Staff Software Engineer - Platform and Infrastructure

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, and Equipment Monitoring. 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 Technologies India Private Limited is looking for a Staff Engineer to join the Platform & Infrastructure organization, which is responsible for building foundational systems that drive software products. Examples include areas such as Reporting/Automations/Enterprise capabilities to support our rapidly growing footprint of customers and foundational infrastructure capabilities such as container orchestration/data storage/real-time data ingestion/GraphQL execution to power Samsara engineering.

As a Staff Engineer at Samsara, you will help us spearhead the technical direction for the organization, be a technical leader that brings fresh ideas and expertise to guide the team’s technical design and architecture and enable increasingly complex features and customer use cases. You will work on specific projects critical to Samsara’s needs alongside other highly-skilled Samsara engineers and push Samsara’s technical capabilities forward. 

This role is hybrid - 3 days per week in the office.

Office address: PRESTIGE TECH PARK, Kadubeesanahalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560103, India

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:

• 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

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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

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