Staff Software Engineer

Samsara

9d • $162,400 - $290,000 • 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 these data points into products that will define the future of physical operations. Samsara is experiencing significant growth, with approximately $2 billion in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) and growing over 30% year over year. A high percentage of their largest customers utilize multiple products. The fastest-growing divisions are addressing complex, ambiguous challenges, including building new products from scratch, applying AI and ML to large real-world datasets, and developing capabilities that revolutionize how organizations manage equipment, fleets, and daily operations. Much of this work is foundational, involving zero-to-one initiatives at a billion-dollar scale. The company is seeking software engineers to help define and build what comes next. The role offers flexibility in leveling, hiring from Senior through Staff+ across platform and product, with the potential to shape the scope based on an individual's strengths and interests. This is a remote position open to candidates in the US, and relocation assistance is not 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; ability to take AI capabilities and turn them into products customers love.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to translate between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A track record of building zero-to-one products, systems left in a meaningfully better place, or hard problems refused to let stay unsolved.

Nice To Haves

• Experience shipping AI-powered features in production, such as LLM-based products, agentic workflows, recommendation systems, or other customer-facing AI.
• Comfort with modern AI-augmented development workflows (Cursor, LLMs, etc.) to multiply 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).

Benefits

• Flexible, employee-led remote model
• Professional development stipend
• Comprehensive health and parental leave plans
• Above-market total compensation through a combination of base salary, performance-based bonus/variable pay, and equity (for eligible roles)
• Meaningful differentiation in pay for top performers
• RSU grant with no vesting cliff, and ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree