Principal Software Engineer, Core Experiences (Fully Remote)

Smartsheet; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Smartsheet is seeking a Senior/Staff Architect to design the Sheet Data Platform end-to-end and to craft APIs serving real-time collaborative users and AI agents.

You will influence roadmaps, write RFCs, and mentor engineers while leading complex incident responses in a fast-growing SaaS environment that values innovation and inclusion.

Qualifications

• 10+ years building scalable, low-latency systems at Principal or Staff level.
• Strong Java/Kotlin, AWS, Kubernetes, and async distributed systems experience.
• Deep experience with large datastores and LLM-powered workflows.

Responsibilities

• Influence roadmaps and represent Core Views in platform decisions.
• Write RFCs and engineering standards adopted across teams.
• Mentor senior and staff engineers and lead complex incident response.

Skills

Java/Kotlin

AWS

Kubernetes

Async distributed systems

LLM workflows

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Large Datastores

LLM tooling

Job description

• Architect the Sheet Data Platform end-to-end.
• Design APIs that serve both real-time collaborative users and AI agents.

Your Background:

• 10+ years building scalable, low-latency systems at Principal or Staff level.
• Strong Java/Kotlin, AWS, Kubernetes, and async distributed systems experience.
• Deep experience with large datastores and LLM-powered workflows.

Impact:

• Influence roadmaps and represent Core Views in platform decisions.
• Write RFCs and engineering standards adopted across teams.
• Mentor senior and staff engineers and lead complex incident response.

Smartsheet

Smartsheet is a SaaS platform that helps teams manage work and increasingly coordinates human teams with AI agents. It has been operating for over 20 years and fosters a culture of innovation, inclusion, and professional growth.