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Product Designer, Design Systems

Dropbox3 days ago
Remote
CA$160,700 - CA$217,300/annual
Mid Level
full_time

Top Benefits

Competitive medical, dental, vision coverage
Retirement savings plan
Flexible paid time off and holidays

About the role

Dropbox is a Virtual First company. For this role, we are currently only authorized to hire candidates from the following provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, and Saskatchewan.

Company Description Dropbox isn’t just a workplace—it’s a living lab for more enlightened ways of working. We're a global community of bold visionaries and resourceful doers who are shaping the future of Dropbox—and with it the future of work. Our Virtual First model combines the autonomy of a distributed workplace with the power of human connection, making space for both meaningful work and meaningful relationships. With our start-up mindset and enterprise-level opportunities, you can be who you are and grow into who you’re meant to be. Here, you can own your impact to make work more intuitive, joyful, and human—for you as a Dropboxer and for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. If you're ready to push boundaries—and yourself— Dropbox is ready for you.

Team Description The Dropbox Design & Research Team creates experiences that make work feel effortless. We're problem solvers and innovators, combining research insights with thoughtful design to craft solutions that make users’ lives easier. Through iterative design and deep user research, we uncover, understand, and solve fundamental problems that impede enlightened work. We don't just make things look good—we make complex technologies feel intuitive and joyful by putting human needs at the center. If you're passionate about creating products that are equally thoughtful, powerful and delightful, join our Design & Research team. Areas of work include Research Program Management, Customer Access Programs (CAPS), User Experience Design, User Research, Visual Design, Interaction Design, Design Systems, Accessibility Design, Content Design, and Prototyping.

Role Description As a Design Systems Product Designer focused on iOS, you’ll help architect and evolve DIG (Dropbox Interface Guidelines) through our native mobile experiences. Your role will be threefold; Influence the strategic direction of our mobile design language, ensuring our products feel consistent, elegant, and native to iOS and the Dropbox brand vision. Partner closely with engineers, product managers, and brand designers to deliver design-to-code systems that improve velocity without compromising craft. Champion consistency, accessibility, usability, and performance standards across the ecosystem.

You’ll bring a spirit of innovation and continuous improvement to design systems practices while closely partnering with product managers, engineers, and brand teams. In this role, you’ll gain senior leadership exposure through highly visible system initiatives, and you’ll directly influence how millions of people experience Dropbox on mobile.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the definition, design, and documentation of reusable iOS-focused design system components, patterns, and guidelines.
  • Collaborate with product designers to ensure consistency across features and platforms while meeting platform-specific needs.
  • Partner with engineering to build, test, and deliver robust design system components.
  • Drive adoption of the design system through education, governance, and advocacy across cross-functional teams.
  • Ensure accessibility and inclusivity standards are embedded within system components and workflows.
  • Contribute to the design system roadmap, identifying opportunities for scalability, efficiency, and innovation.
  • Participate in design reviews, audits, and QA to ensure consistency and fidelity in implementation.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in product design with a strong focus on mobile-first consumer applications.
  • Deep expertise in iOS design language (Human Interface Guidelines, UIKit, SwiftUI patterns) and familiarity with Android conventions.
  • Proven experience designing, scaling, and maintaining design systems or component libraries.
  • Proficiency in modern design tools (Figma, tokens-based workflows, documentation platforms like Storybook/Zeroheight).
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills with cross-functional partners (engineering, product, brand).
  • Demonstrated ability to balance user needs, business goals, and technical feasibility in system-level decisions.
  • Strong portfolio showcasing iOS product design and design system work.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working on high-scale mobile products with large user bases.
  • Familiarity with accessibility standards (WCAG) and inclusive design practices.
  • Knowledge of design-to-code handoff pipelines and design tokens.
  • Experience mentoring designers or contributing to design culture.
  • Interest or background in visual asset systems (iconography, motion, or illustration).

Compensation Canada Pay Range

$160,700—$217,300 CAD

The range listed above is the expected annual salary/OTE for this role, subject to change.

Salary/OTE is just one component of Dropbox’s total rewards package. All regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program or a sales incentive (target included in OTE) as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

Benefits Dropbox is committed to investing in the holistic health and wellbeing of all Dropboxers and their families. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:

  • Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage*
  • Retirement savings through a defined contribution pension or savings plan**
  • Flexible PTO/Paid Time Off, paid holidays, Volunteer Time Off, and more, allowing you time to unplug, unwind, and refresh
  • Income Protection Plans: Life and disability insurance*
  • Business Travel Protection: Travel medical and accident insurance*
  • Perks Allowance to be used on what matters most to you, whether that’s wellness, learning and development, food and groceries, and much more
  • Parental benefits including: Parental Leave, Fertility Benefits, Adoptions and Surrogacy support, and Lactation support
  • Mental health and wellness benefits

Additional Benefits Details Are Available Upon Request.

  • Where group plans are not available, allowances may be provided
  • Benefit, amount, and type are dependent on geographical location, based upon applicable law or company policy

Dropbox supports responsible use of AI for preparation, but misrepresentation of skills or experience is not permitted. See our AI philosophy.

Dropbox is an equal opportunity employer. We are a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and connected at work. A big part of that effort is our support for members and allies of internal groups like Asians at Dropbox, BlackDropboxers, enABLE, TODOS (Latinx), Pridebox (LGBTQ), Vets at Dropbox, and Women at Dropbox.

About Dropbox

Software Development
1001-5000

Dropbox is the one place to keep life organized and keep work moving. With more than 700 million registered users across 180 countries, we're on a mission to design a more enlightened way of working. Dropbox is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, and has offices around the world.

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