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Sr. Software Engineer (Remote Eligible from Bulgaria)

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Salary
Undisclosed
Employment
Full Time
Experience
Senior
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AI Summary

The role, at a glance.

Smartsheet is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to build and operate scalable SaaS platform capabilities from Bulgaria. The role spans backend and frontend development, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, automated testing, and operational excellence. The engineer will work primarily with Java or Go in a distributed-services environment on AWS and Terraform, with React used by UI-focused product teams. Responsibilities include collaborating with product and UX partners, mentoring junior engineers, and delivering reliable features for a large user base.

Role DNA

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Job Complexity

5/5
EasyHard

Pace & Pressure

4/5
RelaxedFast-paced

Autonomy Level

4/5
GuidedFull ownership

Communication Load

4/5
IndependentCollaborative
AI insightThis is a senior-level, full-stack platform role requiring experience with highly available, fault-tolerant distributed systems serving millions of users. The breadth of ownership across application code, infrastructure, deployment, quality, and mentoring makes the technical and delivery expectations demanding.

Salary analysis

Estimated compensation compared with the broader US market for similar roles.

Estimated job medianMarket rate
$145,000
US market range$120k–$180k
AI insightNo salary was disclosed for this Bulgaria-based role. These figures are estimated annual USD base-salary benchmarks for a US-market Senior Software Engineer with distributed systems, Java/Go, AWS, Terraform, and full-stack responsibilities; actual Bulgaria compensation may differ materially.

Core skills

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Sample interview questions
How have you designed a highly available distributed service that needed to handle significant traffic?

I would describe the service architecture, traffic characteristics, availability objectives, and failure modes considered. A strong answer should explain practices such as horizontal scaling, retries with backoff, idempotency, observability, load testing, and a measured rollout strategy.

How would you approach modernizing functionality in a legacy Java monolith while the organization is adopting microservices?

I would first map dependencies, establish clear domain boundaries, and prioritize changes that reduce risk or unlock customer value. I would use incremental patterns such as APIs or the strangler approach, maintain robust automated tests, and ensure monitoring and rollback plans are in place before shifting production traffic.

Describe how you would investigate a latency regression affecting a customer-facing service in production.

I would begin by validating the impact through metrics and tracing, then compare the affected period with a known healthy baseline. I would inspect recent deployments, dependency performance, database behavior, resource saturation, and error patterns, mitigate the customer impact quickly, and document corrective and preventive actions after resolution.

What practices would you use to maintain quality while deploying services and infrastructure changes frequently?

I would rely on automated unit, integration, and end-to-end tests; code review; infrastructure-as-code validation; security and dependency checks; and CI/CD gates. For production safety, I would use small changes, feature flags, canary or phased deployments, dashboards, alerts, and clear rollback procedures.

How do you mentor junior engineers while still meeting delivery commitments?

I set clear expectations, break work into appropriately sized ownership opportunities, and provide timely code-review feedback that explains the reasoning behind recommendations. I also use pairing, design discussions, documentation, and regular check-ins so mentoring improves team capability without creating unnecessary delivery bottlenecks.

This analysis is generated from the job description. Salary estimates, role characteristics and sample answers are guidance, not employer-provided facts.
Opportunity details

About this role.

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 building this operation, we’re looking for a talented and motivated Senior Software Engineer who are passionate about continuous learning and excited to grow in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

Smartsheet runs on a modern SaaS stack hosted on AWS, with infrastructure defined and managed as code using Terraform and strong engineering best practices. Our core platform includes a legacy Java monolith alongside a growing ecosystem of microservices, primarily built in Java and Go (with a small number of Kotlin services). On the front end, product teams that deliver UI experiences use React.

You will work remotely from Bulgaria and will be reporting to an engineering leader.

You Will:

  • Work on all aspects of software development, including back-end, front-end, cloud infrastructure, and test automation.
  • Drive high standards for internal services and open-source tools, ensuring reliability and scalability.
  • Deploy services and infrastructure changes frequently in an agile environment using full CI/CD pipelines.
  • Contribute to product development across ideation, customer engagement, planning, design, execution, and operational excellence.
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, UX designers, and UX researchers.
  • Mentor junior engineers, balancing customer delivery with high coding and infrastructure standards.
  • Apply innovative problem-solving approaches and validate both your ideas and those of your teammates.
  • Define success for your team and the features you help build and ship.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

You Have:

  • Proficiency in Java or Golang
  • Experience designing, building and operating highly available, fault-tolerant, low-latency distributed systems serving millions of users
  • Familiarity with algorithms, data structures, and coding best practices.
  • Curiosity and a desire to understand how things work, with the ability to get to the root of complex problems.
  • Strong communication skills, able to convey technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • A supportive mindset, willing to mentor and help colleagues get unstuck.
  • Passion for quality, taking pride in building reliable, high-performance software.
  • Empathy for users, able to translate customer feedback into effective solutions.
  • A growth mindset, viewing bugs, mistakes, and challenges as learning opportunities.
  • Legally eligible to work in Bulgaria on an ongoing basis.
  • Fluency in English is required.

Smartsheet is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristics as specified in applicable law. We believe a diverse team enhances our company and are dedicated to promoting equality and inclusion within our workforce. If you need any adjustments to the application process due to a disability, please contact us, and we will work to accommodate your needs.

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.

If there are preparations we can make to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please let us know.

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