Senior Engineering Manager, Connectors Platform

At Dropbox, we believe in simplifying the way people work together. We provide a range of innovative cloud and artificial intelligence based solutions to empower individuals and businesses to share, access, and collaborate across workflows seamlessly. Engineering Managers are pivotal in shaping our mission of building a more enlightened way of working where everyone can unleash their creative potential without constraints.

As a Senior Engineering Manager for the Connectors team at Dropbox, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and driving the development of the platform that enables seamless integration between Dropbox's next-generation AI-powered products and hundreds of third-party applications. You will lead a high-performing team of 10-12 engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment that prioritizes impact, scalability, and user experience.

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.

• Drive results by identifying impactful opportunities and ensuring long-term growth and customer impact.
• Inspire your team with a clear direction, fostering an environment where innovation flourishes and bold ideas are encouraged.
• Foster talent development by supporting personal growth and career advancement.
• Cultivate a collaborative and inclusive culture, championing team members and upholding our company values.
• Ensure software and architecture excellence through quality feedback, risk mitigation, and alignment with technical strategy and business goals.

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.

• Minimum of 7 years of people management experience
• Minimum of 8 years as a software engineer or equivalent technical experience
• Experience managing other Engineering Managers
• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics) or equivalent technical experience

• Experience building third party integrations
• Experience with large scale distributed systems
• Experience working in a 0 1 environment
• Comfort navigating ambiguity
• Prior experience building and nurturing a high performing team from the ground up