Software Engineer, Developer Experience Platform

Department: Interfaces

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, Hybrid

Key Responsibilities

• 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

• 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.

• 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.