Is the Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) position at Dropbox fully remote?

Yes, this Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) position at Dropbox is a remote position. The role is available for candidates in United States.

Is this a full-time or part-time Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) role?

This is a part-time Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) position at Dropbox.

What are the main requirements for the Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) role?

Key requirements include: currently pursuing a bs or ms in computer science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics) , graduating in fall/winter 2027 or spring 2028 . this should be your final internship before graduating, experience writing or shipping software as part of coursework, personal projects, internships, coding competitions or research, experience coding in programming languages, such as python, go, javascript, or similar languages, and more.

What benefits does Dropbox offer for this position?

Dropbox offers the following benefits: Professional Development.

What is the salary range for the Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) position?

The salary range for this Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) role is $9k - $10k.

How do I apply for the Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) position at Dropbox?

You can apply for this Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) position by clicking the "Apply Now" button on this page, which will take you to Dropbox's application portal.

Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) at Dropbox

United States

$9k - $10k

<h2 class="p1">Role Description</h2> Please note: This role will remain open until 10/02/2026. Dropbox currently only offers Summer internships May - September and cannot accommodate off cycle internships at this time. Please inform your recruiter if you have upcoming deadlines for Summer 2027 internships. As a Software Engineering Intern, you'll work alongside seasoned professionals, diving deep into real-world challenges and pioneering solutions that impact millions. With a focus on the future of collaboration, you'll have the opportunity to work on high-impact projects that define the next chapter of Dropbox. In our <a class="attrlink" href="https://experience.dropbox.com/virtualfirst" target="_blank" data-target-href="https://experience.dropbox.com/virtualfirst">Virtual First</a> work culture, you’ll connect with with Dropboxers virtually and in-person to build the foundation of a strong professional network. As a Summer intern, you will also have the opportunity to attend our Emerging Talent Summit, where participants from our intern and early-career programs come together in person to build lasting relationships, explore learning and development opportunities, and prepare for their career journey ahead. For Summer 2027, we offer three start dates culminating in a 12-week internship: <ul> <li>May 27 - August 13, 2027</li> <li>June 22 - September 3, 2027</li> <li>July 6 - September 24, 2027</li> </ul> <h2 class="p1">Responsibilities</h2> <ul> <li>Create Impact: Ship a high-priority project from start to finish, directly contributing to mission-critical software development. Along the way, build AI proficiency by leveraging tools like Copilot to boost productivity and code quality.</li> <li>Innovative Development: Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to design, develop, and deploy next-gen features for Dropbox's suite of products.</li> <li>Agile Learning: Immerse yourself in rapid prototyping, iterative development, and harness the power of structured feedback from your host team.</li> <li>User-Centric Focus: Ensure solutions are designed with the end-user in mind, emphasizing usability and intuitive design.</li> <li>Tech Exploration: Participate in tech talks, professional development workshops, to explore new technologies and tools.</li> </ul> Team Matching & Mentorship: <ul> <li>Team Matching: You play an active part in the team matching process. Prior to final round technical interviews, we’ll send you a detailed survey to understand your interests and strengths. These criteria as well as current business needs and your location are all factors we consider to match you closely with a host team.</li> <li>Mentorship: Receive 1:1 mentorship and guidance from your team, a mentor, and a peer mentor. These dedicated industry professionals help you gain insights into the tech world while enabling your success through meaningful work, clear guidance, and a supportive environment.</li> <li>Continuous Feedback: Receive real time and written actionable feedback and reviews on a regular cadence to help drive your development over the course of the internship.