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 US-based candidates, offers the opportunity to impact global industries by building software that improves safety and efficiency. You will work on a large scale, using cutting-edge technologies, and collaborate closely with other teams and customers. 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