Associate Software Engineer - Hub Platform (Minneapolis, MN) - SmartThings
Minneapolis, MN
About the Job
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. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung, our corporate offices are based in Minneapolis and the Bay Area.
More than 270 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, and we offer the most versatile smart home experience as an open platform with a rich partner ecosystem. 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.
Like the smartphone revolution, smart home technology is transforming the way we interact with the world around us. With SmartThings products, we’re reducing global emissions, improving service industries, and creating a safer, smarter planet. Come be a part of the transformation with us! Do the SmartThings!
SmartThings Culture & Ways of Working
SmartThings’ dynamic culture continuously moves forward with agility and determination, providing an opportunity for impactful contributions across all roles. Our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging is deeply ingrained in our core values, fostering a culture that values,celebrates, and honors the unique perspectives and experiences of every individual. Embracing inclusive practices, we strive to cultivate a work environment where everyone thrives.
At SmartThings, we’re creating immersive, interconnected experiences for both our customers and our team members. Our workplace mirrors this ethos, offering a versatile hybrid environment that nurtures personal connections and fosters collaborative efforts. It’s a place where we can harness the power of teamwork and also delve into focused solo work from the comfort of home a couple of days a week. Joining our team means being based in the vibrant Minneapolis/St. Paul area and working with us at our Minneapolis office three days a week, adding your unique touch to our collective journey.
About The Team
In this role, you’ll be part of the SmartThings Hub Platform team responsible for developing, building, and deploying software that runs on platforms within the SmartThings ecosystem. This software integrates smart home and networking protocols such as LAN, Wi-Fi, Matter, Thread, Zigbee, and Z-Wave with the SmartThings ecosystem. You will be part of the team focused on:
- Developing and supporting embedded Hub OS infrastructure
- Adopting quality-driven software to a variety of embedded platforms
- Providing build support for all hub development teams
- Maintaining and developing features to deploy software to customers
- Develop and monitor metrics for global hub performance and features
About The Role
As a team member, you’ll be involved in the full software development lifecycle from proof-of-concept to shipping products on a project of enormous scale and potential. This group provides a unique experience to write application and test code in C, C++, Rust, Bash, and Python, incorporate bleeding-edge internal and third party libraries into the OS, support hub-to-cloud infrastructure, and allow opportunities to work on other frameworks that span cloud and mobile. You will debug and fix issues discovered internally, reported by external beta testers and regular users. You will take part in establishing best security principles for various hub and cloud platforms. This is a great opportunity to be part of the exciting smart home industry while working with a group of highly talented and quality-focused engineers.
Key Responsibilities
We’re looking for an Associate Software Engineer who’ll be responsible for the development of software for the adoption and integration of smart home networking protocols like Matter for the SmartThings Hub platform. In this role, you will:
- Develop software written primarily in C/C++/Rust/Bash/Python
- Maintain and develop build and CI infrastructure for hub platform components and codebases
- Participate in cross-functional design discussions and code reviews
- Participate in technical discussions across engineering and product
This is a great opportunity to get involved with a brand new protocol like Matter in the exciting smart home industry while working alongside a group of highly talented and quality-focused engineers.
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
Inclusive Hiring Practices
If your skills and experience are close to what we’re looking for, we encourage you to apply. We know that abilities can be developed in many different ways, and some of the most educational paths have twists and turns. Diversity of thought creates the most creative teams, and we’re passionate about adding new perspectives to the conversation at SmartThings. Even if you aren’t certain you meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply!
What You Bring On Day One (Required Qualifications)
What You Bring On Day One (Required Qualifications)
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science
- Experience using C/C++ and/or other Object Oriented programming languages
- Exposure or knowledge of source control such as Git
- Willingness to learn Rust
- Willingness to learn how embedded Linux OS images are built, maintained, and distributed
- Willingness to learn embedded security best practices
- Strong interpersonal communication skills and ability to work well in a diverse, team-focused environment
Desired Skills
- Passionate about gadgets, IoT, and smart devices
- Experience writing embedded C/C++/Rust
- Familiarity with an embedded Linux environment
- Familiarity with network security features such as TLS, certificates, and encryption
- Familiarity with modern IP networking
- Familiarity with basic cloud engineering principles
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.
Compensation for this role for a candidate based in Minneapolis is expected to be between $73,098 and $91,944.
Source : SmartThings