Great People, No Parent Company Support - Software Quality Engineer SmartThings Employee Review

3.0
Feb 3, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

- Benefits/Pay - You get to work with brilliant & great people - The IoT space is fun and exciting, and SmartThings is a leader in that space - Flexible work schedule - Amazing culture

Cons

Samsung makes all the decisions for SmartThings, no matter how it affects the product, the company, or the people. That results in drastic changes at least once a year and mass layoffs.

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5.0
Feb 28, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Given lots of opportunities - Respectful people - Hard work is often recognized

Cons

- Can be extremely fast paced at times - Last minute feature requests from Samsung is not uncommon.

1.0
May 11, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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

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