Role Description

Dropbox is evolving. AI is no longer a differentiator, its the new default. Weve launched Dropbox Dash, an AI-powered universal search that connects all your apps, content, & tools into one search bar. Now were bringing that power directly into the heart of Dropbox: our File, Sync, & Share (FSS) experience used by millions.

Were looking for senior engineers to help us embed Dash into Core, not just as a future vision, but as an immediate, top-priority initiative. Youll work on projects that reimagine how people interact with their files: from an AI-powered onboarding experience that activates users from their first upload, to smarter ways of organizing & retrieving media using generative AI & semantic search.

This is a high-impact role with visibility, urgency, & a clear mandate: use AI to make Dropbox smarter, simpler, & more useful for the people who rely on it every day.

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

Responsibilities

• Design & build AI-powered product experiences directly into the Dropbox FSS flow.
• Collaborate with product & design partners to bring Dash capabilities (search, ask, summarize) into the Core experience.
• Use AI to simplify key user journeys, like onboarding & team setup.
• Work end-to-end: define, prototype, ship, & iterate on features in production.
• Drive the integration between Dropboxs AI platform & product surface areas.

Many teams at Dropbox run Services with on-call rotations, which entails being available for calls during both core & 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 software engineering or related industry experience, with at least 12 years building AI/ML-powered product experiences.
• BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent technical experience.
• Youve built & shipped AI/ML-powered product features with real users.
• You have strong product instincts & thrive in ambiguous problem spaces.
• You can work across the stack & enjoy partnering closely with product, design, & AI platform teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with semantic search, embeddings, or LLM-based UX patterns.
• Proven ability to ship end-to-end features in production (not just prototypes or research demos).
• Strong product sense, with experience defining & refining user-facing functionality.
• Comfortable working full-stack or across system boundaries (frontend, backend, infra, ML platform).

Compensation

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