Coding fluency
Implement an LRU cache. Explain your data structures, test capacity one, and walk through an eviction.
What a strong answer demonstrates
Correctness, edge cases, and time / space complexity.
Prepare for Smartsheet with a focused mix of coding, design, and communication. Start with your job description and confirm the interview loop with your recruiter.
6 Practice picks
3 Interview reports
5 Levels mapped
01 / MAKE YOUR NEXT SESSION COUNT
Your preparation, made concrete.
System design
Design a notification service. Clarify delivery guarantees, model the data, then handle retries and duplicate events.
What a strong answer demonstrates
Clear requirements, a working baseline, and explicit trade-offs.
Behavioral storytelling
Describe a technical decision you changed after receiving feedback. Explain your contribution and the outcome.
What a strong answer demonstrates
Specific actions, honest reflection, and measurable impact.
BEFORE YOU PRACTICE
Ask your recruiter.
Get the details that a generic company guide cannot know.
- Which team and level is this opening for, and what does success look like?
- What rounds, durations, and evaluation criteria should I prepare for?
- Which languages, tools, and AI assistance are permitted?
- Will design focus on frontend, backend, infrastructure, or another specialty?
- Are there accommodations or preparation materials I should request?
Smartsheet practice problems
Company-linked challenges and related lessons from our library. Not a prediction of your interview.
Challenge
Difficulty 7/10
Sum Right Side Leaves
Challenge
Difficulty 4/10
Delete Nodes From A Linked List
Challenge
Difficulty 5/10
Split Set to Equal Subsets
Challenge
Difficulty 4/10
Remove Duplicates From Array
Challenge
Difficulty 8/10
Longest Increasing Subsequence
Challenge
Difficulty 5/10
String From Binary Tree
Real interview experiences
3 reports from candidates who interviewed at Smartsheet.
What people at Smartsheet say
Reviews originally posted on Glassdoor.
Friendly and knowledgable teammates
Some of the direct managers are nice, but it's a roll of the dice depending on the team you're on
Everything as advertised, great culture, and lots of resources dedicated to helping grow your career based on your own interest. Company, organization, individual are well aligned to make progress for the future.
Good compensation due to a decent stock run, if all you care is rest and vest despite poor WLB.
Receptive to feedback and makes effort to improve continuously.
Inside the workplace