Staff Software Engineer, DECO Team

Company: SmartThings, Inc.
Location: Minneapolis
Posted on: May 3, 2025

Job Description:

Staff Software Engineer, DECO TeamDepartment: Core CloudEmployment Type: Full TimeLocation: Minneapolis, MNReporting To: Dave Hastings
DescriptionWe're, 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 ResponsibilitiesThis 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.
    Skills, Knowledge & ExpertiseInclusive Hiring Practices
    
    Don't meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At SmartThings, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
    
    What You Bring On Day One (Required Qualifications)
    • B.S. or M.S. Degree in Computer Science
    • 8+ years of experience demonstrating proficiency in Java, Kotlin, object-oriented design, and/or C-based/inspired programming languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, C++, Rust, etc.
    • Strong experience with modern non-blocking/asynchronous server frameworks like Micronaut, Sprint Boot, Node.js, Spring WebFlux, etc.
    • Thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
    • Comfortable independently developing an understanding of an existing codebase in order to implement new features. Contributions to open source projects are a bonus.
    • Experience with large complex microservice architecture and service-to-service interconnectability
    • Experience with Linux systems.
    • Experience in designing and developing RESTful APIs.
    • Experience operating production services in a cloud-based environment like AWS or GCP.
    • Comfortable deploying and managing infrastructure as code using Terraform.
    • Excellent communication and people skills. Comfortable presenting to both internal and external executive audiences.
    • Generally identifies as a hard working, light hearted, growth mindset individual
      Desired Skills
      • Experience with RatPack is a plus.
      • Experience with Java & Kotlin
      • JVM web frameworks. Micronaut, Spring Boot, etc.
      • Experience with asynchronous server-side programming.
      • Experience with NoSQL databases such as Cassandra or DynamoDB.
      • Experience with Kafka.
      • Experience with IoT device applications.
        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 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 and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will connect with you further!
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