Staff Software Engineer - TimeSeries

Summary

Join Samsara's TimeSeries team as a Staff Software Engineer and contribute to the improvement and scaling of our in-house time-series data store and event streaming framework. Develop and scale microservices, identify and add new features, partner with other teams to understand data needs, and build a great user experience for internal customers. This remote position, open to Canadian residents, offers the opportunity to impact global industries by building software that ensures worker safety and improves operational efficiency. You will work with a range of technologies and collaborate with cross-functional teams. Samsara offers a competitive compensation package and benefits.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent practical experience
• 8+ years of experience in software design, development, and algorithm-related solutions with at least 2 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

Responsibilities

• Develop and scale microservices handling gigabytes/sec of streaming data
• Identify and add new features to our in-house time-series data store and event streaming framework
• Partner with product and firmware teams to understand their data needs and build solutions to support them
• Build a great user experience for our internal customers using this infrastructure
• 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 working on backend-focused teams
• Experience working on large-scale enterprise software applications
• Enjoys thinking about systems - their life cycles, edge cases, interactions, and failure modes
• Enjoys working collaboratively with developers of different focuses (such as frontend, mobile, firmware, ML/computer vision

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
• $154,800 — $212,850 CAD