Samsara

Staff Software Engineer

Samsara
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3 months ago
Remote, CanadaStaff+
H1B Sponsor

Base Salary

$162k - $290k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Set technical direction for the developer platform, including build systems and engineering AI agents.
  • Design and build AI agents for coding, code review, test generation, release automation, and incident response.
  • Scale internal tooling while maintaining reliability and developer experience.
  • Standardize tools and practices across engineering teams.
  • Provide technical mentorship through code reviews and design discussions.
  • Partner with engineering leadership on technical priorities and tradeoffs.
  • Represent Samsara through talks, open source, and external engineering engagement when appropriate.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8+ years of software-building experience, including at least 2 years in an architect or technical leadership role.
  • 4+ years of experience working on large-scale distributed systems.
  • 4+ years leading technical projects across multiple teams.
  • Strong programming and software design fundamentals.
  • Preferred experience with developer platforms, internal tooling, or CI/CD for large engineering organizations.
  • Preferred experience shipping AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, or custom agents.
  • Strong skills in Go, Python, TypeScript, or a similar language.
  • Demonstrated ability to improve engineering productivity through faster builds, easier deployments, reduced toil, or similar outcomes.

Benefits

  • Remote role open to candidates based in the US.
  • Flexible, employee-led remote working model with offices available for in-person work.
  • Professional development stipend.
  • Comprehensive health and parental leave plans.
  • Performance-based bonus or variable pay and equity eligibility, including an initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff and ongoing refresh opportunities.
Samsara

About Samsara

1,001-5,000 employees

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) builds with the operators who keep the world moving. Working alongside the drivers, mechanics, dispatchers, and crews behind the world's most complex operations, Samsara turns what they know into technology that makes their work safer and more efficient. Tens of thousands of organizations rely on Samsara across transportation, construction, logistics, manufacturing, field services, government, and more. Built with operators, for operators.