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!

SmartThings is seeking a skilled Staff Software Engineer to join the Device Ecosystem and Ownership (DECO) Team. The DECO team develops the core APIs used by location interactions, transferring of ownership for locations and devices, and abstractions for certain device interactions. 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’d have the opportunity to work on high-impact projects in a fast-paced, high visibility environment with a team of high performing engineers.

If you desire a technically challenging, collaborative, and fun environment, SmartThings may be the place for you!

As a member of the Device Ecosystem and Ownership, you will contribute to:

Implementing microservices surrounding locations, ownership transfer, and device abstractions
Expected to be attentive to scalability, reliability and performance for location management, ownership transfer requests, and device interactions
Facilitating the many requests to support new features related to locations on our platform while keeping in mind the overall business direction of the platform

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:

Working in all phases of the software development lifecycle from planning to deployment and support.
Each SmartThings team has extreme ownership of their services. It is the responsibility of the team members to own ops, production support, on-call support, and system maintenance.
Operate in a test-driven, continuous integration environment.
Fulfill key strategic outcomes like reliability, quality, and testability.
Openly collaborate with team members on design discussions and project execution.

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 $178,640 USD Annually. 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!