Is Dropbox a good company to work for as a Engineering Manager?

Engineering Manager professionals working at Dropbox have rated their employer with 3.2 out of 5 stars in 19 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Dropbox employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Engineering Manager Jobs at Dropbox now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Engineering Manager interview questions at Dropbox .

Does Dropbox pay Engineering Manager employees well?

Engineering Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Dropbox with 4.3 out of 5 stars based on 19 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Engineering Manager salaries at Dropbox.

How happy are Engineering Manager professionals working at Dropbox?

34% of Engineering Manager employees at Dropbox would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 65% in the past 12 months. Engineering Manager professionals have also rated Dropbox with a 4.2 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.9 rating for culture and values and 1.9 rating for career opportunities.

What Dropbox locations are top rated by Engineering Manager employees?

San Francisco is the top rated Dropbox location by Engineering Manager employees.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Dropbox?

Software Engineer (217) , Senior Software Engineer (72) , Account Executive (49) , Product Manager (36) , Program Manager (27) , Sales (27) , Account Manager (26) , Marketing (21) , Engineering Manager (19) , Manager (17) , Product Designer (16) , Account Representative (14) , Project Manager (14) , Recruiter (14) , Technical Recruiter (14)

What are the pros of working at Dropbox according to real employee reviews?

"The people we work with are really great" ((in 287 reviews)); "Virtual first is a great benefit and there is a lot of support for remote work." ((in 237 reviews)); "I really don't understand how a company can pay so well and still provide such great work life balance." ((in 148 reviews)); "Good pay but not great if not in SF" ((in 90 reviews)); "Great product and team." ((in 57 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Dropbox according to real employee reviews?

"Poor leadership and decision making" ((in 59 reviews)); "Bad management and politics" ((in 50 reviews)); "If you have a bad manager you're outta luck." ((in 32 reviews)); "Can be political, recent layoffs and lack of growth as a company" ((in 29 reviews)); "Upper management is a complete mess." ((in 10 reviews))

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Dropbox Engineering Manager reviews

3.2

34% would recommend to a friend

(19 total reviews)

Drew Houston

98% approve of CEO

9% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Compensation and benefits

4.2

Work/Life balance

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Culture & values

1.9

Senior management

1.9

Career opportunities

Engineering Manager employees have rated Dropbox with 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 19 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Engineering Manager professionals have a good working experience there. Dropbox is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Engineering Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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19 reviews

2.0

Nov 6, 2025

Comp/Benefits/Remote reason to stay - nothing else

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- decent comp - top notch benefits - remote-first - L1 to L5 folks are pretty good (talented and kind)

Cons

- leadership (specially the new VPs of EPD, yes we have new VPs for engineering, product and design) is clueless - core: has nothing interesting to do, and engineering LT in core has extremely low hiring bar - dash: talented people, decent LT, no idea how to make people pay for dash - career growth is almost impossible specially L4 onwards unless you are buddies with right people

4.0

Oct 9, 2025

Good company but too many changes

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Brilliant people to work with * Good pay and benefits (not as good as pre-covid, but still outstanding)

Cons

* Many changes in strategy on company directions

3.0

Jan 18, 2025

Very interesting but hard for your soul

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, flexibility, extra benefits, unlimited PTO policy, events

Cons

Job insecurity, sometimes you have to look at your paycheck to find motivation to do certain things.

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