Smartsheet Software Engineer interview where a coding round turned into system design

My Smartsheet process felt unclear in both the way it was explained and the way it actually ran. The recruiter screen went well, and I was told to expect an easy progression into a coding screen. Instead, the round described as a one-hour coding interview turned into system design. The same mismatch continued at the onsite. I had a behavioral round, several hours of coding, and some trivial quest…

Shared by a candidate · reported Aug 2025. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.