Principal Software Engineer, Front End - Collaboration (Remote Eligible)

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.

The Collaboration pillar is deeply invested in contributor experiences that empower users to work together to get things done! We span across multiple domains, including request management, conversations, notifications, and communication integrations with Slack and MS Teams. We are looking for another Principal Engineer to join us in reimagining these areas of Smartsheet for our customers! The ideal candidate will be full stack with expertise in front end technologies to deliver best in class user experience with agentic AI.

In 2005, Smartsheet was founded on the idea that teams and millions of people worldwide deserve a better way to deliver their very best work. Today, we deliver a leading cloud-based platform for work execution, empowering organizations to plan, capture, track, automate, and report on work at scale, resulting in more efficient processes and better business outcomes.

You will report to our Senior 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:

• Deliver multisystem level impact across multiple teams to achieve key business outcomes
• Propose and drive initiatives and projects within pillar and start driving initiatives within the larger engineering org
• Drive end-to-end system design and architecture for large and complex systems composed of multiple systems and services
• Focus on technical long-term goals and planning for pillar and work across teams to coordinate the technical roadmap for dependent systems
• Create and promote modern web UI development with agentic AI
• Develop modular, maintainable components for the next generation of applications at Smartsheet (React, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, HTML, and CSS)
• Be a technical leader on our team, implementing features in TypeScript and integrating with back-end Kotlin/Java services running on AWS
• Build scalable back-end services for the next generation of applications at Smartsheet (Kotlin, Java)
• Solve challenging distributed systems problems and work with modern cloud infrastructure (AWS, ECS, Kubernetes)
• 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
• Write clean and efficient code based on product specifications and participate in the entire development life cycle, from concept to release
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipeline implementations for tests, linting, deployment, etc.
• Lead code reviews and architectural discussions as you work with other software engineers, UX designers and product managers
• Mentor more junior engineers on code quality and other industry best practices
• Develop services that can consume, process and act on millions of user actions within Smartsheet and scale to 100x as our as our customers continues to grow
• Enhance existing application code with new features and strike a balance when making technical decisions (build vs refactor vs simplify)

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
• 4+ years of experience with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, etc.)
• Front end experience using React or similar technologies
• 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.

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, and Bulgaria. 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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