VP, Software Engineering - Core

Role Description

As the VP of Engineering for the Core Business at Dropbox, you will be a key leader responsible for the overall success of our engineering initiatives for our core products.

You will report directly to General Manager for Core and play a pivotal role in shaping the engineering direction of the company.

In this role, you will have end-to-end ownership of product engineering and will partner closely with product, growth, sales, marketing, and design teams.

You will lead the engineering teams responsible for the development of all of our core products including FSS, DocSend, Sign, Replay, and Capture for personal, professional, and team use.

We've built a top-tier product engineering team and are seeking a visionary leader to guide our next phase of growth.

Responsibilities

• You will lead and inspire a world-class engineering organization, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• 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 Dropbox Core leadership across all functions, including Product, Growth, Design, Platform, GTM and Support to manage success of cross-functional relationships and initiatives
• You will own Dropbox Core’s technical strategy and create a culture of strong technical ownership, resulting in highly reliable products and services at scale
• You will set technical direction, make critical architectural decisions, and ensure the successful delivery of scalable, reliable, and high-performance software solutions
• You will own the delivery of business strategy, and work with executive teams to set business strategy each year

Requirements

• 12+ years of engineering experience in a medium or large software company including 6+ years managing high performance teams
• Ability to balance business delivery with engineering quality, strong business acumen, and a keen eye for data-driven decision making, and a knack for managing both immediate needs and long-term investments.
• Strong technical craft mastery and engineering discipline
• Deep organization capabilities, especially in regards to influence, collaboration and communication
• Experience building a high performing culture a must

Preferred Qualifications

• B2C experience at a product led growth company
• Start up and growth experience leading fast growing engineering teams with a set of sub teams and managers
• Experience managing full-stack (mobile, platform & product) engineering organizations at SaaS companies
• Experience leading an engineering department through a transformation phase
• Experience at both large (1000+) companies and SaaS start-ups (
• Experience with acquisitions, both from the acquire and acquired side
• Experience managing remote / virtual-first teams

Total Rewards

Canada Pay Range$340,000 $460,000 CAD

The range listed above is the expected annual salary / OTE for this role, subject to change.

Salary / OTE is just one component of Dropbox’s total rewards package. All regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program or a sales incentive (target included in OTE) as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

Benefits

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*
• Retirement savings through a defined contribution pension or savings plan
• Flexible PTO / Paid Time Off policy in addition to statutory holidays, allowing you time to unplug, unwind, and refresh
• Income Protection Plans : Life and disability insurance*
• Business Travel Protection : Travel medical and accident insurance*
• 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, Fertility Benefits, Adoptions and Surrogacy support, and Lactation support
• Mental health and wellness benefits

Additional benefits details are available upon request.

Where group plans are not available, allowances may be provided

Benefit, amount, and type are dependent on geographical location, based upon applicable law or company policy

Dropbox is an equal opportunity employer. We are a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and connected at work.

A big part of that effort is our support for members and allies of internal groups like Asians at Dropbox, BlackDropboxers, Latinx, Pridebox (LGBTQ), Vets at Dropbox, Women at Dropbox, ATX Diversity (based in Austin, Texas) and the Dropbox Empowerment Network (based in Dublin, Ireland).