Senior Director Engineering Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
March 1, 2025
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Recruiter wanted to use AI tool to record our entire conversation.
When I said no, she played along. However, she wrote something against me and I didn't get selected for hiring manager interview even though my ex colleague referred me who reports to the hiring manager.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Smartsheet Senior Director Engineering role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Smartsheet's interview process for their Senior Director Engineering roles in Seattle, Washington is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Negative100%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Smartsheet's Senior Director Engineering interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Smartsheet Work Experiences
4.0
Good WLB and interesting problems to solve
Principal Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington
September 24, 2024
Pros: Good team, manager and immediate leadership support
Cons: Culture has been declining from where it was.
Compensation has been declining from where it was.
4.0
Strong engineering talent, but coordination can be challenging
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington
August 16, 2026
Pros: Strong engineering talent across teams makes cross-functional collaboration smooth and intellectually engaging.
Cons: As the product ecosystem scales, aligning technical dependencies across large distributed teams requires heavy coordination overhead.
3.0
Company culture becomes more Amazon alike
Software Engineer in Test • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington
August 20, 2021
Pros: There are great benefits. The company has a good tech stack. There are great people in the team. The salary is good. You have the ability to work in different areas and learn a big variety of tools. If you're looking for a challenge Smartsheet is a company for you.
Cons: New engeeneering model was implemented in 2020. Now every one expected to jnow and do everything. E.g. SDE should be able to pick SRE's task. SRE should be able to do Data Engineer work. Data Engineer should be able to do testing as SDET and SDET should be able to work as SDE. A lot of highly skilled engineers left because they don't interested in starting a new careers pass from level zero.
Work-life balance. Management expects that you'll work after hours, during sick leave etc.
Company tarting implementing stack ranking.
- 4.0Good WLB and interesting problems to solvePrincipal Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, WashingtonSeptember 24, 2024Pros: Good team, manager and immediate leadership supportCons: Culture has been declining from where it was. Compensation has been declining from where it was.
- 4.0Strong engineering talent, but coordination can be challengingSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, WashingtonAugust 16, 2026Pros: Strong engineering talent across teams makes cross-functional collaboration smooth and intellectually engaging.Cons: As the product ecosystem scales, aligning technical dependencies across large distributed teams requires heavy coordination overhead.
- 3.0Company culture becomes more Amazon alikeSoftware Engineer in Test • Former EmployeeSeattle, WashingtonAugust 20, 2021Pros: There are great benefits. The company has a good tech stack. There are great people in the team. The salary is good. You have the ability to work in different areas and learn a big variety of tools. If you're looking for a challenge Smartsheet is a company for you.Cons: New engeeneering model was implemented in 2020. Now every one expected to jnow and do everything. E.g. SDE should be able to pick SRE's task. SRE should be able to do Data Engineer work. Data Engineer should be able to do testing as SDET and SDET should be able to work as SDE. A lot of highly skilled engineers left because they don't interested in starting a new careers pass from level zero. Work-life balance. Management expects that you'll work after hours, during sick leave etc. Company tarting implementing stack ranking.
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