Staff Software Engineer (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 Role
We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer who’ll be responsible for the development of home automation software on the Behaviors team. Our team is responsible for the Rule & Scene capabilities of the SmartThings platform, used by millions of users daily.
Key Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
- Design and develop high quality software - primarily in Java & Kotlin programming languages
- Serve as a technical leader on projects, working closely with Cloud teams to solve challenging problems and develop new features
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior team members
- Lead technical discussions with key stakeholders (engineering, product, etc.)
- Participate in cross-functional design discussions and code reviews
This is a great opportunity to get involved with the smart home industry in an area that has high visibility to our customers 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 Computer Science or Electrical/Computer Engineering
- 8+ years of experience in a software development role
- Experience using Java and Kotlin
- Customer focused/Product minded with an interest in consumer IoT experiences
- Strong interpersonal communication skills and ability to work well in a diverse, team-focused environment
- Excellent communication skills
Desired Skills
- AWS experience w/ RDS, DynamoDB, terraform
- API Development using Spring, Micronaut
- Operating distributed systems at scale
- Datadog, Sumologic
- Experience in managing infrastructure, preferably with Terraform
- Experience with project management tools, preferably JIRA
- Experience with agile methodologies - our team uses Kanban
- Experience with contributing to open source libraries in the JVM space
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 $128,148 and $192,222
Source : SmartThings