Principal Full Stack Software Engineer, Smartsheet
Content
$200-270k
+ Stock - Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) for eligible roles
Dynamic workspace platform for collaboration
Job no longer available
Dynamic workspace platform for collaboration
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$200-270k
+ Stock - Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) for eligible roles
1001+ employees
Company mission
to empower anyone to drive meaningful change — for themselves, their businesses, and the world.
Role
Who you are
- This position is ideal for a seasoned engineer with a passion for architectural transformation, scalability, and problem-solving
- 10+ years of software development experience in designing highly scalable and available systems
- 7+ years of programming experience with full stack technologies such as Java, Kotlin, or TypeScript
- 5+ years of experience building and scaling databases and data models from the ground up
- 2+ years of experience with cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Proven success in decoupling monolithic systems and handling multi-system integrations
- 7+ years of experience in SaaS application development, working with modern web technologies and integrating back-end services
- Experience with large-scale deployments: Working in an environment with frequent production releases and ensuring high availability
- Strong understanding of asynchronous code and designing systems that communicate across multiple services
- A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
- Legally eligible to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis
What the job involves
- As a Principal Software Engineer in our Content Pillar, you will be pivotal in driving large-scale architectural initiatives and enabling data models and databases that serve as the foundation for our next-generation content management platform
- You will tackle some of the most complex technical challenges, such as decoupling monolithic systems, scaling services, and leading multi-system integrations
- In this role, you’ll collaborate with senior engineering leaders across the organization, guiding high-impact projects that span multiple teams and services
- You will play a vital role in integrating content management into Smartsheet’s broader project collaboration tools, making it seamless for users to manage and scale their content while helping teams deliver better outcomes, faster
- You will report to our Director of Engineering, located in Bellevue, WA, or work remotely from anywhere in the US where Smartsheet is a registered employer
- You will work closely with product management and platform teams, leveraging your expertise in large-scale SaaS architectures to influence Smartsheet’s engineering roadmap and its global impact
- Architect for Scale: Design and build scalable back-end services to support 100x growth in content utilization, focusing on performance and resilience
- Decouple Monoliths: Lead efforts to break down legacy systems, transitioning them into modular, service-oriented architectures that scale across multiple teams and platforms
- Drive Technical Direction: Set the vision for architecture and technology choices
- Mentor and Influence: Guide engineers on best practices, system design, and architecture. Provide technical mentorship to foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with product management, platform, and other engineering teams to align on strategy and drive the execution of large-scale initiatives
Our take
With teams increasingly moving to remote work across many industries, companies have been reaching for tools to keep operations smooth and communications open. Founded in 2005, Smartsheet is a cloud-based work management platform helping a vast range of companies, from small businesses to large enterprises, plan, track, and report on work.
Like other team collaboration software companies, such as Lucid and Atlassian, Smartsheet saw strong growth in the early 2020s and achieved 17% year-on-year revenue increases through 2025. If the company can maintain this success, it stands to make real gains in a global team collaboration market expected to be worth about $20 billion by 2028.
Smartsheet has embedded itself across various industries, with deep integrations with applications from the likes of Salesforce, Atlassian, Google, and Microsoft, making it the first work management sector Unicorn to reach $1 billion in recurring annual revenue in 2024. Thanks to its successes, it was bought by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners for $8.4 billion in 2025 with an eye on further international scaling, leveraging the reach of its new parent companies.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
May 2017
$60m
SERIES F
May 2014
$35m
SERIES E
Total funding: $127.4m
Company benefits
- Lucrative Employee Stock Purchase Program (15% discount)
- 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 Incidental Sick Leave
- Up to 24 weeks of Parental Leave
- Personal paid Volunteer Day to support our community
- Opportunities for professional growth and development including access to LinkedIn Learning online courses
- Company Funded Perks, including a counseling membership, primary care membership, local retail discounts, and your own personal Smartsheet account
- Teleworking options from any registered location (role specific)
- HSA, 100% employer-paid premiums, or Buy-up medical/vision and dental coverage options for full-time employees
- Equity - Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) with all offers
- 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
Company HQ
West Bellevue, Bellevue, WA
Leadership
Mark Mader
(President & CEO)Having studied at Dartmouth, Mark spent 2 years as a Greenwich Associates Research Associate before 10 years at Onyx Software. They then founded Smartsheet in 2005 as CEO.
Brent Frei
(Founder & Board Member)Brent worked at Motorola and Microsoft for 4 years before founding Onyx Software in 1994 and Smartsheet in 2005. They have been a Board Member since, alongside working as CEO of TerraClear.
Share this job
View 27 more jobs at Smartsheet