Director of Engineering, Search

Company Description

Dropbox is a special place where we are all seeking to fulfill our mission to design a more enlightened way of working. We’re looking for innovative talent to join us on our journey. The words shared by our founders at the start of Dropbox still ring true today.

Wouldn’t it be great if our working environment—and the tools we use—were designed with people’s actual needs in mind? Imagine if every minute at work were well spent—if we could focus and spend our time on the things that matter. This is possible, and Dropbox is connecting the dots.

The nearly 3,000 Dropboxers around the world have helped make Dropbox a living workspace - the place where people come together and their ideas come to life. Our 700+ million global users have been some of our best salespeople, and they have helped us acquire customers with incredible efficiency. As a result, we reached a billion dollar revenue run rate faster than any software-as-a-service company in history.

Dropbox is making the dream of a fulfilling and seamless work life a reality. We hope you’ll join us on the journey.

Team Description

Our Engineering team is working to simplify the way people work together. They’re building a family of products that handle over a billion files a day for people around the world. With our broad mission and massive scale, there are countless opportunities to make an impact.

Role Description

How many times you get an opportunity to be at the ground floor on a very big and important mission? What if you get to be one of the top leaders defining the mission, hiring, guiding your teams and influencing the direction of Dropbox? As the Director of Engineering for search for Dropbox’s new initiatives division, you will exactly get to do that. You’re able to balance business delivery with engineering quality, have strong business acumen, are data and metrics oriented, and can balance a portfolio of short term and long term investments.

As a ground floor opportunity for this startup team, we need this lead to build a top-tier engineering culture, shape the core architecture to transform search, focus on product strategy and execution.

Responsibilities

You will build and lead an organization of high performance engineers, pushing the boundaries of what is possible, while being a fantastic place to work.
Conceptualize and implement a technical strategy for search as we evolve a product line loved by hundreds of millions of people.
Work with cross functional team members to align product and technology.
You will create a culture of strong technical ownership, resulting in highly reliable products and services at scale.
You'll foster a healthy and collaborative culture that embodies Dropbox's values and continue to develop Dropbox as one of the best places to work.

Basic Qualifications

12+ years of engineering experience in a medium or larger software company including 6+ years managing high performance teams
Demonstrated technical breadth in building search at scale, particularly how major system components align to produce end-to-end capabilities
Deep interest in recent AI developments and implications in the search domain
Demonstrated ability to hire and grow senior leaders and managers
Deep organization capabilities, especially in influence, collaboration and communication
BS degree in a technical or design related discipline (CS preferred)
Total Rewards

For candidates hired in San Francisco metro, New York City metro, or Seattle metro, the expected salary/On-Target Earnings (OTE) range for the role is currently $263,500 - $310,000 - $356,500.

For candidates hired in the following locations: Austin (TX) metro, Chicago metro, California (outside SF metro), Colorado, Connecticut (outside NYC metro), Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York (outside NYC metro), Oregon, Pennsylvania (outside NYC or DC metro), Washington (outside Seattle metro) and Washington DC metro, the expected salary/On-Target Earnings (OTE) range for the role is currently $237,200 - $279,000 - $320,900.

For candidates hired in all other US locations, the expected salary/On-Target Earnings (OTE) range for this role is currently $210,800 - $248,000 - $285,200.

Range(s) is subject to change. Dropbox takes a number of factors into account when determining individual starting pay, including job and level they are hired into, location/metropolitan area, skillset, and peer compensation. Dropbox uses the zip code of an employee’s remote work location to determine which metropolitan pay range we use.

Salary/OTE is just one component of Dropbox’s total rewards package. All regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program or a sales incentive (target included in OTE) as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

Dropbox is committed to investing in the holistic health and wellbeing of all Dropboxers and their families. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:

Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage

(US Only) Competitive 401(k) Plan with a generous company match and immediate vesting

Flexible Time Off/Paid Time Off, paid holidays, 11 Company-wide PTO days, Volunteer time off and more

Protection Plans including; Life Insurance, Disability Insurance and Travel benefit plans

Perks Allowance to be used on what matters most to you, whether that’s wellness, learning and development, food & groceries, and much more

Parental benefits including; Parental Leave, Child and Adult Care, Day Care FSA (US Only), Fertility Benefits (US Only), Adoption and Surrogacy support and Lactation Support

Mental Health and Wellness benefits Free Dropbox space for your friends and family

Additional benefits details are available upon request.

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, Latinx, Pridebox (LGBTQ), Vets at Dropbox, Women at Dropbox, ATX Diversity (based in Austin, Texas) and the Dropbox Empowerment Network (based in Dublin, Ireland).