Dropbox

Public (NASDAQ: DBX)

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Website

dropbox.com

Industry

Cloud Storage and Collaboration Software

Year founded

2007

Employees

3,000

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Dropbox Backend Software Engineer Salaries

Reported total compensation ranges from $182,000 to $366,000 across 4 levels. Figures are self-reported and vary by location and offer details. Last updated Apr 4, 2026.

Average compensation by level

LevelTotal / yrBase / yrStock / yrBonus / yr

IC1

Distributed Systems (Back-End)

$182,000$134,000$37,500$15,000

IC2

API Development (Back-End)

$255,000$177,350$67,250$17,000

IC3

Distributed Systems (Back-End)

$366,000$216,000$130,000$28,000

IC4

Research

$331,948$253,000$110,000$51,000

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