Principal Software Engineer

Company: Smartsheet
Location: Bellevue
Posted on: July 1, 2025

Job Description:

Smartsheet is a tech company with a human story to tell. We’re here to empower teams to manage projects, automate workflows, and rapidly build new secure solutions, using simple no-code tools. We’re revolutionaries – so for us changing the way the world works is all in a day’s work. Smartsheet is looking for a curious, capable engineer who really cares about properly architecting for cloud-native enterprise data interactions. You will engage in many discussions, decision making opportunities, and provide education on the pros and cons of different data technologies, for long-term data storage, fast retrieval, and migration - such as using AWS DMS for migration vs native MySQL replication for migration of tables, the use of Redis Enterprise vs Aurora for specific use cases, or on vertically vs horizontally sharding and rebalancing shards. You’ll be communicating prioritization and influencing decisions both at the team and at the upper leadership levels, and most importantly your curiosity and drive to improve will be contagious and get others excited to solve problems with you! You will report to our Director, Engineering located in our Bellevue, WA office, or you may work remotely from anywhere in the US where Smartsheet is a registered employer. You Will: • Participate in comparing and choosing technologies and develop plans and schemas for the migration and transformation of existing and new data • Support and provide technical leadership for various engineering teams in their efforts to architect decoupled services with large data sets • Dive into complex performance problems, particularly around the relationships between the monolithic legacy app, services in various stages of decoupling, and other interactions • Build scalable back-end systems for enterprise grade levels (Java, Spring Boot, etc) • Solve challenging distributed systems problems and work with modern cloud infrastructure (AWS, Kubernetes) • Influence technical direction of the group towards creating a comprehensive service-oriented architecture • Guide and mentor team members regarding architecture and best practices • Review and coach team on project designs for design review presentations • Forge strong partnership with product management and other key areas of the business • Influence and mentor other teams of engineers, acting as a technical design mentor and providing architectural and design input You Have: • 10 years software development experience building highly scalable, highly available applications • 10 years of programming experience with full stack technologies such Java, Kotlin or TypeScript • 2 years of experience with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, etc.) • Experience developing, documenting, and supporting REST APIs • A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent practical experience. • Legally eligible to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis Current US Perks & Benefits: • HSA, 100% employer-paid premiums, or Buy-up medical/vision and dental coverage options for full-time employees • 401k Match to help you save for your future (50% of your contribution up to the first 6% of your eligible pay) • Monthly stipend to support your work and productivity • Flexible Time Away Program, plus Sick Time Off • US employees are automatically covered under Smartsheet-sponsored life insurance, short-term, and long-term disability plans • US employees receive 12 paid holidays per year • Up to 24 weeks of Parental Leave • Personal paid Volunteer Day to support our community • Opportunities for professional growth and development including access to Udemy online courses • Company Funded Perks, including a counseling membership, local retail discounts, and your own personal Smartsheet account • Teleworking options from any registered location in the U.S. (role specific) Smartsheet provides a competitive base salary range for roles that may be hired in different geographic areas we are licensed to operate our business from. Actual compensation is determined by several factors including, but not limited to, level of professional, educational experience, skills, and specific candidate location. In addition, this role will be eligible for a market competitive incentive opportunity. US Base Salary Pay Range $200,000—$252,500 USD Get to Know Us: At Smartsheet, we’ve created a place where everyone is welcome — people from all over the world, all backgrounds, all ages, all colors, and all beliefs working side by side. Here, everyone can make a difference and empower others to do the same. You’re encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn’t precisely match our job description—if your career path has been nontraditional, that will set you apart. At Smartsheet, we empower everyone, everywhere to change the way the world works—join us! Equal Opportunity Employer: Smartsheet is an Equal Opportunity (EEO) employer committed to fostering an inclusive environment with the best employees. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants in accordance with applicable laws in the US, UK, Australia, Germany, Costa Rica, Japan, Bulgaria, and India. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

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