Key skills
iOS DevelopmentSwiftSwiftUIUIKitDesign SystemsAccessibility StandardsCI/CDClean Code PracticesCollaboration SkillsCommunication SkillsCObjective-CAnalyticsiOSAndroidPerformance OptimizationMentoringFigmaCommunicationCollaboration
About this role
Dropbox is a global community focused on shaping the future of work through innovative technology solutions. They are seeking a Senior iOS Engineer on the Design System Team to build and maintain reusable iOS components, ensuring a cohesive product experience across their applications.
Responsibilities:
- Build, maintain, and evolve Dropbox’s DIG design system iOS component library using Swift, SwiftUI, and UIKit
- Translate Figma designs and tokens into accurate, maintainable UI components
- Collaborate with cross-platform peers (Android, Web) to ensure consistency and parity
- Define and maintain versioning, governance, and release processes for design system components
- Improve internal documentation, onboarding, and tooling to accelerate adoption
- Provide support and advocacy across product teams via code reviews, pairing, and developer experience improvements
- Ensure design system components meet accessibility, performance, and testability standards
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., Physics or Mathematics), or equivalent technical experience
- 8+ years of professional iOS development experience with proven contributions to shared UI libraries or design systems
- Strong proficiency in Swift, SwiftUI, and UIKit; familiarity with modern paradigms (Combine, Swift Concurrency, MVVM)
- Solid understanding of Apple HIG and accessibility (WCAG) standards
- Experience with design-to-code workflows (e.g., Figma tokens, variables, tooling integrations)
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, with ability to align engineers and designers
- Track record of writing clean, maintainable, and testable code
- Experience with CI/CD, developer tooling, or automation for design system workflows
- Experience scaling design systems in multi-platform environments (iOS, Android, Web)
- Working knowledge of Objective-C or additional mobile platforms
- Experience with the Android ecosystem also a plus
- Familiarity with performance optimization, UI testing, or analytics instrumentation
- Experience contributing to open-source design systems or developer tooling
- Prior experience mentoring engineers or leading cross-functional initiatives