Senior Software Engineer - Optimization Engineering

Summary

Join Samsara as a Senior Software Engineer II and contribute to the advancement of our Connected Operations Cloud platform. Design and implement cutting-edge algorithms for route optimization, tackling complex problems like the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) and Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP). Your work will directly impact our telematics platform, improving routing solutions for our customers. Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical specifications and write high-quality, scalable code. Contribute to the design and architecture of large-scale backend systems and mentor other engineers. This remote position, based within 30 miles of our SF Bay Area office, requires occasional in-person meetings. You will have the opportunity to impact industries globally and work with a team focused on customer success.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent practical experience and 8+ years of relevant industry experience in software development
• Experience designing and implementing heuristics and metaheuristics for solving NP-Hard problems in production systems
• Proficiency in code development in a corporate environment with languages such as Go, Java or C++
• Demonstrated ability to extract formal requirements (e.g., a mathematical formulation) from stakeholder requirements
• Strong understanding of algorithm design, data structures, and computational complexity
• Experience with designing and architecting large, high-scale backend systems
• Solid understanding of distributed systems and cloud computing principles

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy cutting-edge heuristics and metaheuristics to solve complex NP-Hard optimization problems in production systems
• Focus on route optimization, vehicle routing problems (VRP), and the traveling salesman problem (TSP), delivering high-impact solutions for our customers
• Collaborate with stakeholders to extract and formalize requirements, transforming business needs into precise mathematical formulations and technical specifications
• Write high-quality, scalable, and maintainable code in a corporate environment using languages such as Go, Java or C++
• Contribute to the design and architecture of large-scale, high-performance backend systems
• Act as a force multiplier within the team, contributing to technical design discussions and mentoring other engineers
• Bring a customer-focused mindset to all development, ensuring that technical solutions directly translate into better customer outcomes
• 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

• Masters or PhD with 5+ years of experience
• Bonus points for proven experience specifically with Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) related challenges
• Experience with public cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Strong product mindset and bias towards delivering incremental value to customers

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