</li> </ul> Here are some examples of the numerous types of roles and teams that you can have an impact on: <ul> <li>Product Engineering - Product Engineers thrive working across technologies and codebases, and are also involved in various product development cycle stages. Along the way they represent users needs through close partnership with product, design, and user research. In this role you will deliver best-in-breed software by building robust systems that power optimized user experiences on marquee projects like Dropbox <a class="attrlink" href="https://www.dropbox.com/paper" target="_blank" data-target-href="https://www.dropbox.com/paper">Paper</a>, <a class="attrlink" href="https://www.dropbox.com/transfer" target="_blank" data-target-href="https://www.dropbox.com/transfer">Transfer</a>, or <a class="attrlink" href="https://www.dropbox.com/family" target="_blank" data-target-href="https://www.dropbox.com/family">Family</a>.</li> <li>Infrastructure Engineering - The Infrastructure Engineering team designs products for vast scale. We craft components for millions of connections, oversee billions of files, and manage hundreds of petabytes of data. Our rigorous approach addresses edge cases and errors. Through refined code and thorough testing, we prioritize data integrity and security.</li> <li>Customer Experience (CX) - The CX Technology team enhances our business through innovative technology. You'll convert our service strategy into tools for customers and agents, advancing technical support capabilities. Your role simplifies problem-solving for our team, refines user interaction on our support site, integrates ticketing with internal systems, promotes secure development, and creates self-help tools for users.</li> <li>Mobile Engineering - Our Mobile team builds products and features that drive the core experience on the Dropbox mobile application. We enable users to easily manage their content, collaborate with their peers and work effortlessly with others. This position will play a key role in building and supporting mobile features.</li> <li>Security Engineering- People trust Dropbox to keep their data secure, and at Dropbox we rely on our security engineers to make our products safe. You are a software engineer with a deep interest in building software that is secure yet easy to use. Security engineers collaborate with product teams to secure our software, production infrastructure, website, desktop and mobile apps and our corporate infrastructure and devices.</li> </ul> <h2 class="p1">Requirements</h2> <ul class="listtype-bullet listindent1 list-bullet1" data-testid="bullet-list" data-test-indentation="1"> <li>Currently pursuing a BS or MS in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), graduating in Fall/Winter 2027 or Spring 2028. This should be your final internship before graduating</li> <li>Experience writing or shipping software as part of coursework, personal projects, internships, coding competitions or research</li> <li>Experience coding in programming languages, such as Python, Go, JavaScript, or similar languages</li> <li>Passion for learning, solving problems, and challenging the status quo</li> <li>Available for Summer 2027 full-time internship (40 hours per week /12 weeks)</li> <li>Although this is a virtual internship, interns are expected to work from their designated primary work location throughout the 12-week program. Any request to work from another location, including another country, must be approved in advance and may be restricted based on applicable company, legal, payroll, or security requirements</li> </ul> <div> <h2>Durable Skills</h2> </div> AI fluency means using these tools to amplify human judgment, not replace it. We believe people with these skills will thrive as work and technology continue to evolve: <ul class="listtype-bullet listindent1 list-bullet1" data-testid="bullet-list" data-test-indentation="1"> <li>Awareness: Understand yourself and others.</li> <li>Judgment: Evaluate information and make decisions in complex situations.</li> <li>Adaptability: Learn, adjust, and stay effective through change.</li> <li>Connection: Communicate, collaborate, and build trust.</li> </ul> To learn more about why these skills matter and what the data shows about thriving through change, read this <a class="attrlink" href="https://www.dropbox.jobs/en/our-blog/employee-stories/the-era-of-durable-skills-what-the-data-tells-us-about-thriving-in-change/" target="_blank" data-target-href="https://www.dropbox.jobs/en/our-blog/employee-stories/the-era-of-durable-skills-what-the-data-tells-us-about-thriving-in-change/">blog post</a> from our Chief People Officer, Melanie Rosenwasser. <h2 data-usually-unique-id="617151641069136570292875">Compensation</h2><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">US Pay Range</div><div class="pay-range">$9,000—$10,000 USD</div></div></div>

