Staff Software Engineer, Rust

SmartThings

. Own the long-term technical direction for one or more Hub Applications domains .

Posted 10/22/2026full-timeMinneapolis • Minnesota • United StatesLead💰 $139,000 - $198,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expert-level proficiency in Rust programming, with a strong focus on performance and memory efficiency in resource-constrained environments. Capable of leading cross-functional teams and projects while mentoring engineers and improving engineering practices.

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Expert-Level Proficiency In RustStrong Systems Programming ExperienceExperience With IoT Connectivity ProtocolsCross-Functional Collaboration ExperienceExperience With CI/CD And Automated Validation

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Hard Skills

Rust ProgrammingSystems ProgrammingDebugging CrashesAI Development ToolsIoT Connectivity ProtocolsEmbedded LinuxObservability ToolingCI/CDMemory EfficiencyMultithreaded Concurrency

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipMentoringExcellent Communication

Tools & Technologies

AI-Assisted Development ToolsEmbedded Scripting RuntimesObservability ToolingCI/CD ToolsMonitoring Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree In Computer Science

Industry Keywords

IoT Fleet ManagementHub ApplicationsDevice ExecutionCloud InfrastructureProduction Firmware Delivery

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudIoTLinuxLuaRustC++

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the long-term technical direction for one or more Hub Applications domains
Lead large, cross-team projects from design through rollout
Guide architecture for local device execution, hub-to-cloud data synchronization, hub configuration, and software asset management
Set standards for Rust code running on resource-constrained devices, including performance, memory efficiency, safe concurrency, and Rust/C integration
Define team use of AI-assisted development and operational tooling
Collaborate with firmware, security, cloud infrastructure, and product management teams
Mentor engineers at every level, including senior engineers
Improve engineering practices across the organization
Participate in observability, incident response, and on-call rotations supporting production firmware delivery and hub connectivity

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
8+ years of production software engineering experience
Demonstrated Staff-level technical leadership capacity
Expert-level proficiency in Rust, including ownership and lifetimes, async and multithreaded concurrency, error handling, and performant, memory-efficient code
Strong systems programming experience on embedded Linux or similar constrained environments
Experience debugging crashes, memory issues, and performance problems in production
Experience designing for unreliable networks, including offline operation, state reconciliation, retry and backoff behavior, and graceful recovery
Strong knowledge of AI development tools and practices
Ability to lead architecture and design reviews and set technical direction across teams
Cross-functional collaboration experience with firmware, cloud, and product teams
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience interoperating Rust with C or C++ codebases
Experience with IoT connectivity protocols and standards, including Matter, Zigbee, Thread, and MQTT
Experience with embedded scripting runtimes or sandboxed code execution, such as Lua or WebAssembly
Experience with IoT fleet management, staged rollouts, feature flags, monitoring, and lifecycle management at scale
Experience with observability tooling and release monitoring for large deployed device populations
Experience with CI/CD and automated validation for embedded software

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision, and mental health benefits
HSA with employer contribution
Life and disability insurance
FSAs for health and dependent care expenses
401(k) with a 5% employer match
Unlimited PTO
12 paid holidays
8 weeks fully paid parental leave and 8 additional fully paid weeks for childbirth recovery leave
Education reimbursement program for eligible employees
Access to O’Reilly learning resources
Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging forums, groups, and projects
Parking stipend
Onsite EV chargers
In-office catered lunches once a week
Access to onsite gym
20% annual target bonus