I applied in-person. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Dropbox (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2018
Interview
The whole process was smooth and I had positive impressions on everyone I met. The only negative experience I had was with one of recruiters, who contacted me before and after the on-site (I was transferred from a different recruiter to her because the original one was on vacation) The chat two days before the on-site was short and dry, offering little help. Three business days after the on-site, I received an email from the recruiter saying that she had feedback and an update for me, and scheduled a phone call in the afternoon the same day. The email was cc-ed to all the recruiter/coordinator/sourcer who were ever involved in the process. My guess was that it was a requirement for them to reject a candidate over the phone instead of email, to show that they do care about candidates. Well, actually she couldn’t care less - the whole conversation lasted less than 30 seconds. She offered no feedback, and showed absolutely no interest in talking more. She really could have done that in an email. At least it’s easier to c&p empathetic words :-)
I’m not being sour grape here. I enjoyed talking with many of the Dropbox people I met through the process, and will recommend other people to interview with them, even may try again sometime in the future myself. I just hope this one recruiter can improve on how she carries a conversation with just a little bit more enthusiasm, and make candidates feel welcomed.
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Dropbox
Interview
The recruiting process at Dropbox was one of the most disorganized I’ve experienced at a company of this size.
It started with a heavily proctored CodeSignal test requiring camera, microphone, and full screen recording the entire time. After passing, communication issues began. The recruiter ghosted multiple times, including for over a week, later blaming a company outing. Scheduling the final Virtual Day 1 (multiple technical rounds including a Deep Dive) took nearly two weeks.
The recruiter sent emails to the wrong address twice. After the interviews, I had to follow up myself. They claimed a rejection email had been sent (which never arrived), then offered detailed feedback and promised to reply within an hour, only to ghost again.
The final rejection mentioned “technical gaps,” even though I answered every question during the Deep Dive. No actual feedback was ever provided despite repeated promises.
For a major tech company, the complete lack of basic communication, accountability, and respect for candidates’ time was surprising and disappointing. Multiple broken promises and ghosting made the entire process feel chaotic and disrespectful.
You have been warned!
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Dropbox (Boston, MA) in Apr 2026
Interview
Applied online, received invite link to complete codesignal assessment shortly after. Rejected a while after without ever talking to a single human. Overall shows the company can't be bothered to take the time to talk to you.
Started with technical assessment via code signal which was kind of uncomfortable. Monitoring by camera/microphone/screen share, ID upload, selfie, etc. A lot of work to keep someone in a high pressure environment but I think standards are "loose" here. They just want to know you can code and it's probably all automated. This was followed by recruiter intro, then virtual on-site of 3 interviews.
Got rejected and recruiter was happy enough to provide feedback. Feedback reflected engineers that were very nit-picky and were looking for a specific solution. Positive signals during the interview, but completely different story in how they perceived my performance.
My casual conversations/questions with engineers felt like nails on a chalkboard. No interest. Perhaps because they're not excited to run these interviews. This felt like a red flag and the reality is that Dropbox has fallen off a cliff in terms of external appeal.
Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Dropbox with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 28% positive. To compare, the company-average is 46.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 32 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Dropbox overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Dropbox as a Senior Software Engineer according to 32 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 36%
One on one interview: 21%
Presentation: 15%
Skills test: 9%
Group panel interview: 9%
Other: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Drug test: 2%
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