The Role
Own the SmartThings Developer Center documentation site, including Docusaurus customization, MDX components, versioning, search, analytics, and publishing pipelines. Write API documentation, SDK guides, and integration tutorials for developers. Build and enhance Developer Center features, maintain documentation quality with linters and AI tools, manage CI/CD workflows, and collaborate with engineering, product, and design teams.
Summary Generated by Built In
We’re SmartThings, one of the leading IoT ecosystems in the world, creating the most effortless way for anyone to create a smart home. We're a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung with corporate offices in Minneapolis and the Bay Area.
More than 430 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!
We are looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer to join our Developer Center team. Device makers around the world integrate their hardware with the SmartThings platform, and the Developer Center is where that journey happens, from first API call through Works with SmartThings certification. It's how developers around the world experience our platform, and our team's mission is to make that journey clear, accurate, and easy to use.
More than 430 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!
We are looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer to join our Developer Center team. Device makers around the world integrate their hardware with the SmartThings platform, and the Developer Center is where that journey happens, from first API call through Works with SmartThings certification. It's how developers around the world experience our platform, and our team's mission is to make that journey clear, accurate, and easy to use.
This role owns the documentation developers rely on and helps build the console they use alongside it. You'll write the integration guides and API reference at developer.smartthings.com/docs, own that site's frontend and publishing pipeline, and contribute features and code to the Developer Center itself. You'll collaborate across product and engineering teams to deliver a seamless, high-quality developer experience for the global SmartThings platform.
Key Responsibilities
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:
In this role, your primary responsibilities will include the following:
- Own the docs site on the SmartThings Developer Center end to end: Docusaurus theme customization, MDX components, versioning, search configuration, CI/CD, and analytics.
- Write and maintain technical documentation (API docs, SDK guides, and integration tutorials) for external developers integrating with the SmartThings platform.
- Establish documentation standards, and maintain quality through linters, AI-powered authoring tools, and participation in code and documentation reviews.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with platform engineers, product managers, and designers to build new features and enhance existing ones for the Developer Center.
- Use AI tooling to accelerate drafting, research, and content audits, with technical verification before anything ships.
- Proactively communicate progress and challenges to stakeholders and team.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
Inclusive 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)
What You Bring On Day One (Required Qualifications)
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field
- 2+ years combined across software engineering and technical writing.
- Demonstrated strong technical writing for a developer audience.
- Experience with Docusaurus or comparable documentation frameworks.
- Strong proficiency with HTML, CSS/SCSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and React.
- Experience with Node.js and frameworks such as Express or Next.js
- Comfortable owning a build and deploy pipeline: CI/CD, previews, static site builds.
- Strong information architecture instincts: can take a sprawling topic and give it a structure a stranger can navigate.
Desired Skills
- Familiarity with Java or Kotlin.
- Self-motivated with a strong intellectual curiosity.
- Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning, with the ability to quickly acquire and apply new skills in a fast-evolving environment.
- The ability to clearly articulate and constructively discuss both technical and non-technical decisions to advance team standards and best practices.
- A collaborative mindset, actively sharing knowledge to elevate the skills and performance of the broader team.
- Experience building with AI and authoring content consumed by AI agents.
- Experience with SEO, generative engine optimization (GEO), web accessibility (WCAG), and Google Analytics.
SmartThings Benefits
Why You’ll Love Working at SmartThings
- 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 once a week.
- Access to the onsite gym.
Base compensation range for this position is $97,000 to $132,000. 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 [email protected] and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will connect with you further!
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 [email protected] and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will connect with you further!
About
Creating a safer, smarter world with you.SmartThings brings your home to life by being the leading open platform for the consumer Internet of Things. Bringing together developers, device makers, and service providers to make the world a smarter place. From a door that knows when to lock itself, to a living room that can get the party started or a sink that can help to call a plumber; the opportunities are endless to make everyday objects around us more useful. So if you’re innovative, not afraid to challenge status quo, collaborative and have a passion for technology, then you’ve found your next home with SmartThings!
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
- 2+ years of combined software engineering and technical writing experience
- Strong technical writing experience for a developer audience
- Experience with Docusaurus or comparable documentation frameworks
- Strong proficiency with HTML, CSS/SCSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and React
- Experience with Node.js and frameworks such as Express or Next.js
- Experience owning build and deployment pipelines, including CI/CD, previews, and static site builds
- Strong information architecture skills
- Familiarity with Java or Kotlin
- Experience building with AI and authoring content consumed by AI agents
- Experience with SEO, generative engine optimization, web accessibility, and Google Analytics
- Strong intellectual curiosity and commitment to continuous learning
- Ability to articulate and discuss technical and non-technical decisions constructively
- Collaborative mindset and willingness to share knowledge
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The Company
What We Do
SmartThings provides cloud-based software and a smartphone app that allows users to monitor and control smart devices and domestic affairs remotely, creating an IoT ecosystem for smart homes.
