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Principal Software Engineer - Observability & Telemetry Data

Smartsheet · Bellevue, WA, USA

Posted 15 days ago

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This role has been open
15 days
Smartsheet's roles stay open a median of 45 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Smartsheet's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Smartsheet
high
45 stale, 5 reposted of 89 open
Hiring momentum
162 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Smartsheet's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Smartsheet.

About this role

As a Principal Software Engineer in Observability & Telemetry Data at Smartsheet, you will architect and oversee the telemetry data platform, ensuring effective collection, modeling, and storage of telemetry data. You will collaborate across engineering teams to establish standards, lead the migration to OpenTelemetry, and integrate AI telemetry with existing data platforms. Your role will also involve mentoring engineers, participating in production support, and driving improvements in system resiliency.

Our read on this posting3.8out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
4/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Smartsheet as an employer.

What you need

  • 10+ years of experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems, data platforms, or observability infrastructure
  • Deep Observability Expertise with production ownership of metrics, logs, and distributed tracing
  • Telemetry Data Engineering experience with large-scale data architecture
  • Practical experience with the Databricks platform and MLflow
  • Practical experience with OpenTelemetry collectors and sampling strategy
  • Experience with high-volume log and telemetry pipelines

Nice to have

  • Experience instrumenting LLM or agentic systems
  • Data reliability engineering practice
  • Telemetry cost engineering or FinOps at scale
  • Experience in regulated environments
  • Knowledge of Prometheus, Grafana, and Alertmanager

What you get

  • Employer subsidized medical/vision and dental coverage for full-time employees
  • 401k Match to help you save for your future
  • Monthly stipend to support your work and productivity
  • Flexible Time Away Program, plus Sick Time Off
  • 12 paid holidays per year
  • Up to 24 weeks of Parental Leave

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed in the posting, but a range is provided
  • Role involves significant cross-team collaboration and influence without direct ownership of all roadmaps
  • Participation in on-call rotation may be expected
  • The position may require navigating complex design trade-offs between fidelity and cost

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Listed by Smartsheet on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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