Role Description

Our Mobile team builds the products and experiences that power Dropbox on Android, helping millions of users stay productive wherever they are. We’re expanding our global footprint, and this role will focus on creating and optimizing Android features tailored to the needs of international users. You’ll help make Dropbox more accessible, intuitive, and high-performing across diverse markets and devices. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the product direction, work across the full Android stack, and collaborate closely with cross-functional partners to deliver impact at global scale.

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Responsibilities

• Build and optimize Android features that enable seamless collaboration, sharing, and content management experiences for users around the world.

• Drive international growth by improving performance, accessibility, and usability across different regions, devices, and network conditions.

• Localize and tailor product experiences to meet regional user needs, including language, design, and workflow adaptations.

• Enhance the Android codebase, addressing foundational challenges and contributing to architecture improvements that support scale and reliability.

• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other teams to define and deliver new features that expand Dropbox’s impact in global markets.

• Champion Android best practices and ensure a high-quality, maintainable, and performant codebase.

On-call work may be necessary occasionally to help address bugs, outages, or other operational issues, with the goal of maintaining a stable and high-quality experience for our customers.

Requirements

• BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent technical experience

• 2+ years of professional software development experience

• Strong engineering skills and software fundamentals in developing for Android

• Experience working in large code bases with significant complexity

• A passion for building consumer applications with elegant and clean interfaces

• Experience developing, testing, shipping and supporting a product for hundreds of thousands of users is a plus

• Experience working in a team environment and collaborating with cross-functional groups

Compensation

Dropbox applies increased tax deductible costs to remuneration earned by certain qualifying employees (to the extent an employee will be involved in the creation of the software as an “author”) for the transfer of copyrights, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Personal Income Tax Act.

Company Description

Dropbox isn’t just a workplace—it’s a living lab for more enlightened ways of working. We're a global community of bold visionaries and resourceful doers who are shaping the future of Dropbox—and with it the future of work. Our Virtual First model combines the autonomy of a distributed workplace with the power of human connection, making space for both meaningful work and meaningful relationships. With our start-up mindset and enterprise-level opportunities, you can be who you are and grow into who you’re meant to be. Here, you can own your impact to make work more intuitive, joyful, and human—for you as a Dropboxer and for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. If you're ready to push boundaries—and yourself— Dropbox is ready for you.

Team Description

The Dropbox Engineering Team builds the technology that creates more enlightened ways of working for hundreds of millions of people. Every day, our platforms—including Dropbox Dash, Dropbox Sign, and our core sync engine—handle over a billion files for users worldwide, creating engineering challenges as great as the opportunity for impact. Our software engineering team uses a range of technologies to solve interesting problems, including Python, React, Node.js, JavaScript, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and Android development. We think like a startup but build for an enterprise, exploring new possibilities that transform how people work. If you're excited about turning complex technical challenges into intuitive solutions at scale, join our Engineering team. Areas of work include Machine Learning Engineers, Infrastructure Engineer, Product SWE Frontend and Backend, Mobile Software Engineers (iOS and Android), Engineering Manager, Data Engineer, Software Development Engineer in Test, Security Engineering, Site Reliability Engineer, Technical Program Managers, Network Engineer, Datacenter Engineer, Technical Supply Chain Manager and more.

Dropbox is an equal opportunity employer. We are a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and connected at work. A big part of that effort is our support for members and allies of internal groups like Asians at Dropbox, BlackDropboxers, enABLE, TODOS (Latinx), Pridebox (LGBTQ), Vets at Dropbox, and Women at Dropbox.