Frontend Product Software Engineer, Web DX

<h2>Role Description</h2> <p><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj">At Dropbox, we believe in simplifying the way people work together. Our mission is to empower teams to build robust, scalable, and delightful web products with confidence. Web DX team supports this mission by creating and maintaining the build systems and developer tools that make engineering at Dropbox faster, more reliable, and more productive.</span></p> <p><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj">As a Software Engineer</span> <span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj">on the Web DX team, you’ll contribute to projects that improve the daily workflows of Dropbox web engineers. You will help build and refine the tools and systems that power tasks such as faster builds, smoother testing, type safety, and scalable internationalization - directly impacting developer productivity and confidence.</span></p> <p><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj">Within Web DX, the Web Build team focuses on build-time systems and tooling, including Bazel rules, TypeScript and React integrations, i18n pipelines, and JS package management and bundling. In this role, you’ll gain valuable exposure to modern build technologies, collaborate with senior engineers to identify and solve developer pain points, and grow your expertise in scaling developer experience across a large engineering organization.</span></p> <p><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj">This role is an excellent opportunity to develop platform engineering skills, contribute to high-impact systems used by hundreds of engineers, and learn how to shape web development practices at scale. You’ll be part of a collaborative team that values technical excellence, thoughtful abstractions, and building tools that last.</span></p> <div> <p><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z95lz89zy6z71zz79zz84zz68zyz69zupz72zz79zcz69zz76zkz79zp1z66ztz67zxz71zz89zz86zz71z">Our Engineering Career Framework is </span><span class="attrlink url author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z95lz89zy6z71zz79zz84zz68zyz69zupz72zz79zcz69zz76zkz79zp1z66ztz67zxz71zz89zz86zz71z"><a class="attrlink" href="https://dropbox.github.io/dbx-career-framework/" target="_blank" data-target-href="https://dropbox.github.io/dbx-career-framework/"><u>viewable by anyone outside the company</u></a></span><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z95lz89zy6z71zz79zz84zz68zyz69zupz72zz79zcz69zz76zkz79zp1z66ztz67zxz71zz89zz86zz71z"> and describes what’s expected for our engineers at each of our career levels. Check out our blog post on this topic and more </span><span class="attrlink url author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z95lz89zy6z71zz79zz84zz68zyz69zupz72zz79zcz69zz76zkz79zp1z66ztz67zxz71zz89zz86zz71z"><a class="attrlink" href="https://dropbox.tech/culture/sharing-our-engineering-career-framework-with-the-world" target="_blank" data-target-href="https://dropbox.tech/culture/sharing-our-engineering-career-framework-with-the-world">here</a></span><span class=" author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z95lz89zy6z71zz79zz84zz68zyz69zupz72zz79zcz69zz76zkz79zp1z66ztz67zxz71zz89zz86zz71z">.</span></p> </div> <h2>Responsibilities</h2> <ul> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj">Contribute to the development and maintenance of build systems and developer tools that support Dropbox’s web engineering ecosystem, including Bazel rules, TypeScript tooling, React workflows, and i18n pipelines.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj">Implement improvements that help streamline and standardize the development process, such as adding automated checks, improving abstractions, or extending scaffolding to reduce complexity.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj">Collaborate closely with product engineers to understand workflow challenges and help deliver solutions that improve web build speed, reliability, and consistency.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj">Adopt and apply modern practices in areas like static analysis, code quality enforcement, and incremental builds, working with senior engineers to introduce and maintain best practices.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj">Participate in team initiatives that improve developer productivity at scale, such as optimizing build/test loops, enhancing build pipelines, and improving i18n tooling.</span></li> </ul> <p><span class="thread-348589118974529206372994 attrcomment attrcommentfirst thread-348589118974529206372994-first author-d-iz88z86z86za0dz67zz78zz78zz74zz68zjz80zz71z9iz90z95lz89zy6z71zz79zz84zz68zyz69zupz72zz79zcz69zz76zkz79zp1z66ztz67zxz71zz89zz86zz71z">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.</span></p> <h2>Requirements</h2> <ul> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj">BS in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj">2+ years of software engineering experience</span> <span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj h-lparen">(or</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj"> strong internship/project experience for recent graduates).</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj">Proficiency in </span><span class="highlight author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj" data-highlight-color="#B5DCAF">JavaScript/TypeScript</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj"> and familiarity with modern frontend frameworks such as </span><span class="highlight author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj" data-highlight-color="#B5DCAF">React.