Does SmartThings pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SmartThings employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SmartThings. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SmartThings?

65% of SmartThings employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SmartThings 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SmartThings?

Software Engineer (16) , Senior Software Engineer (11) , Software Quality Engineer (3) , Staff Software Engineer (3) , Support Engineer (3) , Engineer (2) , Senior Cloud Software Engineer (2)

What are the pros of working at SmartThings according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and cool problems to work with." ((in 17 reviews)); "Benefits are great and company seems to really care about employees." ((in 10 reviews)); "The company provides a great culture for creative individuals who have a passion for the next phase in IoT." ((in 8 reviews)); "Highly flexible and good work life balance for most people" ((in 6 reviews)); "I have had managers see the potential behind my work experience and give the chance to stretch and grow." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at SmartThings according to real employee reviews?

"• Leadership constantly strong armed by Samsung" ((in 5 reviews)); "The recent large layoff impacted many of my friends, some that have been with the company since the start." ((in 4 reviews)); "Company leadership, including the CEO and in particular Dora Hsu, are way over their heads and have little to no engagement with or respect for their teams." ((in 3 reviews)); "Leadership team is strongly divided internally." ((in 3 reviews)); "Communication has always been a challenge" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about SmartThings layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about SmartThings layoffs and their outlook for job security at SmartThings in 2026.

What are the top reviewed SmartThings locations?

Minneapolis , Mountain View , Tucson , Palo Alto , Washington , Saint Louis

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SmartThings reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(100 total reviews)

Mark Benson

65% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

SmartThings has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 100 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SmartThings employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

100 reviews

3.0

Nov 16, 2022

Difficult parent company relationship

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

God engineering talent and challenging work

Cons

Frequent direction changes passed down from Samsung with little notice.

5.0

Nov 8, 2022

Worth the kinks in the system

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Filled top to bottom with great people - Life/work balance isn't a catchphrase, it's a real policy - Interesting products - Free, able, and encouraged to make your voice heard in all areas

Cons

- Relationship with Samsung is still tense and confusing sometimes - On the flip side of everyone's voice being heard, sometimes decisions need to be made. People are reluctant to be the Bad Person.

4.0

May 25, 2022

Working with SmartThings is great.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great coworkers great managers a lot of learning opportunities always have something to do

Cons

Samsung can be quite demanding

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Jobs at SmartThings

Business Development Director, B2B

Engineering Manager, Release Engineering

Staff Software Engineer, IoT Cloud