Smartsheet Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience

Role: Senior Software Engineer HR Screening (15 mins) Initially received a call from HR through a referral. The discussion was around: Current project and responsibilities Tech stack being used How I

Role: Senior Software Engineer HR Screening (15 mins) Initially received a call from HR through a referral. The discussion was around: Current project and responsibilities Tech stack being used How I handle scale and high-traffic scenarios It was a brief and smooth conversation. Round 1: DSA Round Question 1: Given a set of numbers and a target value, return all possible ways to construct a set whose sum equals the target. The same number can be used multiple times. (This is similar to a backtracking / combination sum problem.) Follow-up Question: Modify the solution such that: A number can be used only as many times as it appears in the input set. Also generate set of number used. Focus was on: Correct approach Handling edge cases Time and space complexity Round 2: System Design (Live Chat Application) The round started with discussion about: Past projects Overall experience Then I was asked to design a chat application for users watching a live event. Key discussion points: Functional requirements (real-time messages, ordering, scalability) Handling large number of concurrent users How to fetch old message High-level architecture and data flow Round 3: System Design (Playo-like Application) Asked to design an application similar to Playo. Requirements included: Users should be able to view free playground Users should be able to make and modify booking Admin should be able to revise bookings and manage data Discussion focused on: Entity design API design Handling conflicts in bookings(most imp) Scalability considerations Round 4: Hiring Manager Round This round was a deep dive into: Projects I have worked on Technical challenges faced and how I solved them Key learnings from past experience Also included leadership and behavioral questions such as: How I resolve conflicts within a team Decision-making in difficult situations Final Step: Aptitude Test There was a short aptitude test at the end, mainly to assess logical and analytical thinking. Verdict : waiting