Tech Lead, Smart Trailer and Connected Equipment

About the role:

As a Tech Lead on our Software Engineering team, you’ll play a dual role: leading a small team of talented engineers while staying deeply hands-on—contributing code, guiding architecture, and driving technical execution. You’ll be responsible for building the next generation of high-impact, high-volume products that digitize the world of physical operations. From transportation and logistics to construction and manufacturing, you’ll help transform critical industries by powering solutions that connect IoT devices, sensor data, and real-time workflows.

You’ll partner closely with Product Management, Design, and GTM teams—not just to execute, but to help define what we build. You’ll guide your team through end-to-end product development, ensuring we deliver scalable, high-quality solutions that solve real customer problems. As a people manager, you’ll coach and grow a team of engineers, fostering a strong engineering culture rooted in ownership, velocity, and technical excellence.

This is a fast-paced, feedback-driven environment. You’ll work directly with Sales and customers, using frontline insights to inform rapid iteration and make sure we’re building the most impactful, relevant solutions possible.

This is a remote position. If you’re located near one of our offices, you’re welcome to work on-site. Expect up to 10% travel for customer visits, on-sites, and field engagement.

You’re applying to join the team that thought of and shipped Samsara’s Asset Tag.  We’re looking to do the next big one and 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 over 2.3 million 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 end user 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: 

• Architect and build high-impact “0 to 1” software products for our customers, while setting the technical direction for your team.
• Lead a team of senior engineers, providing mentorship, code reviews, and hands-on support to help them grow and deliver their best work.
• Tackle complex, high-impact problems across the stack working across system boundaries from firmware to front-end to deliver end-to-end customer value.
• Partner with product leadership to define and prioritize features that drive meaningful customer and business impact.
• Guide your team through rapid iteration cycles, using feedback from GTM teams and customer engagements to inform decisions.
• Dive deep into the world of physical operations—whether it’s visiting customer sites or working through edge cases that arise in complex real-world environments.
• 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:

• 8+ years of experience building software with a strong track record of shipping impactful products—both greenfield (0→1) and at scale.
• 1+ years of experience leading or mentoring other engineers, with the ability to balance technical leadership and hands-on contributions.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Strong sense of ownership and a bias for action—comfortable making decisions and owning outcomes across the full product lifecycle.
• Proven ability to deliver speed and scale.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills; able to work cross-functionally and elevate the impact of your team.

An ideal candidate also has:

• Proven track record of algorithm development.
• Experience working with AI/ML teams.
• Experience working with geolocation data, spatial algorithms, or real-world physical sensor inputs.