Dropbox

Software Engineering Intern Interview Experience

September 22, 2020

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

There was first a coding challenge on a coding website that I needed to take. I felt that it was not relevant to the position for which I was applying.

Questions

I am not sure what the questions were.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 12 interview experiences for the Dropbox Software Engineering Intern role in United States.

Success Rate

25%

Pass Rate

Dropbox's interview process for their Software Engineering Intern roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive67%

Neutral25%

Negative8%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Dropbox's Software Engineering Intern interview process in United States.

Dropbox Work Experiences

Best work environment, co-workers, and internship structure that I could ask for

Software Engineering Intern • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Dropbox has worked hard to keep everything, particularly their intern program, transparent. Interns receive bi-weekly written feedback from their mentors, and return offer expectations are very clearly communicated at the beginning of the summer. While this felt nerve-wracking and stressful at first, I think it helped me grow quite a bit. Full-time employees also have a regular system for peer and manager reviews.

Cons: There are those who keep normal schedules, but I get the feeling that a large portion of the workforce stays late and eats most of their meals at the office. This promotes a nice sense of community, but it takes effort to remind yourself that it is OK to leave work at 6. I also wouldn't suggest Dropbox for people who like to work insularly, don't like the idea of getting lots of feedback, or don't take negative feedback constructively. This is a place where people want to grow and improve through feedback and collaboration.

Best work environment, co-workers, and internship structure that I could ask for

Software Engineering Intern • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Dropbox has worked hard to keep everything, particularly their intern program, transparent. Interns receive bi-weekly written feedback from their mentors, and return offer expectations are very clearly communicated at the beginning of the summer. While this felt nerve-wracking and stressful at first, I think it helped me grow quite a bit. Full-time employees also have a regular system for peer and manager reviews.

Cons: There are those who keep normal schedules, but I get the feeling that a large portion of the workforce stays late and eats most of their meals at the office. This promotes a nice sense of community, but it takes effort to remind yourself that it is OK to leave work at 6. I also wouldn't suggest Dropbox for people who like to work insularly, don't like the idea of getting lots of feedback, or don't take negative feedback constructively. This is a place where people want to grow and improve through feedback and collaboration.

Smart, Friendly People, Pick Project

Software Engineering Intern • Former Employee

October 6, 2021

Pros: Everyone knows this, but the people at Dropbox are incredibly smart and incredibly friendly.

Cons: I worked on a project that I didn't love, so if you intern here, make sure to be extremely explicit on the preferences form.

Smart, Friendly People, Pick Project

Software Engineering Intern • Former Employee

October 6, 2021

Pros: Everyone knows this, but the people at Dropbox are incredibly smart and incredibly friendly.

Cons: I worked on a project that I didn't love, so if you intern here, make sure to be extremely explicit on the preferences form.

Tons of smart people with a fantastic culture

Software Engineering Intern • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Some of the most competitive benefits/compensation in the Bay Area. Everyone is super nice and super smart. People are passionate about what they do.

Cons: Either the vision isn't quite there for upper management, or it just wasn't made clear to us. It would have been nice to know a little more about where the products were going.

Tons of smart people with a fantastic culture

Software Engineering Intern • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Some of the most competitive benefits/compensation in the Bay Area. Everyone is super nice and super smart. People are passionate about what they do.

Cons: Either the vision isn't quite there for upper management, or it just wasn't made clear to us. It would have been nice to know a little more about where the products were going.

Best work environment, co-workers, and internship structure that I could ask for

Software Engineering Intern • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Dropbox has worked hard to keep everything, particularly their intern program, transparent. Interns receive bi-weekly written feedback from their mentors, and return offer expectations are very clearly communicated at the beginning of the summer. While this felt nerve-wracking and stressful at first, I think it helped me grow quite a bit. Full-time employees also have a regular system for peer and manager reviews.

Cons: There are those who keep normal schedules, but I get the feeling that a large portion of the workforce stays late and eats most of their meals at the office. This promotes a nice sense of community, but it takes effort to remind yourself that it is OK to leave work at 6. I also wouldn't suggest Dropbox for people who like to work insularly, don't like the idea of getting lots of feedback, or don't take negative feedback constructively. This is a place where people want to grow and improve through feedback and collaboration.

5.0
Best work environment, co-workers, and internship structure that I could ask for
Software Engineering Intern • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
August 5, 2014
Pros: Dropbox has worked hard to keep everything, particularly their intern program, transparent. Interns receive bi-weekly written feedback from their mentors, and return offer expectations are very clearly communicated at the beginning of the summer. While this felt nerve-wracking and stressful at first, I think it helped me grow quite a bit. Full-time employees also have a regular system for peer and manager reviews.
Cons: There are those who keep normal schedules, but I get the feeling that a large portion of the workforce stays late and eats most of their meals at the office. This promotes a nice sense of community, but it takes effort to remind yourself that it is OK to leave work at 6. I also wouldn't suggest Dropbox for people who like to work insularly, don't like the idea of getting lots of feedback, or don't take negative feedback constructively. This is a place where people want to grow and improve through feedback and collaboration.

Smart, Friendly People, Pick Project

Software Engineering Intern • Former Employee

October 6, 2021

Pros: Everyone knows this, but the people at Dropbox are incredibly smart and incredibly friendly.

Cons: I worked on a project that I didn't love, so if you intern here, make sure to be extremely explicit on the preferences form.

5.0
Smart, Friendly People, Pick Project
Software Engineering Intern • Former Employee
October 6, 2021
Pros: Everyone knows this, but the people at Dropbox are incredibly smart and incredibly friendly.
Cons: I worked on a project that I didn't love, so if you intern here, make sure to be extremely explicit on the preferences form.

Tons of smart people with a fantastic culture

Software Engineering Intern • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Some of the most competitive benefits/compensation in the Bay Area. Everyone is super nice and super smart. People are passionate about what they do.

Cons: Either the vision isn't quite there for upper management, or it just wasn't made clear to us. It would have been nice to know a little more about where the products were going.

5.0
Tons of smart people with a fantastic culture
Software Engineering Intern • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
August 5, 2014
Pros: Some of the most competitive benefits/compensation in the Bay Area. Everyone is super nice and super smart. People are passionate about what they do.
Cons: Either the vision isn't quite there for upper management, or it just wasn't made clear to us. It would have been nice to know a little more about where the products were going.

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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