We’re SmartThings, one of the leading IoT ecosystems in the world, creating the most effortless way for anyone to create a smart home. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung, our corporate offices are based in Minneapolis and the Bay Area.

More than 350 million people worldwide use SmartThings to control and manage their connected life. SmartThings delivers simple, powerful experiences across Samsung’s leading portfolio of phones, TVs, and appliances. We also offer the most versatile smart home experience as an open platform with a rich partner ecosystem (think IKEA, SONOS, Honeywell, and so many more). As a founding member of Matter, we are a leader in the industry to help make smart homes more secure, reliable and seamless to use. Come be a part of the leading edge of IoT innovation!

About the Team

SmartThings is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join the Device Architecture Cloud (DArC) team. The DArC team develops the core APIs used by all devices on our platform to control, react to, onboard, and list devices. If high volume systems critical to customer success excite you, then this opportunity is for you! The team is at the center of our IoT strategy which actively evolves to meet customer expectations, adopt new standards, new compliance and certification requirements, and continuous business growth. In this role you’ll have the opportunity to work on high-impact projects in a fast-paced, high visibility environment with a team of high performing engineers.

Key Responsibilities

This position is a hybrid role, based onsite 3 days a week at our office in Minneapolis, MN.

In this role, your primary responsibilities will include the following:

Comfortable working in all phases of the software development lifecycle from planning to deployment and support.
Implementing microservices surrounding devices, the devices last known state, and their events.
Expected to be attentive to devices, event volume and user requests (~250M /hr) as well as help implement corrective measures for scalability, reliability and performance.
Abstracting the basic building blocks of a device into reusable pieces on the platform.
Facilitating the many ways a device can be incorporated into a user account.
Maintaining the communication between the device and the SmartThings platform.
Project ownership, working with managers to scope and define assignments, and other project criteria.
Drive key strategic outcomes like reliability, quality, and testability.
Willingness to work across various time zones and geographies.
Mentor other team members.

SmartThings Benefits

Why You’ll Love Working at SmartThings

We offer an attractive compensation package with comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and mental health; an HSA with employer contribution; life & disability insurance; FSAs for health and dependent care expenses; a competitive 401k with a 5% employer match, and more.
All of our employees enjoy unlimited PTO, 12 paid holidays, and a generous parental leave policy (8 weeks fully paid parental leave and 8 more fully paid weeks for childbirth recovery leave).
Eligible employees benefit from our education reimbursement program, and all employees enjoy access to learning resources through O’Reilly.
Our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging is embedded into our culture and our work, and everyone has frequent opportunities to join forums and groups and participate in ongoing projects.
We offer a parking stipend to cover the monthly garage cost. EV chargers are also onsite.
In-office catered lunches on Thursdays.
Access to the onsite gym.

Base compensation range for this position is $129,920 to $194,880. Actual base within this range will depend on many factors including experience, skills, technical expertise and market alignment. In addition, this role is eligible for a 20% annual target bonus, based heavily on individual performance.

At SmartThings, we are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible environment for all. If you require accommodations to participate in our hiring process or to perform the requirements of the job, we will work with you to meet your needs in compliance with applicable laws. Please reach out to talent@smartthings.com and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will connect with you further!