Dropbox

Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience

October 13, 2020

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I received an email with a HackerRank assessment that included two coding questions, and I was given a specific window of time to complete it.

I did some research and completed the questions about a week later.

I scored fairly well, but not perfectly, and therefore did not receive an invitation for the following interview.

Questions

I don't remember exactly. One was from LeetCode, though!

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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

10%

Pass 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

Positive59%

Neutral32%

Negative9%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Dropbox's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in United States.

Dropbox Work Experiences

One of, if not the best place I've worked

SRE • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: 1) The People 2) The Projects 3) The People, yep, them again 4) The Tuckshop Compensation seems fair and training is offered when needed, but there are plenty of capable and helpful people to help you in areas you may need improvement with.

Cons: As with anywhere, work/life balance can be difficult, but my manager frequently stresses to take off weekends. I've worked for several of the best startups, now public, and Dropbox is competitive with all.

One of, if not the best place I've worked

SRE • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: 1) The People 2) The Projects 3) The People, yep, them again 4) The Tuckshop Compensation seems fair and training is offered when needed, but there are plenty of capable and helpful people to help you in areas you may need improvement with.

Cons: As with anywhere, work/life balance can be difficult, but my manager frequently stresses to take off weekends. I've worked for several of the best startups, now public, and Dropbox is competitive with all.

Solid company to work for

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: - Really care about their interns' success by incorporating written feedback every 2 weeks, hosting social events (virtual), and having formal intern project roadmaps. - Intern matching to teams is pretty good.

Cons: - Cannot negotiate compensation. - Virtual first company, so it can be difficult to connect with other interns and your team members.

Solid company to work for

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: - Really care about their interns' success by incorporating written feedback every 2 weeks, hosting social events (virtual), and having formal intern project roadmaps. - Intern matching to teams is pretty good.

Cons: - Cannot negotiate compensation. - Virtual first company, so it can be difficult to connect with other interns and your team members.

Great place to retire

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: - Great culture - Good work-life balance

Cons: - Business growth is slow. - Some teams don't move fast enough.

Great place to retire

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: - Great culture - Good work-life balance

Cons: - Business growth is slow. - Some teams don't move fast enough.

One of, if not the best place I've worked

SRE • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: 1) The People 2) The Projects 3) The People, yep, them again 4) The Tuckshop Compensation seems fair and training is offered when needed, but there are plenty of capable and helpful people to help you in areas you may need improvement with.

Cons: As with anywhere, work/life balance can be difficult, but my manager frequently stresses to take off weekends. I've worked for several of the best startups, now public, and Dropbox is competitive with all.

5.0
One of, if not the best place I've worked
SRE • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
May 17, 2014
Pros: 1) The People 2) The Projects 3) The People, yep, them again 4) The Tuckshop Compensation seems fair and training is offered when needed, but there are plenty of capable and helpful people to help you in areas you may need improvement with.
Cons: As with anywhere, work/life balance can be difficult, but my manager frequently stresses to take off weekends. I've worked for several of the best startups, now public, and Dropbox is competitive with all.

Solid company to work for

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: - Really care about their interns' success by incorporating written feedback every 2 weeks, hosting social events (virtual), and having formal intern project roadmaps. - Intern matching to teams is pretty good.

Cons: - Cannot negotiate compensation. - Virtual first company, so it can be difficult to connect with other interns and your team members.

4.0
Solid company to work for
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
August 5, 2021
Pros: - Really care about their interns' success by incorporating written feedback every 2 weeks, hosting social events (virtual), and having formal intern project roadmaps. - Intern matching to teams is pretty good.
Cons: - Cannot negotiate compensation. - Virtual first company, so it can be difficult to connect with other interns and your team members.

Great place to retire

Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: - Great culture - Good work-life balance

Cons: - Business growth is slow. - Some teams don't move fast enough.

4.0
Great place to retire
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
June 13, 2024
Pros: - Great culture - Good work-life balance
Cons: - Business growth is slow. - Some teams don't move fast enough.

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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