As a Fullstack Engineer at Dropbox, you will help design and develop the seamless, scalable, and user-friendly experiences Dropbox users depend on. Your work will encompass both front-end and back-end development, supporting products that empower millions worldwide. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to transform ideas into reliable, scalable features that provide outstanding user experiences.
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Responsibilities- Design and build scalable software to reach millions of daily users.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and analysts to understand user needs and create solutions that address them.
- Develop and execute short- and long-term roadmaps, balancing business impact, user experience, and technical quality.
- Contribute to the team culture through mentorship, feedback, code reviews, and participation in new initiatives.
- Support operational excellence by participating in on-call rotations to ensure continuous service availability.
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- 2+ years of professional experience in fullstack development.
- BS degree or higher in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Strong experience designing, developing, and scaling web applications.
- Expertise in front-end (JavaScript, React, Angular, HTML/CSS) and back-end (Node.js, Python) development.
- Familiarity with databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB.
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Dropbox Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
Chicago, IL, United States
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