Staff Software Engineer, Components & Device Actions

SmartThings, Inc.; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 139,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits including medical, etc

401k with employer match

Paid time off and holidays

Parental leave

Education reimbursement

Onsite parking stipend

Catered lunches

Onsite gym

Job summary

SmartThings, Inc. in Minneapolis is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join the CODA team, owning critical device and location cloud services. You will steer multi-team initiatives and drive platform modernization while ensuring reliability, security, and enterprise readiness.

You will mentor engineers, own production support, and shape AI-assisted development, working in a hybrid setup three days a week in our Minneapolis office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of production software engineering with staff-level leadership.
• Fluency in JVM languages (Java, Kotlin) and Spring Boot/Micronaut.
• A hands-on record designing and operating distributed microservices and RESTful APIs on AWS with Terraform and Docker.
• Understanding of data stores (DynamoDB vs relational) and event-driven systems (Kafka).
• Working knowledge of AI development tools and practices.
• Strong design-review and cross-team leadership with clear communication.

Responsibilities

• Chart the long-term direction for CODA domains to scale device/location services.
• Own large, multi-team initiatives from concept to production launch.
• Design for reliability, performance, security across services and enterprise needs.
• Lead platform modernization balancing security, maintainability, cost.
• Shape AI-assisted development and tooling adoption.
• Collaborate with global teams to align priorities with product goals.
• Mentor engineers and grow the CODA team.
• Share ownership of production support from planning to deployment.

Skills

Staff-level leadership

JVM languages

Distributed microservices

RESTful APIs on AWS

Terraform & Docker

Data stores & event-driven

AI development tools

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

Job description

Staff Software Engineer, Components & Device Actions

Department: Core Cloud

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Description

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

More than 430 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 Staff Software Engineer to join the Components and Device Actions (CODA) team. CODA owns the core device and location cloud services that the rest of the SmartThings platform builds on: how devices are described, organized, and managed, and how homes and their contents are represented and handed between owners. You'll join a tight-knit team of experienced engineers running mission-critical services at scale, with a roadmap that spans new platform capabilities, modernization of our stack, and growing demand from enterprise customers. It's a role with real influence over where these services go next.

This role is hybrid, 3 days/week in our Minneapolis Office (on iconic St Anthony Main across from Downtown...with paid attached parking!).

The pay range for this role is $139,000 to $198,000, with an annual bonus target of 20%.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Strategy: Chart the long-term direction for one or more CODA domains so our device and location services keep pace with platform growth.
• Complex Initiatives: Own large, ambiguous, multi-team efforts from first sketch to well-run production launch.
• Architecture for Reliability & Scale: Steer design for the services behind device capabilities, device groups, locations, and ownership transfer, including event-driven state processing and the demands of enterprise customers. Reliability, performance, and security shape the design from day one.
• Platform Modernization: Lead the evolution of our stack while balancing security, maintainability, and cost.
• AI Practices & Vision: Shape how the team adopts AI-assisted development and operational tooling, deciding where it genuinely improves speed and quality.
• Partnership Across Teams: Work alongside global platform, product, and partner teams that build on CODA, keeping priorities aligned with product needs and business goals.
• Mentorship & Team Growth: Coach engineers at every level and build habits that lift the bar across the organization.
• Service Ownership: SmartThings teams run what they build. You'll share responsibility for production support, from planning through deployment.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

What You Bring On Day One (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• 8+ years of production software engineering with a record of Staff-level leadership
• Fluency in JVM languages (Java, Kotlin, etc.) and frameworks (Spring Boot, Micronaut, etc).
• A hands-on record designing and operating distributed microservices and RESTful APIs on AWS at scale, with Terraform and Docker in your toolkit
• Sound judgment across data and messaging layers: DynamoDB versus relational stores, and event-driven systems built on Kafka or similar
• Working knowledge of AI development tools and practices
• Proven ability to lead design reviews, steer direction across teams, and turn complex problems into simple solutions, with clear written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences

Desired Skills

• Zero-downtime migrations and large-scale data backfills on live systems
• Observability, failure testing, and disciplined release practices
• Kubernetes and container orchestration in production
• Agentic coding tools, and a habit of sharing what works
• Multi-tenant platforms with permissions, usage limits, and rate limiting

SmartThings Benefits

• 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 once a week.
• Access to the onsite gym.

Base compensation range for this position is $139,000 to $198,000. 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 [e-mail] and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will connect with you further!