Dropbox

Software Engineer Interview Experience - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

February 1, 2015

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I met Dropbox at the University Career Opportunities Conference and was contacted that night for an on-campus interview for the next day.

My interviewer was an alumnus from my university. He asked me about courses that I was taking and TAing, and about a couple of the projects on my resume.

He then proceeded to ask me a programming question and continuously took down notes as I explained my solution.

Questions

Deduplication from a file system in any programming language of your choice.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Dropbox Software Engineer role in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Success Rate

25%

Pass Rate

Dropbox's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive100%

Neutral0%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Dropbox's Software Engineer interview process in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Dropbox Work Experiences

Good place for a first job

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

February 26, 2022

Pros: Great teammates, really supportive and willing to mentor.

Cons: None so far; it's only been less than a couple of months, though.

Good place for a first job

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

February 26, 2022

Pros: Great teammates, really supportive and willing to mentor.

Cons: None so far; it's only been less than a couple of months, though.

People, people, people

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Passionate co-workers, a transparent culture, and delicious food.

Cons: Tendency to overwork, some expectations that it be "more than a job", too much/too frequent management shuffling.

People, people, people

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Passionate co-workers, a transparent culture, and delicious food.

Cons: Tendency to overwork, some expectations that it be "more than a job", too much/too frequent management shuffling.

A dream job that has not disappointed

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

October 10, 2023

Pros: High compensation. Convenience of Virtual First. Engineer-driven culture. Company deeply cares about employee well-being. Extremely smart and nice people, no drama or politics. Interesting challenges. Always plenty to do, but without the stress of rigid deadlines. Great benefits, although budget for these has lowered a bit recently.

Cons: - Quarterly off-sites might not be enough for some who really need an in-person connection. - It can be tough to stay motivated/productive at times. - Annual re-orgs are almost guaranteed, with the company mission constantly shifting.

A dream job that has not disappointed

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

October 10, 2023

Pros: High compensation. Convenience of Virtual First. Engineer-driven culture. Company deeply cares about employee well-being. Extremely smart and nice people, no drama or politics. Interesting challenges. Always plenty to do, but without the stress of rigid deadlines. Great benefits, although budget for these has lowered a bit recently.

Cons: - Quarterly off-sites might not be enough for some who really need an in-person connection. - It can be tough to stay motivated/productive at times. - Annual re-orgs are almost guaranteed, with the company mission constantly shifting.

Good place for a first job

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

February 26, 2022

Pros: Great teammates, really supportive and willing to mentor.

Cons: None so far; it's only been less than a couple of months, though.

5.0
Good place for a first job
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
February 26, 2022
Pros: Great teammates, really supportive and willing to mentor.
Cons: None so far; it's only been less than a couple of months, though.

People, people, people

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Passionate co-workers, a transparent culture, and delicious food.

Cons: Tendency to overwork, some expectations that it be "more than a job", too much/too frequent management shuffling.

5.0
People, people, people
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
May 31, 2017
Pros: Passionate co-workers, a transparent culture, and delicious food.
Cons: Tendency to overwork, some expectations that it be "more than a job", too much/too frequent management shuffling.

A dream job that has not disappointed

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Jose, California, United States

October 10, 2023

Pros: High compensation. Convenience of Virtual First. Engineer-driven culture. Company deeply cares about employee well-being. Extremely smart and nice people, no drama or politics. Interesting challenges. Always plenty to do, but without the stress of rigid deadlines. Great benefits, although budget for these has lowered a bit recently.

Cons: - Quarterly off-sites might not be enough for some who really need an in-person connection. - It can be tough to stay motivated/productive at times. - Annual re-orgs are almost guaranteed, with the company mission constantly shifting.

5.0
A dream job that has not disappointed
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
October 10, 2023
Pros: High compensation. Convenience of Virtual First. Engineer-driven culture. Company deeply cares about employee well-being. Extremely smart and nice people, no drama or politics. Interesting challenges. Always plenty to do, but without the stress of rigid deadlines. Great benefits, although budget for these has lowered a bit recently.
Cons: - Quarterly off-sites might not be enough for some who really need an in-person connection. - It can be tough to stay motivated/productive at times. - Annual re-orgs are almost guaranteed, with the company mission constantly shifting.

Dropbox Interview Questions

Simple Bank System

Simulate a simple bank system that supports basic operations like deposit, withdraw, and check balance for different accounts. You will implement methods to handle these transactions and ensure validity based on account balances and existence.

Find Duplicate File in System

You are given file paths and their content. Find and return groups of duplicate files based on their content.

Game of Life

Simulate the Game of Life, updating the state of a board based on the rules of cell survival and death in each generation. Modify the board in place to represent the next generation.

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