Senior Software Engineer II

Samsara

2d•$154,700 - $260,000•Remote

About The Position

The In-Vehicle Experience team at Samsara is expanding its software engineering function for the first time, focusing on AI-powered voice agents, real-time audio orchestration, and driver feedback systems. This role involves defining product direction, designing systems, and shipping new AI-powered products in a challenging environment like a truck cab. The position is primarily backend-focused, requiring an understanding of edge constraints to design effective APIs and service contracts. AI-assisted engineering is a core component of the workflow, utilizing tools like Codex, Claude Code, and Cursor throughout the development lifecycle. This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the US.

Requirements

8+ years of software engineering experience, including ownership of products from concept through production
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
Strong programming fundamentals (Golang, Python, or similar)
Experience building products on top of LLMs or AI agent platforms
Experience designing reliable, distributed backend systems that support multi-step, asynchronous workflows
Experience designing backend systems that serve edge, embedded, or resource-constrained clients
Experience with quality and safety considerations for AI-driven systems: validating outputs, structured responses, retries/fallbacks, and monitoring
Experience mentoring engineers as they expand into unfamiliar technical domains
Strong communication skills and ability to influence technical direction without formal authority
Located in and authorized to work in the United States or Canada (fully remote)

Nice To Haves

Experience building zero-to-one products in fast-moving, high-autonomy environments
Experience building scheduling or arbitration systems
Experience designing systems that combine structured and open-ended signal collection to inform product decisions
Familiarity with agent orchestration frameworks or patterns

Responsibilities

Define what to build and how to build it, shaping product direction from the engineering side
Own the technical direction for orchestrating concurrent, real-time interactions to deliver one coherent experience for the driver
Build and ship new AI-powered products from zero to one in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment
Design systems that coordinate across backend and edge boundaries, where reliability and real-time responsiveness both matter
Make architectural tradeoffs where requirements are still evolving, favoring foundations that generalize over narrowly-scoped solutions
Establish patterns for reliability, observability, and explainability in systems that make real-time decisions
Serve as the team's technical anchor: review designs, unblock decisions, and mentor firmware engineers as they grow into full-stack contributors
Bring in outside ideas and practices for full-stack and AI-assisted development
Champion the Samsara cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally