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Great work-life balance, remote, and mostly interesting work

Senior Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Dropbox for 2 years
September 7, 2023
5.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Great WLB, unlimited PTO is actually unlimited.

Great pay, especially for remote and the excellent WLB. You can get a little higher elsewhere, but nowhere I know of has as good a culture.

"Virtual first" = remote 99% of the time with travel 2-4x/year, which works great for me. Offsites are just like work vacations and are almost more for team bonding than productivity.

Very, very low chance of RTO since we have no offices anymore (you can book on-demand desks in many locations though).

Good benefits:

  • Perks allowance
  • Mega backdoor Roth 401k
  • Decently cheap healthcare

Good transparency around compensation, promotion cycles, etc.

Cons

Product velocity can be slow, but higher-ups try to speed up work by arbitrarily saying we need to halve our timeline right after layoffs and without a clear plan.

Leadership is becoming more transparent with planning farther out, but the chill vibes from last year have still morphed into more pressure from leaders to move quickly.

Slow stock growth.

Leadership has cut some benefits recently:

  • Perks allowance (7K->5K)
  • Parental leave
  • Monthly company PTO days

401K match of $6K is less than other top-tier software companies.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
5.0
Culture and Values
5.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
5.0
Career Opportunities
4.0
Compensation and Benefits
4.0
Senior Management
4.0

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