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Beware of Dropbox (Rejected after 3 months of waiting)
I applied to Dropbox in August.
I solved a really difficult HackerRank question (based on a suffix tree).
I had a very tough technical phone interview, which I was able to solve.
Two and a half months later, the recruiter reached out for a non-technical phone screen. One week after the recruiter phone screen, I was rejected.
This has to be the poorest interview experience I have ever been a part of.
Beware of Dropbox. My experience with them doesn't seem to resonate with the "prestige company" vibes that people around me talk about.
Questions
Given a large file and a pattern, "text," write a function to check if this text is part of this file.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 81 interview experiences for the Dropbox Software Engineer (Internship) role in United States.
Success Rate
Dropbox's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Dropbox's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in United States.
Dropbox Work Experiences
- 5.0Replete with smart, motivated, kind people and amazing benefitsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 24, 2015Pros: The people. Everybody I work with inspires me. The benefits and compensation are great. The culture is fun, but we get work done.Cons: We still don't have the great internal tooling that large tech companies like Google or Facebook might have. But we're getting there.
- 5.0Seems great thus far!Senior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesDecember 6, 2018Pros: Transparency is something that is great to see here. People are pretty open, willing to share information, and willing to help you get acclimated. The tech culture seems somewhat mature but with a lot of room to grow as well, and no shortage of interesting problems still yet to solve. This can somewhat be an issue at a post-IPO company of this size. Ethically, this company seems to be in the right place and committed to doing the right thing, as opposed to the issues at other tech giants like Facebook, Google, and Uber. Huge emphasis on security culture, which is excellent to see.Cons: Food in New York isn't as good as the amazing Tuck Shop in the SF headquarters!
- 4.0Great Wfh, Confusing DirectionEngineer • Former EmployeeNovember 16, 2021Pros: Enjoyed the work-life balance and benefits. WFH is great.Cons: Some unclear product direction from upper-level management.
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