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Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

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Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

Dropbox

Part Time

$9k - $10k

2 months ago

Role Description Please note: This role will remain open until 10/02/2026. Dropbox currently only offers Summer internships May - September and cannot accommodate off cycle internships at this time. Please inform your recruiter if you have upcoming deadlines for Summer 2027 internships.

United States

Engineering

Entry

Python

JavaScript

+5 more

Job Description

Role Description

Please note: This role will remain open until 10/02/2026. Dropbox currently only offers Summer internships May - September and cannot accommodate off cycle internships at this time. Please inform your recruiter if you have upcoming deadlines for Summer 2027 internships.

As a Software Engineering Intern, you'll work alongside seasoned professionals, diving deep into real-world challenges and pioneering solutions that impact millions. With a focus on the future of collaboration, you'll have the opportunity to work on high-impact projects that define the next chapter of Dropbox. In our Virtual First work culture, you’ll connect with with Dropboxers virtually and in-person to build the foundation of a strong professional network.

As a Summer intern, you will also have the opportunity to attend our Emerging Talent Summit, where participants from our intern and early-career programs come together in person to build lasting relationships, explore learning and development opportunities, and prepare for their career journey ahead.

For Summer 2027, we offer three start dates culminating in a 12-week internship:

May 27 - August 13, 2027
June 22 - September 3, 2027
July 6 - September 24, 2027

Responsibilities

Create Impact: Ship a high-priority project from start to finish, directly contributing to mission-critical software development. Along the way, build AI proficiency by leveraging tools like Copilot to boost productivity and code quality.
Innovative Development: Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to design, develop, and deploy next-gen features for Dropbox's suite of products.
Agile Learning: Immerse yourself in rapid prototyping, iterative development, and harness the power of structured feedback from your host team.
User-Centric Focus: Ensure solutions are designed with the end-user in mind, emphasizing usability and intuitive design.
Tech Exploration: Participate in tech talks, professional development workshops, to explore new technologies and tools.

Team Matching & Mentorship:

Team Matching: You play an active part in the team matching process. Prior to final round technical interviews, we’ll send you a detailed survey to understand your interests and strengths. These criteria as well as current business needs and your location are all factors we consider to match you closely with a host team.
Mentorship: Receive 1:1 mentorship and guidance from your team, a mentor, and a peer mentor. These dedicated industry professionals help you gain insights into the tech world while enabling your success through meaningful work, clear guidance, and a supportive environment.
Continuous Feedback: Receive real time and written actionable feedback and reviews on a regular cadence to help drive your development over the course of the internship.

Here are some examples of the numerous types of roles and teams that you can have an impact on:

Product Engineering - Product Engineers thrive working across technologies and codebases, and are also involved in various product development cycle stages. Along the way they represent users needs through close partnership with product, design, and user research. In this role you will deliver best-in-breed software by building robust systems that power optimized user experiences on marquee projects like Dropbox Paper, Transfer, or Family.
Infrastructure Engineering - The Infrastructure Engineering team designs products for vast scale. We craft components for millions of connections, oversee billions of files, and manage hundreds of petabytes of data. Our rigorous approach addresses edge cases and errors. Through refined code and thorough testing, we prioritize data integrity and security.
Customer Experience (CX) - The CX Technology team enhances our business through innovative technology. You'll convert our service strategy into tools for customers and agents, advancing technical support capabilities. Your role simplifies problem-solving for our team, refines user interaction on our support site, integrates ticketing with internal systems, promotes secure development, and creates self-help tools for users.
Mobile Engineering - Our Mobile team builds products and features that drive the core experience on the Dropbox mobile application. We enable users to easily manage their content, collaborate with their peers and work effortlessly with others. This position will play a key role in building and supporting mobile features.
Security Engineering- People trust Dropbox to keep their data secure, and at Dropbox we rely on our security engineers to make our products safe. You are a software engineer with a deep interest in building software that is secure yet easy to use. Security engineers collaborate with product teams to secure our software, production infrastructure, website, desktop and mobile apps and our corporate infrastructure and devices.

Requirements

Currently pursuing a BS or MS in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), graduating in Fall/Winter 2027 or Spring 2028. This should be your final internship before graduating
Experience writing or shipping software as part of coursework, personal projects, internships, coding competitions or research
Experience coding in programming languages, such as Python, Go, JavaScript, or similar languages
Passion for learning, solving problems, and challenging the status quo
Available for Summer 2027 full-time internship (40 hours per week /12 weeks)
Although this is a virtual internship, interns are expected to work from their designated primary work location throughout the 12-week program. Any request to work from another location, including another country, must be approved in advance and may be restricted based on applicable company, legal, payroll, or security requirements

Durable Skills

AI fluency means using these tools to amplify human judgment, not replace it. We believe people with these skills will thrive as work and technology continue to evolve:

Awareness: Understand yourself and others.
Judgment: Evaluate information and make decisions in complex situations.
Adaptability: Learn, adjust, and stay effective through change.
Connection: Communicate, collaborate, and build trust.

To learn more about why these skills matter and what the data shows about thriving through change, read this blog post from our Chief People Officer, Melanie Rosenwasser.

Compensation

US Pay Range

$9,000—$10,000 USD

Requirements

currently pursuing a bs or ms in computer science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics) , graduating in fall/winter 2027 or spring 2028 . this should be your final internship before graduating
experience writing or shipping software as part of coursework, personal projects, internships, coding competitions or research
experience coding in programming languages, such as python, go, javascript, or similar languages
passion for learning, solving problems, and challenging the status quo
available for summer 2027 full - time internship (40 hours per week /12 weeks)
awareness: u nderstand yourself and others .
judgment: e valuat e information and mak e decisions in complex situations .
adaptability: l earn, adjust, and stay effective through change .

Benefits

Professional Development

Skills

Python

JavaScript

Software Development

Agile Learning

Prototyping

User-Centric Design

Infrastructure Engineering

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