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Staff Software Engineer - Architecture, CCoE (Minneapolis, MN) - Minneapolis Minnesota
Company: SmartThings, Inc.
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Posted On: 11/07/2024
Staff Software Engineer - Architecture, CCoE (Minneapolis, MN)Department: Cloud EngineeringEmployment Type: Full TimeLocation: Minneapolis, MNReporting To: Charlie KnudsenDescriptionWe'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 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, 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!About The RoleThe Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) within SmartThings is working to make software delivery faster and more enjoyable while maintaining high standards around security, quality, and stability. You will be working with both leadership and engineering leaders across the organization to build better engineering tools and practices. The CCoE is early in its development, so this will be a great opportunity to help establish the practice and make an immediate impact across all of engineering.We are looking for an experienced engineer who is passionate about the technology and the process of building and delivering services at scale. A successful candidate will be excited to help us establish the practice by helping set and communicate the CCoE goals, be a strong mentor, and deliver critical software that is a catalyst to others.This position is a hybrid role, based onsite 3 days a week at our office in Minneapolis, MN.Key ResponsibilitiesAs a Staff Software Engineer, CCoE, your key responsibilities will include:Strategic Development (-25%) Shape the CCOE strategic roadmap by leveraging data and partnering with key stakeholders to define priorities, identify barriers, and influence engineering practices. Define and create organizational mechanisms to support higher level engineering goals. Identify and develop a method of collecting and reporting data that enables engineering and senior leadership to make impactful business decisions. Serve as a conduit between CCOE efforts and Global Samsung stakeholders.Execution (-75%) Establish engineering and architectural practices to optimize for security, stability, and quality. Build out libraries for core technologies that codify best practices and increase velocity. Consolidate data across tools and vendors to simplify workflows and build reporting to inform key focus areas. Streamline developer workflows by improving the tool chains that are used to build, deploy, and operate software. Support adoption of new tooling through education, triaging complex technical problems, mentoring, and pairing. Collaborate with teams to pilot new ideas and evaluate them for wider adoption.Technical Skills & Experience: Cloud Engineering: Extensive experience with AWS (including security best practices and cost optimization), deep understanding of cloud architecture, and proven ability to optimize performance in cloud environments. DevOps & Automation: Mastery of DevOps principles and practices. Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, and configuration management tools. Release Management & Deployment: Experience with sophisticated deployment strategies including blue/green deployments, canary analysis, and feature flags. Familiarity with tools like Spinnaker is highly desirable. Programming Languages & Build Systems: Strong proficiency in Java and Kotlin, including experience with the Gradle build system. A desire to continuously learn new technology and languages given the wide range of languages and technology used internally.Leadership & Collaboration: CCoE Development: Demonstrated experience in establishing engineering practices. This would include defining standards, best practices, governance frameworks, and driving technology adoption across the organization. Collaboration & Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to effectively collaborate with diverse stakeholders, including engineers, security teams, and senior leaders. Mentorship & Training: Passion for knowledge sharing and mentoring. Ability to guide and up-skill other engineers in cloud technologies and best practices. Ownership: Demonstrated high ownership of projects and tasks with little direction from leadership.Skills, Knowledge and ExpertiseInclusive Hiring PracticesIf 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) BA/BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or similar discipline. 8+ years of professional experience in delivering production systems. Experience with the full software development tool chain, with advanced knowledge of development, CI/CD, and deployment practices.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. Additionally, this role is eligible for a 20% annual target bonus, depending on company and individual performance.
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