Most Loved Workplace® Certified JobPrincipal Engineer, Identity & Engagement
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Dropbox is hiring a Principal Software Engineer, Identity & Engagement to define and build the next-generation identity platform powering Dropbox’s product ecosystem. This platform sits at the center of every Dropbox experience, from user onboarding and collaboration to enterprise integrations and AI-powered workflows. As Dropbox evolves into an AI-native SaaS platform, identity is no longer just about users logging in. It is about securely enabling people, applications, and AI agents to act, collaborate, and automate work on their behalf. In this role, you will set the technical vision and lead the architectural evolution of Dropbox’s identity systems, spanning authentication, authorization, account lifecycle, and delegated access. You will partner across Product, Security, Infrastructure, and AI teams to build systems that are secure, scalable, and intuitive, while enabling new classes of intelligent, agent-driven experiences. This is a high-impact, company-level role shaping how trust, access, and control are modeled across Dropbox.
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Requirements
- 12+ years of software engineering experience, including significant experience designing and operating large-scale backend or platform systems.
- Proven ability to lead architecture for distributed systems with high reliability, performance, and security requirements.
- Strong expertise in at least two of the following areas: identity/authn/authz, service API design, analytics/telemetry infrastructure, search/retrieval foundations, experimentation platforms, or engagement systems.
- Track record of driving modernization efforts in complex environments (e.g., migrating legacy systems, improving data quality and observability, simplifying architecture).
- Excellent technical judgment and ability to balance speed, stability, and long-term maintainability.
- Strong communication skills: able to write clear design docs, align stakeholders, and lead technical decision-making across teams.
Benefits
- Eligible for the corporate bonus program or a sales incentive (target included in OTE).
- Stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
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