Senior Software Engineer I - Automation

Summary

Join Samsara as a Senior Software Engineer I on Automation and build scalable infrastructure, develop new orchestration capabilities, and drive the evolution of our automation architecture. You will work across backend-heavy systems and user-facing surfaces, shaping how thousands of customers automate their operations. This remote position, open to candidates in Canada, offers the chance to impact global industries by building software, firmware, and hardware that improves safety and efficiency. You will collaborate with various teams, maintain production systems, and contribute to a positive team culture. The role requires a focus on customer success and collaboration, and you will have the opportunity to mentor fellow engineers. Samsara offers a competitive compensation package and benefits.

Requirements

• 5+ years of industry experience building and operating production software systems
• Proficiency in at least one backend language (Go, Java, C#, or equivalent). Node is acceptable; Python/Ruby not preferred due to scale concerns
• Experience designing and architecting large, high-scale systems
• A focus on and desire to mentor fellow engineers
• An ability to estimate, communicate, and deliver upon project milestones with your team

Responsibilities

• Work with product managers, designers, firmware and infra engineers to architect, build, test and deliver full stack features across front-end, back-end and mobile. GoLang, GraphQL, Typescript, React and ReactNative are some of the components of our technology stack. Direct experience with these technologies is not required
• Be responsible for maintaining the production systems that your team owns and provide operational support
• Help build the culture of the team and make it an enjoyable place to work
• Solve problems that enable our product for our global customers
• Partner with other teams to take in requirements for prioritization and evangelize the platform we’re building
• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with a public cloud such as AWS
• Experience with workflow engines, state machines, or orchestration platforms (e.g. Temporal, Step Functions, Airflow)
• Contributed heavily to driving significant value to their customers
• Curiosity about our customers, and is eager to improve their day-to-day experience
• Loves shipping features iteratively with immediate use by customers
• A Bachelors or higher in Computer Science or related discipline

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