Principal Software Engineer

Posted 3 Days Ago
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Hiring Remotely in United States
Remote
187K-334K Annually
5-7 Years Experience
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Computer Vision • Hardware • Internet of Things • Software
Empowering the People Who Power The World.
The Role
As a Principal Software Engineer at Samsara, you will lead key architectural initiatives across software development, from IoT devices to high-scale cloud systems. You will define technology strategy, tackle complex technical challenges, and grow the engineering community. Your work will have real-world impacts across various industries, enhancing operational efficiency and safety.
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Who we are

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, which is a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. At Samsara, we are helping improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of the physical operations that power our global economy. Representing more than 40% of global GDP, these industries are the infrastructure of our planet, including agriculture, construction, field services, transportation, and manufacturing — and we are excited to help digitally transform their operations at scale.

Working at Samsara means you’ll help define the future of physical operations and be on a team that’s shaping an exciting array of product solutions, including Video-Based Safety, Vehicle Telematics, Apps and Driver Workflows, Equipment Monitoring, and Site Visibility. As part of a recently public company, you’ll have the autonomy and support to make an impact as we build for the long term.

About the role:

Samsara’s Software Engineering organization is responsible for building and operating all of our products end-to-end, from our embedded Linux IOT devices, through our high-scale cloud stack, to our AI and Data Infrastructure, to all of our clients and API endpoints.This broad set of technologies is responsible for billions of API calls, trillions of data points ingested, and significant impact on the real world.

We are looking for a Principal Engineer to conceive, define, and drive key architectural initiatives across these complex areas. In this role, you will be responsible for shepherding our overall technology strategy while also tackling our hardest technical problems, leading design and even hands-on development. You will partner with our senior leadership team to define our multi-year technology strategy. As one of the senior-most engineers at Samsara, you will also help develop and grow our 600+ (and growing) tech practitioner community. You’ll help establish standards and drive Samsara’s technical architecture and engineering practices. 

This role can be fully remote in the US and Canada. 

You should apply if:

  • You want to impact the industries that run our world: The software, firmware, and hardware you build will result in real-world impact—helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely.
  • You want to build for scale: With millions of IoT devices deployed to our global customers, you will work on a range of new and mature technologies, driving scalable innovation for customers across industries, driving the world's physical operations.
  • You are a life-long learner: We have ambitious goals. Every Samsarian has a growth mindset as we work with a wide range of technologies, challenges, and customers that push us to learn on the go.
  • You believe customers are more than a number: Samsara engineers enjoy a rare closeness to the workers that are keeping our economy running - drivers, mechanics, service technicians - and you will have the opportunity to participate in customer interviews, collaborate with customer success and product managers, and use metrics to ensure our work is translating into better customer outcomes.
  • You are a team player: Working on our Samsara Engineering teams requires a mix of independent effort and collaboration. Motivated by our mission, we’re all racing toward our connected operations vision, and we intend to win—together.

In this role, you will: 

  • You understand not just the technical and product capabilities but also the nuances of the businesses they support. You help to understand and balance conflicting stakeholder objectives while simultaneously building trust and demonstrating empathy with their customers’ needs.
  • You lead the definition, design, architecture quality, implementation, and delivery of the most advanced, most difficult, most cross-cutting, and/or most ambiguous challenges spanning across Samara. You may own one or more critical components.
  • You ensure that the organizations with Samsara are aligned to a coherent technical vision and deliver systems that fit well together.
  • You exert influence over multiple teams, increasing their productivity and effectiveness. You hold peers and teams to a high bar.
  • You are considered an authority on technical issues by both the technical and business communities and are frequently consulted when making difficult trade-off decisions. You also drive awareness about the impact and consequences of technical decisions on the business.
  • You demonstrate significant innovation, creativity, and judgment when solving challenging problems.
  • You identify future skills needed across your organization and advocate for the development and/or acquisition of those skills to senior leaders. You scout top talent and recruit them to Samsara.
  • You actively mentor staff level engineers. You develop and institutionalize best practices.

Minimum requirements for the role:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent practical experience
  • 18+ years of experience in software design, development, and algorithm-related solutions, with at least 8 of those years in an architect or leadership role
  • Stellar programming/coding fundamentals
  • 6+ years of experience building large-scale distributed systems
  • 6+ years of experience leading cross-organization projects

An ideal candidate also has:

  • Proven track record leading the delivery of large-scale, high-quality systems across multiple layers, among customer-facing products, platform/infra, machine learning, and Embedded Devices
  • Experience partnering with Machine Learning experts to drive optimizations using the latest techniques.
  • Is an expert in writing high-quality, performant, and maintainable code in a modern programming language
  • Experience in one or more of the following: AWS, Golang, React/React Native, Computer Vision, IoT

Samsara’s Compensation Philosophy: Samsara’s compensation program is designed to deliver Total Direct Compensation (based on role, level, and geography) that is at or above market. We do this through our base salary + bonus/variable + restricted stock unit awards (RSUs) for eligible roles.  For eligible roles, a new hire RSU award may be awarded at the time of hire, and additional RSU refresh grants may be awarded annually. 

We pay for performance, and top performers in eligible roles may receive above-market equity refresh awards which allow employees to achieve higher market positioning.

The range of annual base salary for full-time employees for this position is below. Please note that base pay offered may vary depending on factors including your city of residence, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

$187,040$334,000 USD

At Samsara, we welcome everyone regardless of their background. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, and other characteristics protected by law. 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.

Benefits

Full time employees receive a competitive total compensation package along with employee-led remote and flexible working, health benefits, Samsara for Good charity fund, and much, much more. Take a look at our Benefits site to learn more.

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.

Flexible Working 

At Samsara, we embrace a flexible working model that caters to the diverse needs of our teams. Our offices are open for those who prefer to work in-person and we also support remote work where it aligns with our operational requirements. For certain positions, being close to one of our offices or within a specific geographic area is important to facilitate collaboration, access to resources, or alignment with our service regions. In these cases, the job description will clearly indicate any working location requirements. Our goal is to ensure that all members of our team can contribute effectively, whether they are working on-site, in a hybrid model, or fully remotely. All offers of employment are contingent upon an individual’s ability to secure and maintain the legal right to work at the company and in the specified work location, if applicable.

Fraudulent Employment Offers

Samsara is aware of scams involving fake job interviews and offers. Please know we do not charge fees to applicants at any stage of the hiring process. Official communication about your application will only come from emails ending in ‘@samsara.com’ or ‘@us-greenhouse-mail.io’. For more information regarding fraudulent employment offers, please visit our blog post here.

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What We Do

Samsara is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, which is a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. With tens of thousands of customers across North America and Europe, Samsara is a proud technology partner to the people who keep our global economy running, including the world’s leading organizations across construction, transportation and warehousing, field services, manufacturing, retail, logistics, and public sector. The company’s mission is to increase the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of the operations that power the global economy.

Why Work With Us

We empower companies to operate more efficiently in a dynamic world, keep their employees and customers safe 24/7, and meet the growing urgency for sustainability. We get to create and support leading-edge technologies like computer vision, edge computing, and data analytics to address vexing challenges often ignored by the tech industry.

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