Role DescriptionAs a Software Engineer on the Growth Monetization team within Core Growth Engineering, you will build features that directly impact how millions of users discover, trial, and purchase Dropbox products. You'll work across the full stack-modern frontend experiences and scalable backend systems-to optimize checkout flows, trial conversions, and subscription management.
This is a high-impact role with clear, measurable outcomes. You'll ship code that affects Dropbox's revenue while learning from experienced engineers on a team that values mentorship and growth. Our AI-forward approach means you'll gain exposure to ML-powered personalization and optimization while developing your core engineering skills.
You'll join a collaborative team of 15 engineers spanning early career to staff level, with strong support for your professional development and opportunities to grow into areas that interest you.
Our Engineering Career Framework is viewable by anyone outside the company and describes what's expected for our engineers at each of our career levels. Check out our blog post on this topic and more here.
Responsibilities- Design, build, and ship features across the Growth Monetization platform (checkout, trials, pricing, subscriptions)
- Write clean, well-tested code and participate in code reviews to maintain engineering quality
- Collaborate with Product, Design, and Data Science to translate requirements into technical solutions
- Contribute to A/B experiments and analyze results to understand user behavior and feature impact
- Debug issues, improve system reliability, and help reduce technical debt
- Learn and apply team best practices for building scalable, maintainable systems
- Grow your skills through mentorship from senior engineers and hands-on experience with production systems at scale
Many teams at Dropbox run Services with on-call rotations, which entails being available for calls during both core and non-core business hours. If a team has an on-call rotation, all engineers on the team are expected to participate in the rotation as part of their employment. Applicants are encouraged to ask for more details of the rotations to which the applicant is applying.
Requirements- 9+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, or similar)
- Experience building web applications with frontend frameworks (React preferred) and backend services
- Solid understanding of CS fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, and system design basics
- Ability to break down ambiguous problems and deliver working solutions iteratively
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with engineers and cross-functional partners
- Eagerness to learn, receive feedback, and grow as an engineer
Preferred Qualifications- Experience with full-stack development across frontend and backend systems
- Familiarity with A/B testing, experimentation, or data-driven product development
- Exposure to payments, checkout, or e-commerce systems
- Experience working in an agile environment with rapid iteration cycles
- Interest in growth engineering, monetization, or conversion optimization
CompensationUS Zone 1
This role is not available in Zone 1
US Zone 2
$202,700-$274,300 USD
US Zone 3
$180,200-$243,800 USD
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