Smartsheet Sr. Software Engineer reviews

2.4

10% would recommend to a friend

(32 total reviews)
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Rajeev Singh

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10% positive business outlook

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Smartsheet with 2.4 out of 5 stars, based on 32 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have an average working experience there. Smartsheet is rated 38% below average by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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32 reviews
4.0
Jul 8, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Employees are very friendly and cooperative

Cons

Leadership changes plans all the time

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Smartsheet Response
5d
We're so happy to hear that you've enjoyed working with your colleagues! We are all working together toward one shared goal, and we love to hear that you're having a good time doing it. Things evolve quickly, so our strategy must too, but we understand that we can do a better job of communicating this and are committed to doing so. Thank you for your review!
1.0
May 26, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Supportive of AI tooling. I had a great manager. I heard the severance packages are great, but I left of my own volition, so I don’t have personal experience.

Cons

Complete lack of direction or management at the mid to high levels of the company in product and engineering (most everyone left or was pushed out by cronyism from the private equity acquisition). No more equity offered to employees. No opportunities for promotion. They’ve shipped or are shipping most of the core products (including the core “sheet” aka Grid app) to India and have laid off tons of employees (somewhere between 12% and 15% of the company). Upper management did the thing where they had the US developers interview tons of people out of India, and then about half a year later laid off tons US developers, including several of the people that did the interviews. Upper management said that the India teams would be working on other projects, but clearly that was a lie. They laid off people without consulting their managers, or their manager’s managers, and without knowing what team they actually worked on or what they did. So entire teams were laid off unbeknownst to them. Very quick and poor handoffs to India, if any. You will likely be working on multiple teams at once, or moved to multiple teams during your time there in short periods of time. On-call can be a nightmare. There is no culture of any kind. Basically do not work here, whether you’re out of the US, India, or Bulgaria (the main countries for developers).

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Smartsheet Response
1mo
Thank you for your honesty. While we’re glad that you had a great team and the tools you needed, it’s incredibly tough to hear that other aspects of your experience were less than great. To your point about equity, we’d like to clarify that we do offer a limited equity pool with specific eligibility. That said, navigating transition is already tough, and adding in other aspects like global shifts and new leadership can make it feel even harder. We know the dust hasn’t completely settled, and we understand that we have a lot of work to do to repair employee trust and morale. We’ve set off on that journey, and we appreciate all of this feedback along the way. Thank you, and we wish you all the best in your next chapter.
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