Senior Engineering Manager - Dash Experiences
Role Description
As a Senior Engineering Manager in the Dash Experiences organization, you’ll lead the team behind Stacks and Start Page; two of Dropbox’s most strategic product experiences. Stacks helps users organize their work into intelligent, AI-assisted collections, while Start Page provides an activity feed and dynamic suggestions so users always know what’s going on in their day.
You’ll work at the intersection of AI, infrastructure, and user experience, shaping how millions of people interact with their content every day. This is a highly visible, high-impact role with strong cross-functional collaboration and direct influence on Dropbox’s long-term product direction.
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
Lead, mentor, and scale a full-stack product engineering team driving Stacks and Start Page
Own execution from 0→1 product discovery through to GA launch and iteration
Collaborate with PM, Design, and Data Science to shape product direction and success metrics
Partner with AI relevance and infra teams to integrate cutting-edge ML models into user-facing experiences
Establish strong engineering practices, ensuring velocity without compromising stability or quality
Represent the team in strategic planning and cross-org alignment forums
Champion an inclusive, high-accountability, high-autonomy team culture
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
10+ years total experience in software engineering, with 7+ years of people management
Proven record of leading full-stack product teams through ambiguity and rapid iteration
Strong technical foundation in modern web technologies (React, TypeScript, Electron, etc.) and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Databricks, OpenSearch, DynamoDB)
Experience partnering with design and PM to define, build, and ship delightful user-facing products
Excellent communication and alignment skills across executive and technical audiences.
Ability to balance technical depth with delivery velocity and team health
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working on AI-powered or content discovery products
Background in agentic systems, LLM applications, or AI relevance platforms
Prior leadership within high-growth, high-ambiguity environments (startup or new initiative)
Track record of building and retaining senior-level engineering talent
Degree in Computer Science or related technical field
Compensation
Canada Pay Range
$200,600—$271,400 CAD
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Senior Engineering Manager - Dash Experiences
Role Description
As a Senior Engineering Manager in the Dash Experiences organization, you’ll lead the team behind Stacks and Start Page; two of Dropbox’s most strategic product experiences. Stacks helps users organize their work into intelligent, AI-assisted collections, while Start Page provides an activity feed and dynamic suggestions so users always know what’s going on in their day.
You’ll work at the intersection of AI, infrastructure, and user experience, shaping how millions of people interact with their content every day. This is a highly visible, high-impact role with strong cross-functional collaboration and direct influence on Dropbox’s long-term product direction.
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
Lead, mentor, and scale a full-stack product engineering team driving Stacks and Start Page
Own execution from 0→1 product discovery through to GA launch and iteration
Collaborate with PM, Design, and Data Science to shape product direction and success metrics
Partner with AI relevance and infra teams to integrate cutting-edge ML models into user-facing experiences
Establish strong engineering practices, ensuring velocity without compromising stability or quality
Represent the team in strategic planning and cross-org alignment forums
Champion an inclusive, high-accountability, high-autonomy team culture
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
10+ years total experience in software engineering, with 7+ years of people management
Proven record of leading full-stack product teams through ambiguity and rapid iteration
Strong technical foundation in modern web technologies (React, TypeScript, Electron, etc.) and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Databricks, OpenSearch, DynamoDB)
Experience partnering with design and PM to define, build, and ship delightful user-facing products
Excellent communication and alignment skills across executive and technical audiences.
Ability to balance technical depth with delivery velocity and team health
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working on AI-powered or content discovery products
Background in agentic systems, LLM applications, or AI relevance platforms
Prior leadership within high-growth, high-ambiguity environments (startup or new initiative)
Track record of building and retaining senior-level engineering talent
Degree in Computer Science or related technical field
Compensation
Canada Pay Range
$200,600—$271,400 CAD