Dropbox

Great engineering talent. You would invariably work with smart colleagues who are not only technically good but also good to work with. Almost all engineers I have interacted with are humble, collaborative, yet technically sound. I believe Dropbox does something right with respect to their hiring process to weed out candidates that do not align with Dropbox values.

Good compensation and perks. The virtual-first perk, on top of good compensation, is a great addition. Also, I really appreciate the one day a month company day that started during the pandemic, but we have stuck with it as employees appreciate it a lot.

Few teams have good engineering problems to solve.

Flexible/remote working. Since going remote-first, Dropbox pivoted quite early to re-tailor all their processes, whether it's onboarding, learning, or collaboration, to be virtual-first. This has helped set clear expectations and processes, as compared to some companies which are hybrid and have to deal with the ambiguity of which one to go with.

• Management communication to employees can be better.

• Dropbox is a 10+ year old company. Over the period, it went through a phase of creating everything in-house. Now, management is addressing this by adopting more agile tools and frameworks.