Principal Software Engineer

Summary

Join Smartsheet's growing India team as a Principal Software Engineer and contribute to the design and development of scalable and reliable data platforms. You will play a key role in data architecture, modeling, pipeline development, and performance optimization. This position requires expertise in various technologies and modern software engineering practices. Smartsheet offers a collaborative and innovative environment where your contributions have real impact. The company values diverse perspectives and supports professional growth. This is a remote position.

Requirements

• Experience with Enterprise SaaS software solutions with high availability and scalability
• Experience with solutions handling large scale structured and unstructured data from varied data sources
• Experience working with Product engineering team to influence designs with data and analytics use cases in mind
• Experience with AWS, GCP, Snowflake and Data pipeline frameworks like Airbyte/Airflow
• Proficiency in programming languages like Python, SQL, and potentially Java or Scala
• Experience with modern software engineering practices like Kubernetes, CI/CD, IAC tools (Preferably Terraform), Observability, monitoring and alerting
• Experience with Solution Cost Optimisations and design to cost
• Experience driving engineering excellence initiative
• Legally eligible to work in India on an ongoing basis
• Fluency in English is required

Responsibilities

• Designing and overseeing the architecture of scalable and reliable data platforms, including data pipelines, storage solutions, and processing systems
• Developing and implementing data models, ensuring data quality, and establishing data governance policies
• Building and optimising data pipelines for ingesting, processing, and transforming large datasets from various sources
• Identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks in data pipelines and systems, ensuring efficient data retrieval and processing
• Staying abreast of emerging data technologies and exploring opportunities for innovation to improve the organisation’s data infrastructure
• Diagnosing and resolving complex data-related issues, ensuring the stability and reliability of the data platform
• Implementing data security measures, ensuring compliance with data governance policies, and protecting sensitive data
• Perform other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with IAC tools (Terraform)