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 been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SmartThings?

67% 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 (10) , Software Quality Engineer (3) , Support Engineer (3) , Engineer (2) , Senior Cloud Software Engineer (2) , Staff 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 9 reviews)); "The company provides a great culture for creative individuals who have a passion for the next phase in IoT." ((in 9 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?

"SmartThings recently experienced a layoff that has shattered morale, with people only recently hired let go just as quickly and given limited notice a sub" ((in 4 reviews)); "• Leadership constantly strong armed by Samsung" ((in 4 reviews)); "Communication has always been a challenge" ((in 3 reviews)); "Leadership team is strongly divided internally." ((in 2 reviews))

What are employees saying about SmartThings redundancies in 2026?

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

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SmartThings Reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(98 total reviews)

Mark Benson

78% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity and inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Culture and values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

SmartThings has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 98 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).

Reviews by job title

98 reviews

1.0

11 May 2026

Perks overshadowed by toxic culture and slow pace

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

• Lots of snacks • Some smart engineers

Cons

• Slow moving behemoth due to being a part of Samsung • Toxic positivity culture • Releases software 2 times a years • Leadership constantly strong armed by Samsung • Just laid off 30% of employees, outlook and moral look bad • Samsung is pressuring to take away perks and benefits and force people in office. • In recent layoffs disproportionately terminated women employees

4.0

6 May 2026

Great people and interesting work, but tough promotions

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

the people are great to work with but the pay is average and the work is intereresting

Cons

pay is average but their promotions are very hard. its easier to find a new job than to get promoted at smartthings things.

3.0

22 Apr 2026

Great work-life balance overshadowed by looming layoffs

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Amazing work life balance Flexibility when going to the office

Cons

Everyone is going to get laid off in the US and moving to Korea. Mountain View was first. Minneapolis will be next.

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