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Solution Architect Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

March 1, 2015
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The process took 3 weeks from start to finish.

An initial phone screen was followed by recruiter emails to arrange an in-person interview at SF HQ. There were materials in a Dropbox for use in an MBA-style case study. This involved a role-play where you were to pitch Dropbox for business to a media company.

The experience was a bit odd, as they have a non-disclosure policy. I typically like to course-correct during a customer engagement based on feedback. Without feedback, it made for a somewhat awkward exchange.

The team there is very young, and they are trying to establish their processes to scale up/out for their new Enterprise offering, where I could have helped. I believe 'fit' is also important to them. Perhaps I was a little too old, a little too hardware-focused, and a little too 'big' company for them, but it was an interesting experience in the new world of interviewing, and I wish them the best.

Questions

How would you quantify TCO on the Dropbox for Business offering to help justify its cost for internal approval during the sales process?

In a Windows environment where you are using Dropbox with AD, what happens to the data when a user leaves the company?

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