Pros: Awesome compensation. I almost doubled my comp from my previous job. Great manager and team. Teammates are so grounded and helped with my onboarding. Benefits and perks were very competitive as well.

Cons: The direction of the company is so confusing. The leadership is inefficient. The long-term goals and vision seem to be flat with nothing innovative. I cannot see a future for this company. The company has changed its direction recently to become an AI-centric company with no solid AI contributions. The benefits were cut recently, and the company laid off people in two consecutive years. The CEO guaranteed that there would be no layoffs and broke his statement. Top performers were let go as well. Recently, there has been a lot of emphasis on impact. More people received lower ratings and were put on PIP. The culture is shifting, and morale is at an all-time low. The company will not survive unless something miraculous happens.

Pros: Great engineering talent. You would invariably work with smart colleagues who are not only technically good but also good to work with. Almost all engineers I have interacted with are humble, collaborative, yet technically sound. I believe Dropbox does something right with respect to their hiring process to weed out candidates that do not align with Dropbox values. Good compensation and perks. The virtual-first perk, on top of good compensation, is a great addition. Also, I really appreciate the one day a month company day that started during the pandemic, but we have stuck with it as employees appreciate it a lot. Few teams have good engineering problems to solve. Flexible/remote working. Since going remote-first, Dropbox pivoted quite early to re-tailor all their processes, whether it's onboarding, learning, or collaboration, to be virtual-first. This has helped set clear expectations and processes, as compared to some companies which are hybrid and have to deal with the ambiguity of which one to go with.

Cons: - Management communication to employees can be better. - Dropbox is a 10+ year old company. Over the period, it went through a phase of creating everything in-house. Now, management is addressing this by adopting more agile tools and frameworks.

Pros: - Very knowledgeable colleagues who are eager to help out. - Interesting and challenging projects with many different opportunities. - Tons to learn, and great opportunities for growth. - Flexible working hours and a true virtual-first mentality. - Great perks and very competitive compensation. - Tons of groups and social activities you can optionally get involved in.

Cons: Onboarding was well structured, but there is just so much information; it can be a bit difficult to know what's still relevant and worth focusing attention on. This is a short-lived con, though.