Director, Embedded Software Engineering
Who we are
Samsara is the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, which allows businesses that depend on physical operations to harness IoT (Internet of Things) data to develop actionable business insights and improve their operations. Founded in San Francisco in 2015, we now employ more than 1,600 people globally and have over 1.5 million active devices. Samsara also went public in December 2021 at a valuation of $12 billion, and we’re just getting started.
Recent awards we’ve won include:
- #2 in the Financial Times’ Fastest Growing Companies in Americas list 2021
- Named as a Best Place to Work in Built In 2022
- #19 in the Forbes Cloud 100 2021
- IoT Analytics Company of the Year in 2022’s IoT Breakthrough Winners
- Forbes Advisor named us the Best Solution for Large Companies - Fleet management software for 2022!
We're driving change in industries that are yet to fully embrace digital transformation. Physical operations make up a massive slice of the global economy but haven’t benefited from innovation and actionable information in the way that other sectors have. The potential for scale and impact is huge.
About the role:
Samsara is looking for an experienced engineering director to lead our Telematics Embedded Software team. The telematics team is responsible for the vehicle gateway devices that enable our Fleet’s Drivers to get where they need to go, while doing it safely, efficiently, and in accordance with regulatory requirements. As part of this role, you will own Samsara’s vehicle gateway and diagnostics platform, which forms the foundation for all our telematics products. You will lead teams building reliable and fault tolerant software for a variety of SOC’s and microcontrollers in C/C++ and Golang.
In this role, you will:
- Define, foster and support a consistent software development process.
- Build roadmaps, engineering plans, and resource estimates in partnership with product management and design.
- Identify infrastructure and architectural investment needs.
- Mentor and grow experienced and early in career engineering managers and senior engineers.
- Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices.
- Hire, develop and lead an inclusive, engaged, and high performing team.
Minimum requirements for the role:
- 10+ years of industry experience in software engineering development
- 7+ years of software engineering management experience
- Experience in developing products on Linux operating system
- Proficient in C/C++
- A track record of building world-class software teams
- Willingness to dive-deep and solve challenging technical problems
An ideal candidate also has:
- Experience managing managers and teams of 30+ engineers
- A customer-focused mindset and good product sense
- Experience managing distributed teams
- Experience with sensors, GPS, cellular connectivity, or SoC selection
- 5+ years of experience in embedded devices software development roles
- Experience across a broad range of technologies, including IoT, mobile, and cloud
- Experience with building common APIs
- B.S. in Computer Science or Engineering
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At Samsara, we welcome everyone regardless of their background, race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, etc. We depend on the unique approaches of our team members to help us solve complex problems. We are committed to increasing diversity across our team and ensuring that Samsara is a place where people from all backgrounds can make an impact.
Accommodations
Samsara is an inclusive work environment, and we are committed to ensuring equal opportunity in employment for qualified persons with disabilities. Please email [email protected] or click here if you require any reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process.
US Only: Please note that Samsara’s COVID-19 vaccination policy requires all team members who will be meeting in person for business or working from one of our offices to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. People who cannot be vaccinated for qualifying medical conditions, sincerely held religious beliefs, and other legally protected categories, may request an accommodation.
Benefits
Our target total compensation market position is in the top 25% of all software and hardware companies. Our full time employees receive an above market-rate salary, an outstanding equity offering, employee-led remote and flexible working, health benefits, personal development, Samsara for Good charity fund, and much, much more. Take a look at our Benefits site to learn more.
Flexible Working
At Samsara, we have adopted a flexible way of working, enabling teams and individuals to do their best work, regardless of where they’re based. We value in-person collaboration and know a change of scenery and quiet space to work is welcomed from time to time, but also appreciate that the world of work has changed. Our offices remain open for those who prefer to collaborate or work in-office, but we also encourage fully remote applicants.