What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Engineering Security Management Summer Intern position at SmartThings?
Department: Core Cloud
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Compensation: $25.00 / hour
Description
We'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. 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!
About The Team
The Security Management team at SmartThings is seeking a summer intern who is excited to learn and contribute to our core services. Our team is responsible for authentication and authorization controls, developing core APIs critical to ensuring everything inside the SmartThings Platform is secure. You will be working with a world-class team of engineers who are passionate about what they do; each team member has an insatiable hunger for learning new technologies and improving existing ones. We are seeking an intern who shares our passion and is eager to make an impact.
About The Role
We are looking for knowledgeable and motivated individuals with an interest in software development, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-based microservice architecture. In this role, we offer opportunities to write and test code in Java, Scala, and Kotlin; contributing to core systems used by all service teams across the organization. You will gain experience in service development, code reviews, application monitoring, debugging, and fixing issues. You will learn and uphold strong security principals and be a steward of our systems.
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:
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)
Why You'll Love Working at SmartThings
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Compensation: $25.00 / hour
Description
We'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. 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!
About The Team
The Security Management team at SmartThings is seeking a summer intern who is excited to learn and contribute to our core services. Our team is responsible for authentication and authorization controls, developing core APIs critical to ensuring everything inside the SmartThings Platform is secure. You will be working with a world-class team of engineers who are passionate about what they do; each team member has an insatiable hunger for learning new technologies and improving existing ones. We are seeking an intern who shares our passion and is eager to make an impact.
About The Role
We are looking for knowledgeable and motivated individuals with an interest in software development, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-based microservice architecture. In this role, we offer opportunities to write and test code in Java, Scala, and Kotlin; contributing to core systems used by all service teams across the organization. You will gain experience in service development, code reviews, application monitoring, debugging, and fixing issues. You will learn and uphold strong security principals and be a steward of our systems.
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:
- Contribute to various microservices that support our cloud platform
- Receive mentorship from senior engineers
- Participate in code reviews
- Participate in service deployments
- Participate in operations reviews
- Participate in design discussions
- Develop and maintain microservices at scale
- Completion of internship experience powerpoint presentation on program end date
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)
- Pursuing education in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or similar discipline
- Ability to complete a 11-week internship (June - August 2025)
- Experience with an object oriented language such as Kotlin or Java
- Experience with Git
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Organization and time management skills
- Self-starter who is eager to learn new languages, frameworks, and technologies
- Cloud experience
- Experience with NoSQL databases
- Minimum overall GPA of 3.0
Why You'll Love Working at SmartThings
- All of our employees enjoy unlimited PTO and 12 paid holidays through the year
- 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 on Thursdays.
- Access to the onsite gym.
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