Software Engineer II – App Core

Smartsheet

Software Engineer II developing core infrastructure for Smartsheet’s AI-driven project management platform. Collaborating with a team in a mob programming environment to enhance software reliability and performance.

Posted 6/15/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $125,000 - $175,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSGoJavaMySQLPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Help build and maintain the core infrastructure that serves as the backbone for Smartsheet. Contribute to a robust environment that ensures the foundational reliability, stability, and performance expected by all of our users.
Work closely with the team every day in a real-time development environment. Actively participate as both a driver and a navigator, asking questions, sharing ideas, and contributing directly to the team's collective code ownership.
Dive deep into system internals. With team support, you will contribute to managing and upgrading large-scale database infrastructure, maintaining complex replication topologies, and automating core operations using AWS, Golang, MySQL, Terraform, Temporal, and GitLab-CI.
Use Test-Driven Development (TDD) to ensure our foundational systems are resilient before they ever touch production. Beyond the code, you will be an active participant in our team book clubs and psychologically safe retrospectives to help continuously elevate how we work.
Share responsibility for operational health of our systems as part of a supportive on-call rotation. You'll be ramped in gradually with experienced teammates available to help.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proficiency in at least one modern programming language with backend development experience. Go experience is a plus but not required—we'll teach you. Java or Python backgrounds translate well.
A strong desire to learn Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and an eagerness to understand database internals and reliability (MySQL).
A genuine interest in team-centric engineering practices. You should be comfortable (or eager to become comfortable) working in a mob programming environment the majority of the day, writing test-driven code, and sharing system ownership.
A critical thinker who enjoys troubleshooting complex technical problems and wants to understand how large-scale systems maintain stability and scale
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the confidence to ask questions, participate in group discussions, and think out loud with your team.
A BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent capability).
Legally authorized to work in the United States on an ongoing basis.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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)

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Hard Skills & Tools

GolangMySQLTerraformTest-Driven DevelopmentInfrastructure as Codebackend developmentJavaPythondatabase internalstroubleshooting

Soft Skills

team-centric engineering practicescritical thinkingcommunication skillscollaborationproblem-solvingparticipation in group discussionsmob programmingcode ownershippsychological safetyeagerness to learn

Certifications

BS in Computer ScienceMS in Computer ScienceEngineering degreerelated field degreeequivalent capability