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj">Interest or experience in developer </span><span class="highlight author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj" data-highlight-color="#B5DCAF">tooling, build systems, or productivity engineering</span> <span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj h-lparen">(e.g.,</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj"> Bazel, RSPack, esbuild, or similar).</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj">Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to </span><span class="highlight author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj" data-highlight-color="#B5DCAF">debug and improve developer workflows</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj">.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj">Collaborative mindset with a willingness to learn from and work closely with senior engineers.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj">Experience with static analysis, linters, or code quality tools a plus.</span></li> </ul> <h2>Preferred Qualifications</h2> <ul> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz86z9z90zz78zpz67zz74zz66zz85zy1z82zkz89zz89zt8z83zz65zz83z6z85zz78z8z77zz70zlz68zz81z7">Experience contributing to or </span><span class="highlight author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz86z9z90zz78zpz67zz74zz66zz85zy1z82zkz89zz89zt8z83zz65zz83z6z85zz78z8z77zz70zlz68zz81z7" data-highlight-color="#F7CC62">maintaining build systems</span> <span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz86z9z90zz78zpz67zz74zz66zz85zy1z82zkz89zz89zt8z83zz65zz83z6z85zz78z8z77zz70zlz68zz81z7 h-lparen">(e.g.,</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz86z9z90zz78zpz67zz74zz66zz85zy1z82zkz89zz89zt8z83zz65zz83z6z85zz78z8z77zz70zlz68zz81z7"> Bazel,) </span><span class="highlight author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz86z9z90zz78zpz67zz74zz66zz85zy1z82zkz89zz89zt8z83zz65zz83z6z85zz78z8z77zz70zlz68zz81z7" data-highlight-color="#F7CC62">or bundlers</span> <span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz86z9z90zz78zpz67zz74zz66zz85zy1z82zkz89zz89zt8z83zz65zz83z6z85zz78z8z77zz70zlz68zz81z7 h-lparen">(e.g.,</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz86z9z90zz78zpz67zz74zz66zz85zy1z82zkz89zz89zt8z83zz65zz83z6z85zz78z8z77zz70zlz68zz81z7"> Webpack, </span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj">rspack,</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz86z9z90zz78zpz67zz74zz66zz85zy1z82zkz89zz89zt8z83zz65zz83z6z85zz78z8z77zz70zlz68zz81z7"> Rollup).</span></li> <li><span class="highlight author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj" data-highlight-color="#B5DCAF">Familiarity with build pipelines and automated testing frameworks.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz86z9z90zz78zpz67zz74zz66zz85zy1z82zkz89zz89zt8z83zz65zz83z6z85zz78z8z77zz70zlz68zz81z7">Hands-on experience building or extending developer productivity tools such as </span><span class="highlight author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz86z9z90zz78zpz67zz74zz66zz85zy1z82zkz89zz89zt8z83zz65zz83z6z85zz78z8z77zz70zlz68zz81z7" data-highlight-color="#F7CC62">linters, formatters, or scaffolding generators</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz86z9z90zz78zpz67zz74zz66zz85zy1z82zkz89zz89zt8z83zz65zz83z6z85zz78z8z77zz70zlz68zz81z7">.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz86z9z90zz78zpz67zz74zz66zz85zy1z82zkz89zz89zt8z83zz65zz83z6z85zz78z8z77zz70zlz68zz81z7">Familiarity with </span><span class="highlight thread-453641998974304028529786 attrcomment attrcommentfirst thread-453641998974304028529786-first author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz86z9z90zz78zpz67zz74zz66zz85zy1z82zkz89zz89zt8z83zz65zz83z6z85zz78z8z77zz70zlz68zz81z7" data-highlight-color="#F7CC62"><span class="comment-extra-inner-span">monorepo development</span></span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz86z9z90zz78zpz67zz74zz66zz85zy1z82zkz89zz89zt8z83zz65zz83z6z85zz78z8z77zz70zlz68zz81z7"> and dependency management at scale.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz86z9z90zz78zpz67zz74zz66zz85zy1z82zkz89zz89zt8z83zz65zz83z6z85zz78z8z77zz70zlz68zz81z7">Exposure to internationalization</span> <span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz86z9z90zz78zpz67zz74zz66zz85zy1z82zkz89zz89zt8z83zz65zz83z6z85zz78z8z77zz70zlz68zz81z7 h-lparen">(i18n)</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz86z9z90zz78zpz67zz74zz66zz85zy1z82zkz89zz89zt8z83zz65zz83z6z85zz78z8z77zz70zlz68zz81z7"> workflows or localization tooling.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj">E</span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz86z9z90zz78zpz67zz74zz66zz85zy1z82zkz89zz89zt8z83zz65zz83z6z85zz78z8z77zz70zlz68zz81z7">xperience improving </span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qoxvz85zijkz72zjkz88zz83zz79z0oz82zz90zz69zz88zpz70zz82zz122zurz75zz75zvhz75zfz90zj">development workflows and </span><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz86z9z90zz78zpz67zz74zz66zz85zy1z82zkz89zz89zt8z83zz65zz83z6z85zz78z8z77zz70zlz68zz81z7">test/build pipelines.</span></li> <li><span class=" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz81zz86z9z90zz78zpz67zz74zz66zz85zy1z82zkz89zz89zt8z83zz65zz83z6z85zz78z8z77zz70zlz68zz81z7">Demonstrated ability to identify developer pain points and propose/implement process or tooling improvements.</span></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p>