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Staff Software Engineer - Platform

Samsara
Remote - USUpdated 2d 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

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, a platform that enables organizations to harness IoT data for actionable insights. We help improve safety, efficiency, and sustainability of physical operations across industries like agriculture, construction, transportation, and manufacturing.

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our Platform team, responsible for building foundational systems such as Alerts, Workflows, Notifications, Reports, User Management, Roles and Permissions, Billing, and more. As a Staff Engineer, you will spearhead technical direction, drive architecture, and lead teams to deliver scalable solutions.

Responsibilities include:

  • Drive technology choices and establish architectural patterns with broad impact.
  • Architect, design, and develop software that enables Samsara to operate at scale.
  • Lead teams in delivering products and capabilities that contribute to revenue.
  • Collaborate with infrastructure and product teams to build products and tools.
  • Act as a multiplier, elevating team impact and output.
  • Represent Samsara in external forums.

Minimum requirements:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8+ years of experience in software design, development, and algorithm related solutions, with at least 2 years in an architect or leadership role.
  • 4+ years building large scale distributed systems.
  • 4+ years leading cross-organization projects.
  • Stellar programming/coding fundamentals.

Ideal candidates have mastery in data modeling and full-stack application architecture at massive scale, programming mastery in Go, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, C/C++, and expert knowledge of at-scale stream processing decision engines.

Compensation: Annual base salary $162,400—$290,000 USD, plus initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff and ongoing refresh opportunities. Benefits include flexible remote model, professional development stipend, comprehensive health and parental leave plans, performance-based bonus, and equity.

This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the US. The final interview stage is a full-day, in-person onsite at our SF office.

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