Staff Software Engineer

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness IoT data for actionable insights. The platform processes 25+ trillion data points annually from IoT sensors, cameras, and connected devices. This role is remote and open to candidates residing in the US. Relocation assistance will not be provided.

• Take ownership of technically complex, mission-critical areas and run with them.
• Define and drive technical strategy for new products and platform capabilities, from backend services and APIs to the customer-facing UI.
• Design and ship full-stack features end to end, working across backend, frontend, and potentially mobile to deliver AI-powered products.
• Partner with product, design, and customer-facing teams to translate ambiguous problems into clear technical plans.
• Build and scale the systems behind AI-driven products, including data ingestion, APIs, and workflows.
• Raise the bar through code reviews, design reviews, and technical mentorship.
• Champion Samsara’s cultural principles.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of experience in software design and development, including building and operating production systems at scale.
• Strong full-stack fundamentals: comfortable with backend services, APIs, and frontend (web or mobile).
• Proficiency in modern languages and frameworks (Go, Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, React, or similar).
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-team or cross-org projects from inception through rollout.
• Experience building AI-powered or data-driven products.
• Strong communication skills.
• A track record of building zero-to-one products.

• Experience shipping AI-powered features in production, such as LLM-based products, agentic workflows, or recommendation systems.
• Comfort with modern AI-augmented development workflows (Cursor, LLMs, etc.).
• Background with real-world operational data (telematics, sensor data, work orders, inspections) or strong interest.
• Proven track record of mentoring senior engineers.
• Side projects or open-source contributions.

Annual base salary range: $154,700—$260,000 USD. Eligible for an initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff and ongoing refresh opportunities. Total rewards include performance-based bonus/variable pay, equity, flexible remote model, professional development stipend, comprehensive health and parental leave plans.