VP of Engineering, OTC

How many times you get an opportunity to be at the ground floor on a very big and important mission? What if you get to be one of the top leaders defining the mission, hiring, guiding your teams and influencing the direction of Dropbox? As VP of Engineering for this new division, you will exactly get to do that.  You’re able to balance business delivery with engineering quality, have strong business acumen, are data and metrics oriented, and can balance a portfolio of short term and long term investments.

As a ground floor opportunity for this startup team, we need this lead to build a top-tier engineering culture, focus on product strategy and execution.  

• You will lead the team in balancing urgency vs. the incredibly high quality bar expected by both our customers and the broader Dropbox organization, through clear and repeatable engineering processes
• You will partner closely with leadership across all functions - Product, Design, Data, Research, GTM, Customer success and Sales 
• You will partner deeply with Engineering, Product and Design leadership across Dropbox
• You will create a culture of strong technical ownership, resulting in highly reliable products and services at scale
• You'll foster a healthy and collaborative culture that embodies Dropbox's values and continue to develop Dropbox as one of the best places to work

• 12+ years of engineering experience in a medium or larger software company including 6+ years managing high performance teams
• Strong experience in building recommendations systems with ML/AI.
• Demonstrated ability to hire and grow senior leaders and managers
• Strong technical craft mastery and engineering discipline
• Deep organization capabilities, especially in regards to influence, collaboration and communication
• Leading Growth team experience is a plus

Our Engineering Career Framework is viewable by anyone outside the company and describes what’s expected for our engineers at each of our career levels. Check out our blog post on this topic and more here.

Dropbox is committed to investing in the holistic health and wellbeing of all Dropboxers and their families.  Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to: 

• Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
• (US Only) Competitive 401(k) Plan with a generous company match and immediate vesting
• Flexible Time Off/Paid Time Off, paid holidays, 11 Company-wide PTO days, Volunteer time off and more
• Protection Plans including; Life Insurance, Disability Insurance and Travel benefit plans
• Perks Allowance to be used on what matters most to you, whether that’s wellness, learning and development, food & groceries, and much more
• Parental benefits including; Parental Leave, Child and Adult Care, Day Care FSA (US Only), Fertility Benefits (US Only), Adoption and Surrogacy support and Lactation Support  
• Mental Health and Wellness benefits 
• Free Dropbox space for your friends and family

Additional benefits details are available upon request.

Dropbox is in the process of updating our technology to provide pay ranges in New York City based on the recent amendments to the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL). If you are based in NYC and have any questions about the pay range for this role, please contact paytransparency@ and provide your name and the job title to which you are interested in applying.