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Dropbox cuts about 200 roles as CTO departs

Dropbox cuts about 200 roles as CTO departs

Dropbox disclosed a reduction of about 200 roles, roughly 9% of its workforce, across Engineering, Product, Design, and G&A, alongside CTO Ali Dasdan’s departure. Co-CEO Ashraf Alkarmi says the company is reallocating toward customer workflows, larger customers, and new markets; the 8-K confirms the percentage and costs, while the headcount comes from Alkarmi’s memo. Team-level impacts and the longer-term organizational changes remain unclear.

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Updated Oct 28, 2026
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