Staff Software Engineer, Components & Device Actions

SmartThings•Minneapolis, MN

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

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%.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Chart the long-term direction for one or more CODA domains so our device and location services keep pace with platform growth.
Own large, ambiguous, multi-team efforts from first sketch to well-run production launch.
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.
Lead the evolution of our stack while balancing security, maintainability, and cost.
Shape how the team adopts AI-assisted development and operational tooling, deciding where it genuinely improves speed and quality.
Work alongside global platform, product, and partner teams that build on CODA, keeping priorities aligned with product needs and business goals.
Coach engineers at every level and build habits that lift the bar across the organization.
SmartThings teams run what they build. You'll share responsibility for production support, from planning through deployment.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and mental health
HSA with employer contribution
Life & disability insurance
FSAs for health and dependent care expenses
Competitive 401k with a 5% employer match
Unlimited PTO
12 paid holidays
Generous parental leave policy (8 weeks fully paid parental leave and 8 more fully paid weeks for childbirth recovery leave)
Education reimbursement program
Access to learning resources through O’Reilly
Parking stipend
EV chargers onsite
In-office catered lunches once a week
Access to the onsite gym