Staff Application Security Engineer Job at Dropbox

Dropbox Arizona

Company Description

Dropbox is a leading global collaboration platform that's transforming the way people work together, from the smallest business to the largest enterprise. With more than 700 million registered users across more than 180 countries, our mission is to design a more enlightened way of working. From our headquarters in San Francisco to eight dedicated Studios and a worldwide team of employees who choose where they work best, our Virtual First approach is leading the way into the future of work.

Team Description

Our Engineering team is working to simplify the way people work together. They’re building a family of products that handle over a billion files a day for people around the world. With our broad mission and massive scale, there are countless opportunities to make an impact.

Role Description

As part of the Application Security team, you’ll be working to reduce risk across Dropbox. We partner with engineering and product teams during each point of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and help drive broader security initiatives across Dropbox.
Application Security Engineers provide security impact by developing secure-by-default libraries and frameworks that teams across Dropbox can frictionlessly integrate into their products. They also offer their expertise on security matters through cross-team consultations that cover design and threat modeling, as well as through documentation and educational initiatives.

Responsibilities

Act as a subject matter expert on application security domains involving web, mobile, and desktop platforms
Conduct security consultations on new and existing products, and be able to communicate complicated issues to non-technical audiences
Improve upon and further integrate the Secure Development Lifecycle (SDLC) into product design and engineering efforts
Empower secure-by-default development by shipping libraries and frameworks that address classes of vulnerabilities at scale
Assist with code reviews to proactively identify potential vulnerabilities, and follow-up with tooling to prevent future vulnerabilities

Requirements

10+ years experience in application security engineering
BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., cybersecurity), or equivalent technical experience
Strong communication skills and relationship building skills
Experience in architecting and building application security on modern tech stacks across multiple platforms (web, mobile, desktop)
Experience in building and scaling the Secure Development Lifecycle
Experience with threat modeling and handling vulnerability reports
Experience partnering with cross-functional engineering and product teams
Be able to demonstrate software development experience

Total Rewards

Our Engineering Career Framework is viewable by anyone outside the company and describes what’s expected for our engineers at each of our career levels. Check out our blog post on this topic and more here .

At Dropbox, we strive to be a great place for all Dropboxers to grow and be recognized for that growth. This job posting reflects broad requirements, and represents two potential levels of role. Through our assessment process, we will identify your level that ties to compensation based on your experience and technical expertise along with the scope of the role.

For candidates hired in the following locations: Austin (TX) metro, Chicago metro, Colorado, Massachusetts, Maryland, Oregon, Washington D.C. metro, California (outside SF metro), the expected salary/On-Target Earnings (OTE) range for the role is currently $195,800 - $230,400 - $265,000 if you are assessed at the IC4 level. If you are instead assessed at the IC5 level, the expected salary/On-Target Earnings (OTE) range for the role is currently $216,500 - $254,700 - $292,900.

For candidates hired in the following locations: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (outside Chicago Metro), North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (outside Austin Metro), Virginia (outside D.C. Metro), the expected salary/On-Target Earnings (OTE) range for the role is currently $174,100 - $204,800 - $235,500 if you are assessed at the IC4 level. If you are instead assessed at the IC5 level, the expected salary/On-Target Earnings (OTE) range for the role is currently $192,400 - $226,400 - $260,400.

Range(s) is subject to change. Dropbox takes a number of factors into account when determining individual starting pay, including job and level they are hired into, location/metropolitan area, skillset, and peer compensation. Dropbox uses the zip code of an employee’s remote work location to determine which metropolitan pay range we use.

Salary/OTE is just one component of Dropbox’s total rewards package. All regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program or a sales incentive (target included in OTE) as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

Dropbox is a Virtual First company and is open to hiring candidates across the U.S. However, for this role, the locations posted are preferred.

Dropbox is an equal opportunity employer. We are a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and connected at work. A big part of that effort is our support for members and allies of internal groups like Asians at Dropbox, BlackDropboxers, Latinx, Pridebox (LGBTQ), Vets at Dropbox, Women at Dropbox, ATX Diversity (based in Austin, Texas) and the Dropbox Empowerment Network (based in Dublin, Ireland).


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