Is Dropbox a good company to work for as a Software Engineer?

Software Engineer professionals working at Dropbox have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 204 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Dropbox employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at Dropbox now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Dropbox .

Does Dropbox pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Dropbox with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 204 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at Dropbox.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at Dropbox?

72% of Software Engineer employees at Dropbox would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 1% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Dropbox with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.1 rating for culture and values and 3.5 rating for career opportunities.

What Dropbox locations are top rated by Software Engineer employees?

Dropbox locations which are top rated by Software Engineer employees are New York , San Francisco and Seattle .

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 Software Engineer reviews

4.0

72% would recommend to a friend

(204 total reviews)

Drew Houston

38% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Software Engineer employees have rated Dropbox with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 204 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Dropbox is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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204 reviews

5.0

Nov 13, 2015

Great working environment

Software engineer

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

The perks are breathtaking, and coworkers are generally a great bunch. Good location, great compensation. Great sense of purpose as employee.

Cons

Too heavy on the junior side, needs more senior engineers and leadership. There's a lot of very green employees just out of ivy leagues who think they're hot stuff, when in reality they're just "ok".

5.0

May 17, 2015

Awesome place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Dropbox has some of the smartest - and nicest! - people around. The company is growing rapidly, which means there are more interesting problems to solve and growth opportunities than there are people to solve all of them. It's also a chance to see how things really work at a high growth company - management is extremely transparent. The problem space is well beyond simply file sharing at this point, and there are plenty of interesting new projects in development for product-focused folks. Our infrastructure challenges are second only to a handful of companies (like Google or Facebook), but we're getting to build that infrastructure from the ground up, with a chance to learn from those that have come before us.

Cons

For some folks, the constant change might be a con - Dropbox is growing incredibly fast, so everything that worked a year or two ago needs to be re-evaluated against higher scale.

5.0

Apr 26, 2015

Great company but needs a South Bay Engineering Office

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great benefits, great people, great food. The work is interesting to do and the Tuckshop is the best food i've had.

Cons

Its in San Francisco. The cal train is bad in it's best days, and unusable whenever an accident occurs, which seems to be at least once a week since the start of 2015.

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