About this role
Samsara is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to build AI-powered products for physical operations at scale. You'll own complex, mission-critical systems end-to-end across backend, frontend, and AI/ML infrastructure, shaping new products from scratch for IoT-connected industries.
Must have
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
8+ years of experience in software design and development including production systems at scale
Strong full-stack fundamentals across backend services APIs and frontend web or mobile
Proficiency in modern languages and frameworks such as Go Python TypeScript JavaScript React
Demonstrated experience leading cross-team or cross-org projects from inception through rollout
Experience building AI-powered or data-driven products
Strong communication skills and ability to translate between technical and non-technical stakeholders
Track record of building zero-to-one products or solving hard problems
Technologies
Responsibilities
Take ownership of technically complex mission-critical areas and run with them independently
Define and drive technical strategy for new products and platform capabilities from backend to UI
Design and ship full-stack features end to end across backend frontend and potentially mobile
Partner with product design and customer-facing teams to translate ambiguous problems into technical plans
Build and scale systems behind AI-driven products including data ingestion APIs and workflows
Raise the bar for engineers around you through code reviews design reviews and technical mentorship
Champion and embed Samsara's cultural principles as the company scales globally
Benefits
Amenities
Recruitment process
Role is remote and open to candidates residing in Canada with no relocation assistance provided
Leveling is broad and flexible hiring from Senior through Principal across platform and product
Fastest-growing divisions tackle hardest most ambiguous problems building new products from scratch
Engineers participate in customer interviews and collaborate closely with product and customer success
Eligible for initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff and ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance
RSU grants and performance-based bonus variable pay are part of total compensation package
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