Manager, Engineering (Remote Eligible in Bulgaria)

Smartsheet; United States; Remote; USD 86,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Smartsheet is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a software engineering team, delivering reliable, scalable cloud products from Bulgaria while working remotely.

You will mentor engineers, drive lean processes, collaborate with product, UX and customer teams, and hire top talent as the company expands its Bulgaria operation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience
• 3+ years managing software engineering teams
• Experience with modern technology stacks and cloud applications
• Experience with distributed systems, automation, and cloud technologies
• English proficiency is required

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of software engineers to deliver products
• Oversee development and success of one or more products
• Lead, coach, and inspire the team to achieve quality software
• Collaborate with product management, UX, and customer teams
• Establish lean engineering processes for rapid iteration
• Hire and grow the team and promote engineering excellence

Skills

English proficiency

Java

Go

C++

Python

Tools

Java

Go

C++

Python

Job description

Manager, Engineering (Remote Eligible in Bulgaria)

-REMOTE, BULGARIA-

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.

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.

As a global leader in Intelligent Work Management with a market cap of $10bn, we’ve continued to scale our engineering presence internationally. Since expanding into Bulgaria in October 2024, we’ve grown to a team of 75+ engineers. As we continue expanding into Bulgaria and build our operation, we're searching for a talented and motivated Engineering Manager. Our business is built on finding exceptional talent and empowering them to build and improve our service offerings.

You will work remotely from Bulgaria and will be reporting to an Engineering Director.

You Will:

• Manage a team of software engineers to deliver great products to our customers
• Oversee the development and success of one or more products
• Lead, coach, and inspire your team to achieve quality software
• Collaborate with partners across the company, including product management, UX, and customer teams
• Establish lean engineering processes that use collaboration and rapid iteration to build the right product for the right problems
• Hire and grow your team by promoting engineering excellence and career development

You Have:

• You have 8+ years of software engineering experience and 3+ years managing software engineering teams.
• You have deep software development skills in at least one systems development language, such as Java, Go, C++, or Python.
• You have experience with modern technology stacks with a passion for building scalable, highly available customer-facing cloud applications.
• You have experience in a technology that you're personally excited about, such as distributed systems, systems automation, and cloud technologies.
• You like to dive in, learn new things, and want to build outstanding products.
• Legally eligible to work in Bulgaria on an ongoing basis.
• Proficiency in English is required.

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, 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.

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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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