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Staff Software Engineer

Samsara
Remote - USUpdated 1d ago
Base salary
$162k–$290k
Published base salary range
Location
Remote - US
Remote eligibility
Employment
Full-time
Staff / Principal
Role family
Engineering
B2B SaaS
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About the job

About Samsara

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, a platform that enables organizations to harness IoT data to improve safety, efficiency, and sustainability. The company processes 25+ trillion data points annually and is approaching $2B ARR with 30%+ growth.

About the Role

We are hiring a Staff Software Engineer to join our team. This role is remote and open to candidates in the US. You will take ownership of technically complex, mission-critical areas, define technical strategy, and design and ship full-stack features end to end. You will work across backend, frontend, and potentially mobile to deliver AI-powered products.

Responsibilities

  • Take ownership of technically complex, mission-critical areas and run with them.
  • Define and drive technical strategy for new products and platform capabilities.
  • Design and ship full-stack features end to end.
  • Partner with product, design, and customer-facing teams to translate ambiguous problems into clear technical plans.
  • Build and scale 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.

Qualifications

Minimum requirements

  • 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 across 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.

Ideal candidates also have

  • Experience shipping AI-powered features in production, including LLM-based products, agentic workflows, or recommendation systems.
  • Comfort with modern AI-augmented development workflows (Cursor, LLMs, etc.).
  • Background working with real-world operational data (telematics, sensor data, work orders, inspections).
  • A proven track record of mentoring senior engineers and influencing engineering culture.
  • Side projects, open-source contributions, or other signals of curiosity.

Compensation

Annual base salary range: $162,400—$290,000 USD. This role is also eligible for an initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff, and ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance.

Benefits

Samsara offers a flexible, employee-led remote model, a professional development stipend, comprehensive health and parental leave plans, and more.

Application Instructions

Apply via the provided link. For accommodations, email accessibleinterviewing@samsara.com.

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