Lead company critical AI and software architecture at Dropbox, shaping customer experiences for millions through durable technical strategy. Remain hands on across complex systems and platforms.
As a Principal Engineer, you will own ambiguous technical problems with multiyear impact across technology, product, business strategy, and applied AI. You will define long term direction, architect foundational platforms, and guide responsible AI adoption across products and engineering workflows. The work requires broad expertise spanning frontend, backend, distributed systems, and production machine learning.
Key Responsibilities: Define technical strategy for critical company objectives
Architect platforms supporting hundreds of millions of users
Lead responsible AI adoption across products and workflows




Implement foundational software components where leverage is highest
Align roadmaps across organizations and resolve structural bottlenecks
Requirements: 15+ years designing large scale software systems
Principal level ownership of company critical technical problems
Experience with ML, LLM APIs, and agentic frameworks
Expertise across distributed systems, databases, storage, or frontend
Advanced Computer Science degree or equivalent industry experience
Shape Dropbox’s AI powered foundations through architectural judgment, hands on development, and influence across global engineering organizations.

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📌 Principal AI Software Architect (Manitoba)
🏢 Dropbox
📍 Manitoba