Senior Engineering Manager, Core Sync

Overview Dropbox is a Virtual First company. For this role, we are currently only authorized to hire candidates from the following provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, and Saskatchewan. Role Description At Dropbox, we believe in simplifying the way people work together. We provide a range of innovative cloud-based solutions to empower individuals and businesses to share, access, and collaborate on their files 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. This Senior Engineering Manager will partner with a dedicated Product Manager to be the directly responsible individuals for executing on critical company-wide business objectives, with direct oversight from the CEO. They will be accountable for the business impact of the same. As an Engineering Manager, you’ll thrive if you love chasing impact, working through ambiguity, and developing a culture of innovation. In this role, you’ll lead a team of 12-25 engineers, leveraging your robust managerial toolbox to drive direct business and customer impact independently. You’ll work closely with your direct reports, cross-functional partners, and other teams to build the future of Dropbox. Our team culture rewards a bias for action, engineering partnership in defining our strategy, and efficient operational excellence. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, technical expertise, and a passion for driving results in a collaborative, virtual-first environment. Responsibilities Directly manage up to 25 direct reports, as a single execution unit Partner with multiple Product Managers to plan roadmaps and sprints Accountable for high quality execution on critical and high visibility business objectives Responsible for making tradeoffs between feature work and addressing long term technical debt Responsible for excellence in software quality, engineering practices and operations. Lead their team through standard Agile processes, such as backlog management, stand ups, retros, etc Review and Approve engineering designs and able to set technical direction (in collaboration with a Technical Lead) Drive cross-org initiatives alongside execution responsibilities Drive career conversations and career plans for your direct reports 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 BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics) or equivalent technical experience Minimum of 8 years of people management experience with an engineering team Minimum of 10 years as a software engineer or equivalent technical experience Must have experience managing engineering organizations of 20 or above, and experience managing managers Must have worked in a consumer user-facing team (versus a platform team, a developer-facing API-based product, etc) Must have experience running a standard Agile process such as backlog management, stand ups, retros, etc Compensation Canada Pay Range $200,600—$271,400 CAD The range listed above is the expected annual salary/OTE for this role, subject to change. Salary/OTE is just one component of Dropbox’s total rewards package. All regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program or a sales incentive (target included in OTE) as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). Benefits Flexible PTO/Paid Time Off, paid holidays, Volunteer Time Off, and more Perks Allowance to be used on wellness, learning and development, food and groceries, and more Mental health and wellness benefits Monthly Internet Allowance Intern Social Stipend Annual Emerging Talent Summit, travel and hotel accommodations 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. We support members and allies of internal groups like Asians at Dropbox, BlackDropboxers, enABLE, TODOS (Latinx), Pridebox (LGBTQ), Vets at Dropbox, and Women at Dropbox. Dropbox supports responsible use of AI for preparation, but misrepresentation of skills or experience is not permitted. See our AI philosophy. Note: This description reflects the current requirements for the role and may be subject to change. #J-18808-Ljbffr