I deliver lots of high quality production-ready code with direction from the team.
Scope(Area of ownership and level of autonomy / ambiguity)
I execute on defined tasks and contribute to solving problems with defined solutions.
Collaborative(Reach Organizational reach and extent of influence)
I work within the scope of my team with specific guidance from my manager/TL
Impact Levers(Technical levers typically exercised to achieve business impact)
Craft - I primarily focus on improving my craft as an engineer
Core Responsibilities Results Impact
I work with my manager to prioritize tasks that add the most value and deliver high-quality results for my customer
I understand and effectively participate in the core processes of my team (planning, on-call rotations, bug triage, metrics review, etc)
With guidance from my manager, and Tech lead, I deliver high-quality work on time that adds the most value for the customer and our business
Ownership
I follow through on my commitments, take responsibility for my work, and deliver my work on time
I ask questions to clarify expectations
I own my decisions and mistakes and learn from them
I contribute with urgency to operational issues (e.g., SEVs), leveraging my strengths to help find resolution
I raise concerns when I am suspicious that there has been a regression in service, and I advocate for declaring a SEV if a problem is found
Decision Making
I escalate to my manager when I get stuck and need help with a decision concerning my deliverables or priorities
Direction Agility / Innovation
I can adapt my work when circumstances change
I find new and creative ways to accomplish my work, and share my ideas with the team
Talent Personal growth
Im open to and act upon feedback from my manager and peers
Im gaining self-awareness about my strengths and areas for development
I drive discussions with my manager about aspirational goals and seek out opportunities to learn and grow
Team Development
I model integrity and have a high standard of excellence for my work
I am learning to interview and assess candidates to help us build a diverse and talented team. I consistently provide timely, detailed, and evidence-based interview feedback.
I am able to represent my team s initiatives and goals to candidates in a compelling way
Culture Collaboration
I can effectively collaborate and adopt necessary tools (e.g., pair programming) that adapts to virtual first and get work done
I work with my manager to engage in productive conflict with thoughtful questioning and have the courage to state my point of view
I promote and role model Dropbox core values
Organizational health
I listen to different perspectives and I remove biases from my words and actions
I contribute to a positive sense of community on my team (e.g., engage in team activities, offsites, and new-hire onboarding)
I practice the Dropbox Diversity Commitments on a regular basis
Communication
I write and speak with clarity and focus
I listen to understand others and ask clarifying questions
I proactively share relevant information on my project including difficult task-level trade-offs that impact the product to my manager and team (including product/business partners).
Craft Code Fluency
I translate ideas into clear code, written to be read as well as executed
I participate in code reviews and raise questions to help me learn the codebases and technologies relevant to my work
My code is free of glaring errors - bugs are in edge cases or design, not mainline paths - and is well documented and well tested with appropriate use of manual vs automated tests
I m capable of reading and navigating functions and classes/modules in a large codebase that I didn t write
I am learning to tackle coding tasks with high throughput while maintaining appropriately high quality; I optimize for either speed or quality, depending on the explicitly stated needs of my team