What are the responsibilities and job description for the Summer Software Engineering Internship - CAPI position at SmartThings?
Department: Interfaces
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Compensation: $25.00 / hour
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 Client API team at SmartThings is seeking a summer intern who will embed within our friendly and collaborative team to enhance core platform functionality at SmartThings. There will be opportunities to commit code to some of our most critical services, as well as to learn from talented senior engineers. You will also be given the flexibility to innovate, design, and make suggestions on some of the complex problems we are challenged with.
About The Role
We are looking for knowledgeable and motivated individuals with an interest in software development, CI/CD pipelines, system design, and cloud-based microservice architecture . You will have the opportunity to contribute to a platform that is composed of mobile apps, embedded devices, mesh networking, and cloud-based microservices.
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:
- Add features to the platform and various microservices related to the app platform, which drives our internal, developer, and partner integrations
- Embed within our established team and utilize technologies including AWS, Docker, MySQL, DynamoDB and others!
- Receive mentorship from senior engineers
- Participate in the code review process
- Design, 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 the area of Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- Ability to complete a 12-week internship (June - August 2025)
- Experience with an object oriented language such as Kotlin or Java
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Self-starter who is eager to learn new languages, frameworks, and technologies
- 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.
Salary : $25
