Senior Engineering Manager, Core Growth Funnel ...
@ Dropbox

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$250,000
Hybrid
Full Time
Posted 1 day ago

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Company Overview

Dropbox is a global community of bold visionaries and resourceful doers creating a more enlightened way of working. With a Virtual First model, Dropbox combines distributed work autonomy with human connection, fostering both meaningful work and relationships.

Team Overview

The Engineering Team builds technologies like Dropbox Dash, Dropbox Sign, and our core sync engine. They handle over a billion files daily with a startup mindset applied to an enterprise scale.

Role Overview

The Senior Engineering Manager role partners with a dedicated Product Manager and reports directly to the CEO. This role is responsible for executing on critical business objectives around Growth Initiative Pipeline and Funnel Optimization while driving user subscription retention, trial conversion, and recurring revenue growth.

Responsibilities

  • Directly manage 12-25 engineers and several managers.
  • Partner with Product Managers to plan roadmaps and sprints.
  • Balance feature development with addressing technical debt.
  • Oversee Agile processes including backlog management and stand ups.
  • Review and approve design decisions and set technical direction.
  • Drive cross-organizational initiatives and career growth for team members.
  • Participate in on-call rotations if applicable.

Requirements

Candidates must have a degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience), a minimum of 8 years of people management experience, and at least 10 years as a software engineer. Experience in managing teams of 20+ and working on consumer-facing products, along with familiarity with Agile practices, is essential.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience setting strategic direction on consumer products.
  • Expertise in growth, monetization, or funnel optimization.
  • Proven ability to partner with Product, Design, and Data teams.

Compensation & Benefits

This role comes with competitive salary ranges (varying by US Zones), bonuses, RSUs, and a comprehensive benefits package including health coverage, 401(k) with company match, flexible PTO, and more.

Key Skills/Competency

  • Leadership
  • Funnel Optimization
  • Monetization
  • Agile
  • Technical Direction
  • Team Management
  • Consumer Products
  • Cross-Functional
  • Impact Driven
  • On-call Management
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How to Get Hired at Dropbox

🎯 Tips for Getting Hired

  • Customize your resume: Emphasize leadership and impact.
  • Research Dropbox: Understand their Virtual First culture and missions.
  • Highlight Agile experience: Detail past sprint and backlog management.
  • Prepare success stories: Share metrics on team growth and optimization.

📝 Interview Preparation Advice

Technical Preparation

Review architectural design patterns and coding best practices.
Brush up on Agile methodologies and sprint management.
Practice system design for high-scale SaaS products.
Review core backend and frontend technologies.

Behavioral Questions

Describe managing diverse engineering teams.
Explain handling high-pressure decision making.
Share conflict resolution examples within teams.
Discuss adapting to rapidly changing priorities.

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