Dropbox

Role Description

Our Product Engineers are at the forefront of crafting the seamless, intuitive user interfaces that millions rely on for their data interaction and collaboration needs. Leveraging advanced knowledge in languages and frameworks like JavaScript, CSS and HTML, we ensure Dropbox's platforms are responsive, accessible, and deliver exceptional user experiences. Through their commitment to optimization and innovation, they play a crucial role in evolving Dropbox's offerings, making digital storage and collaboration more efficient and user-friendly on a global scale.

We are seeking a passionate and skilled Frontend Software Engineer to join our Design Systems team. As a key member, you will play a crucial role in developing and maintaining DIG, Dropbox’s design system, a vital component in ensuring a consistent and cohesive user experience across our products. You will collaborate closely with designers, product managers, and other engineers to build reusable UI components, patterns, documentation, and tools that empower our product teams to create high-quality user interfaces efficiently. This role requires a strong understanding of frontend technologies, a keen eye for detail, and a passion for building scalable and accessible user interfaces.

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

• Develop, maintain, and enhance UI components for our design system, ensuring they are accessible, performant, and scalable.
• Collaborate closely with designers to translate designs and specifications into clean, efficient, and reusable code.
• Contribute to the overall architecture and design decisions for new UI development across Dropbox’s products.
• Ensure the design system adheres to WCAG guidelines and accessibility standards.
• Write clear, concise, and robust documentation for the design system components and usage guidelines for both developers and designers.
• Participate actively in code reviews, design critiques, and technical discussions to improve code quality and ensure adherence to Dropbox’s high standards.
• Stay informed about the latest front-end technologies, trends, and best practices in design systems to continuously improve our system.
• Troubleshoot and resolve internal customer issues related to the design system, providing timely solutions and maintaining the integrity of the system.
• Collaborate effectively with product managers and engineers to understand their needs and provide guidance on leveraging the design system.

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, or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience in front-end development, with demonstrated experience working with a design system or within an design systems team.
• Strong proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, with a deep understanding of modern web development practices.
• Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks like React, Vue, or Angular, and a proven ability to build and maintain complex single-page applications.
• Proficiency in design tools such as Figma, and the ability to translate designs into responsive components and patterns.
• Demonstrated understanding of accessibility standards and best practices, including WCAG guidelines and ARIA attributes.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with large-scale design systems in a fast-paced, agile environment.
• Experience with modern testing frameworks and techniques to ensure the quality and consistency of UI components.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and library publishing practices to automate the build, test, and publication process.
• Familiarity with web accessibility testing tools and methodologies.
• Experience with CSS architecture and practices, such as pre and post-processors, cross-browser compatibility, and responsive design.

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.

Benefits

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:

• Medical, Dental & Vision allowance*
• Retirement, Critical Illness, Life & Income Protection allowance*
• Business Travel Protection: Travel medical and accident insurance
• Flexible PTO/Paid Time Off policy in addition to statutory holidays, allowing you time to unplug, unwind, and refresh
• 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, Fertility Benefits, Adoptions and Surrogacy support, and Lactation support
• Mental health and wellness benefits

Additional benefits details are available upon request.

• Where group plans are not available, allowances may be provided

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.