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As a Full-Stack Software Engineer on the Desktop Experience team within Core Desktop, you will help evolve the Dropbox Desktop application, our original Dropbox surface. You’ll build user-facing features end-to-end, collaborate closely with Product and Design partners, and contribute to a high-impact surface area with enormous reach. This role offers strong technical variety and the opportunity to meaningfully shape the future of how users experience Dropbox on desktop.
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- Deliver ongoing business impact through ownership of product capabilities or technical systems
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to balance technical requirements with business goals
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team development and growth
- Lead problem-solving initiatives and drive tradeoffs to achieve optimal solutions
- Participate in on-call rotations to maintain service reliability
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- 8+ years of professional experience in full-stack development
- BS degree or higher in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent experience
- Strong experience designing, developing, and scaling web applications
- Expertise in front-end (JavaScript, React, Angular, HTML/CSS) and back-end (Node.js, Python) development
- Familiarity with databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB
- Experience building and maintaining desktop applications using Electron or similar cross-platform frameworks, with deep understanding of desktop-specific challenges and performance optimization.
