Smartsheet Software Engineer interview experience

It came through a referral connection, and the conversation stayed tightly focused on my background rather than any puzzles. I talked through what I was doing on my current project, the technology stack I’d used, and how I handled scale and high-traffic scenarios.

The questions were pretty straightforward: what I was responsible for day to day, what tools and services were in my stack, and how I approach reliability when traffic gets heavy. It felt like they were quickly calibrating whether my experience matched the role’s expectations, especially around operating in high-volume