Senior Manager, Engineering - Ai & Automation

Smartsheet

Bellevue, WA, United States
Base: $205,000 - $257,500 usd; bonus/equity: marke...
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10+ years software or systems engineering experience
4+ years management or technical leadership experience
Hands-on experience building with llms and agentic workflows
** Smartsheet is seeking a Senior Manager, Engineering - AI & Automation to lead a team focused on developing AI-powered capabilities for internal systems. This hands-on leadership role emphasizes delivery velocity and collaboration with Product Management, Architecture, and Data teams. **

Job Summary

  • This role leads a team of engineers focused on shipping AI-powered capabilities to employees using tools like Claude and AWS Bedrock.
  • The position requires a hands-on player/coach approach where the leader prototypes AI agents and reviews architecture alongside the team.
  • Smartsheet offers competitive benefits including a 401k match, flexible time away, and up to 24 weeks of parental leave.

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** Smartsheet is seeking a Senior Manager, Engineering - AI & Automation to lead a team focused on developing AI-powered capabilities for internal systems. This hands-on leadership role emphasizes delivery velocity and collaboration with Product Management, Architecture, and Data teams. **

Salary

Base: $205,000 - $257,500 USD; Bonus/Equity: Market competitive incentive opportunity; Benefits: Employer subsidized medical/vision/dental, 401k match, paid holidays

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 10+ years software or systems engineering experience
  • 4+ years management or technical leadership experience
  • Hands-on experience building with LLMs and agentic workflows
  • Integration development using iPaaS or custom APIs
  • Experience with AWS Bedrock, Lambda, and Step Functions
  • Experience operating enterprise automations against Workday or Salesforce

Nice-to-have

  • Experience defining AI governance frameworks
  • Background in citizen developer programs
  • Knowledge of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) infrastructure
  • Experience with internal knowledge graph design
  • Ability to mentor and grow engineering talent

Key Requirements

  • 10+ years experience in software or systems engineering
  • 4+ years management or technical leadership experience
  • Legally eligible to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis
  • Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Work Rights

Must be legally eligible to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis

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