Senior Software Engineer

Samsara

1d•CA$142,800 - CA$184,800•Remote

About The Position

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is at the intersection of hardware, software, AI, and the physical world. The platform processes over 25 trillion data points annually from IoT sensors, cameras, and connected devices across thousands of organizations. The company is focused on transforming physical operations at scale, impacting industries like agriculture, construction, field services, transportation, and manufacturing. Samsara is experiencing significant growth, with approximately $2 billion in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) and a year-over-year growth rate exceeding 30%. The fastest-growing divisions are focused on building new products from scratch, applying AI and ML to large datasets, and developing capabilities that change how organizations manage equipment, fleets, and daily operations. This role is for software engineers who want to define what ships next, with flexible leveling from Senior through Staff+ across platform and product. The position is remote and open to candidates in the US, with no relocation assistance provided.

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, comfortable working across backend services, APIs, and frontend (web or mobile) to ship complete products.
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, including managing ambiguity, driving alignment, and delivering measurable impact.
Experience building AI-powered or data-driven products.
Strong communication skills and the ability to translate between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
A track record of building zero-to-one products, systems you left in a meaningfully better place, or hard problems you refused to let stay unsolved.

Nice To Haves

Experience shipping AI-powered features in production, whether that's LLM-based products, agentic workflows, recommendation systems, or other customer-facing AI.
Comfort with modern AI-augmented development workflows (Cursor, LLMs, etc.) to multiply your output and accelerate delivery.
Background working with real-world operational data (telematics, sensor data, work orders, inspections) or a strong interest in learning the domain.
A proven track record of mentoring senior engineers and influencing engineering culture, standards, and best practices beyond a single team.
Side projects, open-source contributions, or other signals of curiosity and drive outside the scope of your day job.

Responsibilities

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, real-world problems into clear technical plans and measurable outcomes.
Build and scale the systems behind AI-driven products, including data ingestion, APIs, and workflows.
Raise the bar for engineers through code reviews, design reviews, technical mentorship, and by setting a standard for quality, velocity, and craft.
Champion, role model, 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).