Java Developer

Dropbox; Pasadena (CA); Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship program

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Dropbox in Pasadena, CA is seeking a mid-level Java Developer who values ownership and reliability. You will prototype, respond to incidents, translate compliance into REST guardrails, and help break down a monolith into JavaScript services that Pasadena can deploy.

You’ll work in a collaborative, transparency-first environment where mentorship and growth are emphasized. The compensation ranges from $106,000 to $153,000 plus benefits and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must take ownership and scale with stakes.
• Willingness to ask the dumb questions to avoid mistakes.
• Reliability that allows managers to trust you without excessive check-ins.
• Humility to update opinions when data says otherwise.
• Adaptability amid shifting requirements.
• Calm, clear communication when delivering bad news.

Responsibilities

• Prototype proof-of-concept solutions for emerging technology requirements.
• Respond to on-call rotations and participate in incident postmortems.
• Translate technology compliance rules into REST API guardrails baked into the build.
• Slice the empowering technology monolith into JavaScript services Pasadena, CA can deploy alone.
• Guard the Empathy codebase quality through reviews that teach as much as they catch.
• Integrate third-party services and internal tools into the Dropbox stack.
• Hunt down the latency spikes nobody at Dropbox can explain.

Skills

Ownership

Curiosity

Reliability

Humility

Adaptability

Communication

Job description

Step into a mid-level engineering role where Self-Motivation and Empathy drive everything we build at Dropbox. For the deeply-bought-in Java Developer with 5 years, Dropbox answers with $106,000 - $153,000, a hybrid setup, and a ladder built for climbing.

Key Responsibilities

• Prototype proof-of-concept solutions for emerging technology requirements
• Respond to on-call rotations and participate in incident postmortems
• Translate technology compliance rules into REST API guardrails baked into the build
• Slice the empowering technology monolith into JavaScript services Pasadena, CA can deploy alone
• Guard the Empathy codebase quality through reviews that teach as much as they catch
• Integrate third-party services and internal tools into the Dropbox stack
• Hunt down the latency spikes nobody at Dropbox can explain

What You'll Bring

• An appetite for ownership that scales with the stakes
• A bias toward asking the dumb question before the expensive mistake
• The reliability that lets a manager stop checking in
• The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back
• Adaptability and resilience when facing shifting requirements
• The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly

At Dropbox, the impact-driven Pasadena crew believes technology should feel boring and reliable, never thrilling and fragile. Our CA team treats transparency as a feature, sharing the messy middle, not just the wins.

The headline reads $106,000 - $153,000; the fine print is all upside, mentorship, benefits, and freedom to grow your Innovation.