Staff Software Engineer

3 weeks, 4 days ago
Full-time
Lead
Software Development
Samsara

Samsara

Samsara pioneers the Connected Operations Cloud, offering AI safety programs, real-time visibility, and integrations for industries to enhance efficiency, safety, and sustainability globally.

IT Services
1K-5K
Founded 2015

Description

  • Help define the technical direction for the developer platform, including CI/CD, build systems, and AI agents used by engineers.
  • Design and build AI agents that support coding, code review, test generation, release automation, and incident response.
  • Scale internal tooling to support a growing engineering organization while maintaining reliability and developer experience.
  • Standardize tools and engineering practices so effective solutions can be shared across teams.
  • Raise the technical bar through code reviews, design discussions, and mentorship.
  • Partner with engineering leadership to evaluate and prioritize technical investments and tradeoffs.
  • Represent Samsara externally through talks, open source, and other community-facing work when appropriate.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8+ years of software development experience, including at least 2 years in an architect or technical leadership role.
  • Strong programming and system design fundamentals.
  • 4+ years of experience working on large-scale distributed systems.
  • 4+ years leading technical projects across multiple teams.
  • Experience building developer platforms, internal tooling, or CI/CD for a large engineering organization is preferred.
  • Hands-on experience shipping work with AI coding tools or custom agents such as Claude Code, Cursor, or Copilot is preferred.
  • Strong skills in Go, Python, TypeScript, or a similar language are preferred.
  • Track record of improving engineering productivity, such as faster builds, easier deployments, reduced toil, or happier developers, is preferred.
  • Comfort working in ambiguity and aligning teams without formal authority is preferred.

Benefits

  • Annual base salary of $162,400 to $290,000 USD.
  • Eligibility for an initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff.
  • Ongoing RSU refresh opportunities tied to performance, subject to plan terms and conditions.
  • Above-market total compensation that may include base salary, performance-based bonus or variable pay, and equity.
  • Flexible, employee-led remote work model.
  • Professional development stipend.
  • Comprehensive health plans.
  • Comprehensive parental leave plans.

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