Tech IndustryJan 25, 2020

Dropbox Mobile (in Seattle)

Anyone have experience on the Dropbox mobile team or seattle? Is management giving you resources to get shit done? Do you feel like you can be successful in your role? How good/bad is the promo process? How is work-life balance? How is the tech stack and toolchain? How is working with the PMs and Designers? Do you get a say in what you work on? Does management at the company care about what you work on? Hows the insurance? 401K match? TC expectations at IC2? TC at msft: 186k L61 (132/40/14) edit: DB offer TC 255 (168/67.5/16.8) plus 20k signing #wlb #dropbox

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Airbnb wise taco Jan 25, 2020

If you're Android, you should consider Airbnb. You'd get a big TC bump. https://careers.airbnb.com/positions/1836183/

Microsoft swxft OP Jan 25, 2020

iOS, sorry taco. :’(

Airbnb wise taco Jan 25, 2020

SF has openings if you're willing to move. Otherwise good luck

Microsoft countertop Jan 25, 2020

whats your offer number

Microsoft swxft OP Jan 28, 2020

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Dropbox Drop 📦 Jan 25, 2020

It’s a good team that’s growing. You’ll likely be joining as IC2 though.

Microsoft swxft OP Jan 25, 2020

That’s what I figured. Is that a bad thing?

Dropbox Drop 📦 Jan 25, 2020

No it isn’t a bad thing

Dropbox wnXi00 Jan 25, 2020

Insurance is great. 401k is a 6k yearly match, 1.5k per quarter, vested immediately. WLB is great. Seattle food sucks at the moment, but the new office (later this year) will have a tuck shop.

Microsoft swxft OP Jan 25, 2020

Thanks for this info, I’m glad the match is pretty good (MSFT is 50% all the way to max which is iirc 9.5k as you pay it in)

Facebook hblk Jan 25, 2020

What new office?

Indeed rainwater Jan 25, 2020

Dropbox offer TC please?

Microsoft swxft OP Jan 28, 2020

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Amazon cCVB76 Jan 28, 2020

Dropbox tc

Microsoft swxft OP Jan 28, 2020

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Dropbox wnXi00 Jan 28, 2020

Seems about standard. You could probably get more stock. The IC2 refresher itself is 70k

Microsoft countertop Jan 28, 2020

yoe?

Microsoft swxft OP Jan 29, 2020

3.5, 3 at MSFT

Dropbox boxyb Feb 1, 2020

Whenever I visit Seattle the work life balance seems great. Don't know about TC - and I didn't even know we got signing here! Nice! The mobile feature folks seem very happy in general, retention has been much better there than other groups, and some of their pulse scores are infuriatingly high. Mobile has been spread a little thin, but it's getting much MUCH better since they seem to be hiring like wildfire and they have air cover to focus on technical debt. Tech stack is steadily improving, but toolchain needs some love - but is being worked on. Mobile PMs and Designers seem super chill, but there aren't enough of them. Most mobile teams seem to definitely have a say in what they are working on, there isn't a ton of top down direction. Even if a feature is handed down, the engineers absolutely have a say in changing the design and scope and improving it from what I've seen. Seattle office is very relaxed, nice people, good work life balance. The view is fantastic.

Dropbox Drop 📦 Feb 1, 2020

I agree with this sentiment. Seattle is awesome and the mobile team is very collaborative!