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. We help improve the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of physical operations across industries like agriculture, construction, field services, transportation, and manufacturing.

We are the Platform team responsible for building foundational systems that drive Samsara software products, including Alerts, Workflows, Notifications, Reports, User Management, Roles and Permissions, Billing, and Invoice. We are looking for a Staff Engineer to spearhead the technical direction for the team, working on projects critical to Samsara’s needs alongside other highly-skilled engineers.

• Drive technology choices, implement services, and establish architectural patterns with broad and lasting impact on Samsara's platform.
• Identify opportunities and initiate strategic conversations to influence platform technology direction and engineering culture.
• Architect, design, and develop software that enables Samsara to operate at scale.
• Lead teams in delivering products and capabilities that contribute to Samsara’s products and revenue.
• Deliver impact by solving the hardest technical problems and enabling products to reach the market quickly and successfully with high quality.
• Keep a platform-first approach while collaborating with infrastructure and product teams.
• Act as a multiplier for the team, elevating the impact and output of every team member.
• Contribute to Samsara’s engineering brand by representing Samsara in external-facing forums.
• Champion and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team).

• 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 of those years in an architect or leadership role.
• Stellar programming/coding fundamentals.
• 4+ years of experience building large-scale distributed systems.
• 4+ years of experience leading cross-organization projects.

• Mastery in data modeling and full-stack application architecture at a massive scale.
• Programming mastery in Go, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, C/C++, or other similar languages.
• Expertise working on large-scale enterprise software applications.
• Demonstrated ability to ship production-quality software in a dynamic environment.
• Expert-level knowledge of at-scale stream processing decision engines.

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, subject to plan terms and conditions. Samsara offers a flexible, employee-led remote model, a professional development stipend, comprehensive health and parental leave plans, and more. Learn more about our total rewards and benefits below.

Apply through the provided link. For reasonable accommodations during the recruiting process, email accessibleinterviewing@samsara.com or click the accommodation link. Samsara uses Tofu, a fraud detection tool, to validate application authenticity. Official communication about your application will only come from emails ending in @samsara.com, @us-greenhouse-mail.io, or @mail3.guide.co.