Why is Dropbox declining a job application because of my location?

Mokki

I recently applied for a job as a Frontend Software Engineer at Dropbox, but I got an email saying the following:

"Hi, 

Thank you for your interest in the Frontend Product Software Engineer, Design Systems position at Dropbox! 

As a Virtual First company, Dropbox’s location strategy is focused on distributing our workforce globally. Unfortunately, we do not have the ability to hire for Frontend Product Software Engineer, Design Systems in your location and are not able to move forward with your candidacy at this time.

If you’re interested, click here to stay in touch and join our Talent Community. We’ll send periodic updates with new roles and opportunities as they become available (we promise, no spam!) 

Thank you again for considering Dropbox, and we wish you the best of luck in your job search. 

Talent Acquisition Team at Dropbox"

What I don't understand is that I am born and I live in The Netherlands and the job is in Poland. So, as an EU citizen I am eligible for this job.

Unfortunately I cannot reply to the email because the sender is no-reply@dropbox.com.

I would like to get more information on this. Is it possible that there is a mistake? Can I get in touch with someone who can tell me more about this?

I look forward to hearing from you.

P.S. I apologize for posting it here, but I really don't know where else to get in touch. I really want this job!

Dell_Dropbox

Hey there @Mokki, welcome to the community!

There are many reasons why a remote role wouldn't be eligible to people who live in certain countries. It can range from anything from legal and tax compliance, payroll constraints, security and data laws, and much much more. 

This type of question isn't something that our support moderators here would be able to field, but you might have some luck reaching out to privacy @dropbox.com for general legal-related  inquiries.  I also want to set the expectation that they most likely could not be able to address anything pertaining to your specific application, but might have an answer about country-wide eligibilities. 

I know this may not be the exact answer you're looking for, but we have limited visibility into these matters.