For over 20 years, Smartsheet has empowered teams to manage work seamlessly and scale solutions smarter. Now, in our most ambitious chapter yet, we are uniting human teams with AI agents. By orchestrating the work agents do best, automating manual tasks and uncovering insights at scale, we create the space for people to focus on what truly matters: judgment, creativity, and big thinking. That is magic at work, and it’s what we show up for every day.
As a Senior Software Engineer II at Smartsheet, you will create the next generation of our platform while tackling meaningful distributed systems challenges alongside a talented engineering team. You will collaborate closely with product managers and fellow engineers through code reviews and architectural discussions, and you will have the opportunity to mentor other engineers. This role is a great fit for someone with a strong background of hands-on development as well as solid technical leadership experience.
About the Billing & Subscriptions Team
The Billing & Subscriptions team is at the heart of Smartsheet’s growth engine. We are responsible for the critical systems that power Licensing and Monetization. Our mission is to build a seamless purchasing experience that supports millions of users and enables the business to rapidly evolve its product and AI offerings at scale.
You Will:
- Contribute to Smartsheet’s most critically visible initiatives into FY28
- 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, Kubernetes)
- Lead code reviews and architectural discussions as you work with other software engineers and product managers
- Be a force multiplying team lead at the helm of our most important work
- Mentor other engineers on code quality and other industry best practices
- Forge a strong partnership with product management and other key areas of the business
- Actively use AI tools to improve personal and team efficiency across coding, testing, design, and troubleshooting, exploring AI integration opportunities within team processes and features, and coaching others on effective AI use
- Promote best practices, even beyond the immediate team
You Have:
- 7+ years software development experience building highly scalable, highly available applications
- 7+ years of programming experience with full stack technologies such Java, Kotlin or TypeScript
- 3+ years of experience with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, etc.)
- 1+ year professional experience leveraging AI to improve personal productivity in service of building complex SaaS feature sets
- Experience developing, documenting, and supporting REST APIs
- A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent practical experience
- Critical thinking capabilities. You can solve complex problems and you can independently clarify vaguely defined tasks with stakeholders.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a collaborative spirit
- Conviction for doing the right things the right way with a history of championing them as such
- Curiosity to understand existing systems and boldness to pioneer next gen ones
- Legal eligibility to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis
Nice to Have:
- Experience with MySQL or other relational databases, focusing on performance and scalability.
- Experience with NOSQL or DynamoDB databases.
- Experience with Snowflake or Databricks.
- Familiarity with container orchestration platforms like ECS.
- Experience improving large-scale event processing systems
- Hands-on experience with Kinesis, Kafka, or similar.
- Experience with stream processing frameworks such as Flink, Spark, or other.
- Experience with infrastructure as code (IAC).
Current US Perks & Benefits:
- Employer subsidized medical/vision and dental coverage 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
$175,000—$245,000 USD
Get to Know Us:
At Smartsheet, your ideas are heard, your potential is supported, and your contributions have real impact. You’ll have the freedom to explore, push boundaries, and grow beyond your role. We welcome diverse perspectives and nontraditional paths—because we know that impact comes from individuals who care deeply and challenge thoughtfully. When you’re doing work that stretches you, excites you, and connects you to something bigger, that’s magic at work. Let’s build what’s next, together.
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, India, and Singapore. 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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