Staff Software Engineer - Platform and Infrastructure

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: Drive technology choices, implementing services, and/or establishing architectural patterns that have a broad and lasting impact on Samsara's platform Identify opportunities and initiate strategic conversations to influence the direction of platform technology and engineering culture Architect, design, and develop software that enables Samsara to operate at scale Lead teams in delivering products and capabilities that contribute to Samsara’s products and revenue Deliver impact by solving the hardest technical problems and enabling products to reach the market quickly and successfully with high quality Keep a platform-first approach while collaborating with our infrastructure and product teams to build products, tools, and solutions. Act as a multiplier for the team, elevating the impact and output of every team member Contribute to Samsara’s engineering brand by representing Samsara in external-facing forums 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 Minimum requirements for the role: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent practical experience 12+ years of experience in software design, development, and algorithm-related solutions with at least 4 of those years in an architect or leadership role Stellar programming/coding fundamentals 4+ years of experience building large-scale distributed systems 4+ years of experience leading cross-organization projects Expertise working with web services at a massive scale deployed on Cloud providers such as AWS, GCP or Azure An ideal candidate also: Has 15+ years of relevant industry experience in software development Enjoys leading and mentoring engineers to think about systems - their life cycles, edge cases, and failure modes Enjoys fostering collaboration among engineers with different focuses (frontend, mobile, firmware, vision, ML) Is an expert in writing high-quality, performant, and maintainable code in a modern programming language Production experience working with Javascript and/or client-side code Expertise working on large-scale enterprise software applications Demonstrated ability to ship production-quality software in a dynamic environment Expert-level knowledge of at-scale stream-processing decision engines #LI-Hybrid Total Rewards At Samsara, we build for the people who keep the global economy moving. We want owners, not passengers, which is why our rewards are designed to fuel high-impact builders. Our compensation program delivers above-market total compensation through a combination of base salary, performance-based bonus/variable pay, and equity (for eligible roles) in a high-growth public company. We meaningfully differentiate pay for our top performers, who have the opportunity to earn above-market compensation that can outpace the broader market over time. Beyond compensation, we provide the foundations that enable long-term success: a flexible, employee-led remote model, a professional development stipend, comprehensive health and parental leave plans, and more. If you’re ready to build for the long term and own the outcome, your journey starts here. 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. Belonging at Samsara 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 and want to ensure 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 accessibleinterviewing@samsara.com or click here if you require any reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process. Our Commitment to Authenticity We use Tofu , a fraud detection tool, to validate the authenticity of applications and protect against identity fraud. This ensures we are connecting with real people and allows us to prioritize genuine candidates. 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