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

(1,623 total reviews)

Drew Houston

54% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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

Dropbox has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,623 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Dropbox employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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2K reviews

5.0

May 25, 2012

I couldn't imagine a better workplace.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

* friendly, intense, interesting people * founders are cool people * casual and open work environment, very large office * the product vision is world-changing and open-ended * lots of really challenging engineering problems * light management, lots of freedom

Cons

* due to the flatness of the organization and how much people care, people tend to argue about little things * lots of time is spent interviewing as we rapidly grow * the harshest and most necessary feedback can sometimes take a while before its delivered * even though i love the open floor office arrangement, it can sometimes be distracting

2.0

Feb 22, 2012

The company doesn't know where it's going

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

acceptable pay free food and drinks full health, vision, dental downtown SF office medium flexible hours

Cons

Some people who've been working here since the early days adhere to a hidden culture of elitism There is no real management, people with the most influence are way too young and unexperienced HR doesn't have a clue on how to get people attracted to our company We are extremely understaffed and can't hire the right people because some keep insisting we only hire 'the best of the best'. I've seen people with more experience and skills then me or my colleagues get turned away just because they weren't 'special' enough to our management. We can't grow this way like we need to and are sending excellent people to the competition

3.0

Aug 6, 2011

Drop the Dropbox and step back

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

* Free food * Freedom to do other things as long as your tasks are complete * Flexibility in scheduling * No dress code or commute * Used to be able to see rewards for hard work, but not the case anymore

Cons

Lack of communication from management Communication that is made is very vague Agent community is losing enthusiasm and becoming bitter Hard work is not recognized anymore

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