Staff Software Engineer, DevEx

RemoteLeadPosted Aug 17, 2026

GoPythonTypeScriptCI/CDAILLMsDockerKubernetes+21 more

About this role

Lead developer experience at Samsara, building CI/CD infrastructure and AI coding agents that help hundreds of engineers ship faster. Shape technical direction for platform tooling in a high-growth IoT company.

Must have

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

8+ years building software with at least 2 years in architect or technical leadership role

Strong programming and design fundamentals

4+ years working on large-scale distributed systems

4+ years leading technical projects across multiple teams

Technologies

PythonAWSTypeScriptGitDockerRESTLinuxJenkinsPostgreSQLTerraformKafkaMongoDBMicroservicesRedisGCPGraphQLGitLabGitHubIoTAIgRPCWebSocketKubernetesGoCI/CDLLMsLangChainPrompt engineeringBash

Responsibilities

Shape technical direction of developer platform including CI/CD, build systems, and AI agents

Design and build AI agents for coding, code review, test generation, release automation, and incident response

Scale tooling to keep up with engineering org growth without sacrificing reliability or developer happiness

Standardize tools and practices so good ideas spread across teams

Raise technical bar through code reviews, design discussions, and mentorship

Partner with engineering leadership on strategic bets and tradeoffs

Represent Samsara externally through talks, open source, and community engagement

Benefits

EquityHealth insuranceWellness platform with incentivesCompetitive salary and stock option planParental leaveFlexible hoursRemote workProfessional development