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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Software Engineer, Cloud - **Company:** SmartThings, Inc. - **Location:** Minneapolis, MN, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $139,000.0 - $198,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** LTE (Telecommunication), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Alexa, Amazon Web Services, Unit Testing, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Distributed Systems, Amazon DynamoDB, Open Source Technology, Zero Trust Network Access, Software Engineering, GitHub Copilot, Delivery Pipeline, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Zigbee, Build Tools, Functional Programming, Api Gateway, Terraform - **Published:** June 13, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=1195e2f6b665a2a7 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Team leadership?, * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. * 10+ years of software engineering experience, with a significant portion dedicated to distributed systems and high-traffic cloud environments. * Deep proficiency in AWS services like Lambda, Kinesis, DynamoDB, and API Gateway. You should be intimately familiar with the AWS Well-Architected Framework. * You understand the nuances of building public-facing schemas and APIs that are intuitive for third-party developers yet robust enough for enterprise partners. * You have a proven track record of leading cross-team initiatives. You know how to influence without authority and can translate complex technical trade-offs for non-technical stakeholders. You also provide regular mentorship to grow the technical expertise of engineers on and off your immediate team. * You don't treat security as a checkbox at the end of a sprint; it's baked into your initial designs. Desired Skills * Direct experience with IoT protocols (Matter, Zigbee, Z-Wave) or ecosystem integrations (Google Home, Alexa, Apple HomeKit). * Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, including deploying and operating highly available, scalable containerized applications in a production environment, and deep knowledge of managing cluster resources, scaling strategies, and leveraging cloud-native tooling for operational excellence. * Experience contributing to open-source projects or industry standards. * A passion for automating everything-from infrastructure (Terraform/CDK) to testing. ## Description As a Staff Engineer on the Cloud-to-Cloud (C2C) team, you will be the architectural backbone of how SmartThings interacts with the global IoT ecosystem. You will lead the evolution of the SmartThings Schema, ensuring that our integrations-from voice assistants to third-party smart home devices-are seamless, secure, and hyper-scalable. This isn't just about making things work; it's about defining how they work at a massive scale., This 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: * Lead the design and long-term evolution of the C2C platform. You'll ensure the SmartThings Schema remains flexible enough for tomorrow's devices while maintaining the rock-solid stability required for today's users. * Act as the subject matter expert for our AWS infrastructure. You will leverage deep hands-on experience to build systems that aren't just "in the cloud," but are truly cloud-native, prioritizing elastic scalability and zero-trust security. * Provide leadership through design reviews and mentorship. You will set the standard for AI-assisted engineering best practices, ensuring that AI-generated code meets our rigorous security, privacy, and performance benchmarks. * Take ownership of the developer experience by integrating agentic coding tools (e.g., Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot Agents) into the team's daily workflow. Your goal is to move the team from "manual coding" to "architectural orchestration," significantly improving speed of delivery. * Take end-to-end ownership of the technical stack. You will identify bottlenecks in our delivery pipeline and implement strategies to improve developer productivity, CI/CD speed, and overall engineering effectiveness. 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