Samsara

Sr. Firmware Engineer II

Samsara
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1 day ago
Remote, United StatesMid Level / Senior
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$155k - $260k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead development and deployment of intelligent safety features, video processing, camera systems, and real-time edge computing for fleet and industrial products.
  • Influence engineers, guide architectural decisions, improve product quality, and own key aspects of the embedded technology stack.
  • Maintain production systems and provide operational support and supervision when needed.
  • Contribute to roadmap planning, technical strategy, tooling, release infrastructure, and automated test strategy.
  • Ensure AI algorithms run accurately within the performance and resource constraints of edge devices.
  • Partner with hardware, backend, machine learning, product management, cloud software, and other cross-functional teams on next-generation devices.
  • Mentor engineers and raise technical standards across the team.
  • Plan, design, scope, and deliver complex multi-team and cross-system projects with external dependencies.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of relevant experience in embedded software development, preferably with embedded Linux systems.
  • Strong programming experience with Golang, C, C++, Rust, or similar languages.
  • Strong experience with media pipelines, multimedia frameworks, and deploying computer vision or machine learning models on edge devices.
  • Experience defining and implementing scalable embedded software architecture.
  • Experience delivering products from concept through mass production is preferred.
  • Experience with GStreamer, Google MediaPipe, or similar edge AI and media frameworks is preferred.
  • Experience with data analysis using Databricks, SQL queries, or Tableau is preferred.
  • Experience with edge camera systems, video capture, video encoding, or embedded AI is preferred.
  • Familiarity with quality and testing practices and continuous integration tooling is preferred.
  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or an equivalent field is preferred.
  • Strong communication skills, mentoring ability, rigorous testing and validation practices, and experience working across multiple disciplines are required.

Benefits

  • Annual base salary range of $154,700–$260,000, plus eligibility for an initial RSU grant, ongoing performance-based equity refresh opportunities, and bonus or variable pay.
  • Flexible employee-led remote work model; this position is remote and open to candidates residing in the United States.
  • Professional development stipend, comprehensive health plans, parental leave, and additional total-rewards benefits.
  • Relocation assistance will not be provided.

Tech Stack

CC++DatabricksGoRustSQL

Categories

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About Samsara

5,001-10,000 employees

Samsara builds a Connected Operations Cloud that uses IoT hardware and software to help fleets and other physical-operations organizations monitor vehicles, assets, and worksites. Its platform spans video-based driver safety, vehicle telematics, equipment monitoring, and mobile workflows, sold as subscriptions with accompanying devices. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, Samsara is a public company on the NYSE (ticker: IOT) serving transportation, construction, manufacturing, field services, and government.

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