Is Dropbox a good company to work for?

Dropbox has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 1,841 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 67% of employees would recommend working at Dropbox to a friend and 37% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Dropbox have been left by employees working as Software Engineering Intern , Recruiter and Technical Recruiter .

Does Dropbox pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Dropbox employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Dropbox. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Dropbox?

67% of Dropbox employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Dropbox 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

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))

What are employees saying about Dropbox layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Dropbox layoffs and their outlook for job security at Dropbox in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Dropbox locations?

San Francisco , Austin , New York , Seattle , Chicago , Los Angeles , San Jose , Washington , San Diego , Boston , Dallas , Oakland , Denver , Atlanta , Phoenix , Houston , Milwaukee , Albuquerque , Charlotte , Nashville , Indianapolis , Belmont , South San Francisco , Edison , Salt Lake City , Glen Carbon , Sterling , Kansas City , Scottsdale , Louisville

Dropbox reviews

3.9

67% would recommend to a friend

(265 total reviews)

Drew Houston

54% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

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4.5

Compensation and benefits

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

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3.0

Nov 13, 2024

Experience varies across team, mine is good

Manager g&a

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Compensation is very high - Some teams have decent WLB - Fully remote (might be a con for some)

Cons

- Drew (CEO) is only interested in quick fixes for engineering problems arising from previous poor Product team decisions. - Product team has full control over engineering investments, which blocks the engineering team from tackling inefficiencies and structural issues. - Challenging the Product narrative invites toxic behavior and career sabotage. - Focus is on blaming others not problem-solving.

2.0

Nov 8, 2024

Good Pay for a Toxic Sinking Ship

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The main reason to work at Dropbox would be to use it as a stepping stone to other Big Tech companies. There are better options than Dropbox, but if you're looking to move into Big Tech, and Dropbox is the only offer you get, its worth taking and staying for a year or two before moving on. Otherwise, its not worth it, think about it, when was the last time you or friend used Dropbox? * MAANG level compensation and benefits * Could be a good stepping stone to big tech if you're not in the industry. * Many of the old engineer guard seem to be leaving, so this could make room for a better engineering stack in the future.

Cons

* No Vision - Leadership has no vision on how to accomplish "Organizing the Cloud". The products being built for this either already exist or don't actually solve that problem. They also don't seem to impress investors. Its also unclear whether this is a problem that really needs to be solved. Dropbox as a product is also sunsetting, whether the leaders want to admit it or not. * Toxic Politics - The politics here are really bad and seemingly encouraged as they are the main means of promotion for senior engineers and management. Expect a lot of backstabbing and grandstanding, and needing to be the loudest voice in the room to be heard. * Little to no transparency above you, worsens corporate politics * Engineering stack in Prod is extremely painful to use. Similar to other MAANG companies, monorepo w/ bazel pattern, except only a few engineers to manage the service, instead of several teams like other MAANG companies. Expect half a day to a day to land your changes. * Work / Life balance was once good, but now it really depends on the team. If you can, shop around for the team make sure its what you're looking for.

2.0

Nov 4, 2024

Not a good company to work anymore.

Machine learning engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay and remote friendly

Cons

Bad career growth. Bad management. Leadership lack of vision.

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