AI Engineer

Do you get excited about creating high-impact AI applications that employees rely on every day?

Samsara's Integrations, Data Engineering, and AI (IDEA) team is a key part of Samsara's Business Technology organization, driving innovation through data and AI. Our mission is to empower and enable everyone at Samsara with AI-powered tools and capabilities so they can get their work done more effectively. We bridge technology, innovation, and business needs to infuse AI-powered solutions into our organization.

We are looking for a hands-on AI Engineer to build, ship, and scale Samsara's AI applications and capabilities end-to-end. As an AI Engineer IV, you'll own the full lifecycle of AI-powered systems - from initial design and prototyping to production deployment, monitoring, and iteration. You will collaborate with architects, engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders across Samsara to brainstorm, design, rapidly prototype, and productionalize AI-driven features and capabilities that integrate deeply into real business workflows.

This role is open to candidates residing in the US.

You should apply if:

• You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will result in real-world impact-helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, reduce emissions, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely.

• You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work, this role won't be your last at Samsara. We set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development, countless opportunities to experiment, and mastery of your craft in a hyper-growth environment.

• You are energized by our opportunity: The vision we have to digitize large sectors of the global economy requires your full focus and best efforts to bring forth creative, ambitious ideas for our customers.

• You want to be with the best: At Samsara, we win together, celebrate together, and support each other. You will be surrounded by a high-caliber team that will encourage you to do your best.

In this role, you will:

• Build, ship, and own end-to-end AI-powered applications, from ideation and prototyping through production deployment, monitoring, and ongoing iteration.

• Architect and scale company-wide GenAI capabilities and domain-specific business applications that are embedded into real operational workflows.

• Design and integrate AI solutions with internal systems and third-party platforms, including SaaS tools, APIs, data platforms, and enterprise systems.

• Develop and launch AI-powered solutions to improve efficiency and personalization across business functions such as Customer Support, People/HR, Legal, and Finance.

• Collaborate closely with top-tier engineers, data scientists, and business users in a fast-moving environment.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related Engineering discipline.

• 5+ years of industry experience in software engineering or AI product development, including

• 3+ years of experience owning the development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and support of web applications and backend APIs.

• 1+ year of experience building and deploying production-ready Generative AI solutions, with responsibility for reliability and performance.

• Strong expertise in Python and AI/ML fundamentals, particularly Generative AI solutions (e.g., LLMs, vector databases, prompt engineering, embeddings, RAG systems).

• Experience with AI agent development frameworks and tooling (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, LlamaIndex, OpenAI SDK, MCP, A2A).

An ideal candidate is:

• Experienced in 0*1 MVP development, iterative prototyping, and evolving prototypes into production-grade systems.

• Passionate about staying up to date with industry news, AI development trends, tools, and best practices.

• Knowledgeable about SDLC best practices and actively experiments with and adopts modern AI development tools and patterns.

• An excellent communicator with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional settings and translate business needs into technical solutions.

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.