF, California
$100k – $150k /yr
Posted on Feb 18, 2026
Job Description
Job Title: Software Engineer (T) Job Duties: Research, design, build, and test the next generation of Dropbox's engineering technologies. Build software to handle metadata for hundreds of billions of files, hundreds of petabytes of user data, and millions of concurrent connections. Analyze software requirements to deliver a feasible design within time and cost constraints.
Write modular, secure, and well-tested code to ensure the integrity of our technologies. Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to develop highly scalable performant solutions. Ensure that our development environment is best in class by delivering improvements to internal tooling and direct partnership with our product platform teams. *Telecommuting permitted 100% of the time from anywhere in the US Specials Skills: Must possess expertise/knowledge sufficient to adequately perform the duties of the job being offered.
Expertise/knowledge may be gained through employment experience or education. Such expertise/knowledge cannot be “quantified” by “time.” Required expertise/knowledge includes: C, C++, C#, or Java; Python, React, Go, or JavaScript; Git, Phabricator, Jira or equivalent version control and task management tools; Unit and integration testing, or debugging; Software Development Life Cycle; Data processing, programming languages , networking, operating systems, computer graphics, or human-computer interaction; Algorithms or databases; and Application Development. *Employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training, or experience.
Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Software, Computer Engineering, Applied Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, or related field (or foreign equivalent) plus 8 years in job offered or closely related occupation OR Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Software, Computer Engineering, Applied Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, or related field (or foreign equivalent) plus 5 years in job offered or closely related occupation.
Other: Job Site: Dropbox, Inc. 1800 Owens Street, San Francisco, CA 94158. *Telecommuting permitted 100% of the time from anywhere in the US In San Francisco, CA metro, the expected salary range for the role is $100,000 - $150,000. Several factors are considered to determine starting pay: job/level, location/metropolitan area, skillset, peer compensation. 40 hours/week.
If offered employment, must have legal right to work in U.S. EOE.
About Dropbox
Dropbox is the one place to keep life organized and keep work moving. With more than 700 million registered users across 180 countries, we're on a mission to design a more enlightened way of working. Dropbox is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, and has offices around the world.
Job overview
Compensation
$100k – $150k /yr
Employment type
Full Time
Experience level
Mid Level
Work type
On Site
Department
Perm Roles - GLOMO
Posted
on Feb 18, 2026
Financials
Type
public
Annual Revenue
2b+
Market Cap
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