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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Samsara engineers - **Company:** Samsara Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $162,400.0 - $290,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Architectural Patterns, C++ (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Distributed Systems, Firmware, Python (Programming Language), Role-Based Access Control, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Information Technology, Stream Processing, User Administration, Golang - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/staff-software-engineer-external-platform-samsara-7430479 ## About the Role * 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+ year of experience building large scale distributed systems * 4+ years experience leading cross-organization projects An ideal candidate also has: * Mastery in data modeling and full-stack application architecture at a massive scale * Programming mastery in Go, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, C/C++, or other similar languages * Expertise working on large-scale enterprise software applications * Demonstrated ability to ship production-quality software in a dynamic environment * Expert level knowledge of at-scale stream processing decision engines ## Description We are the Platform team responsible for building foundational systems that drive the Samsara software products. Examples include Alerts, Workflows, Notifications, Reports, User Management, Roles and Permissions, Billing and Invoice etc. We are looking for a Staff Engineer to help us spearhead the technical direction for the team. As a Staff Engineer at Samsara, you will be a technical leader that brings fresh ideas and expertise to guide the team's technical design and architecture and enable increasingly complex features and customer use cases. You will work on specific projects critical to Samsara's needs alongside other highly-skilled Samsara engineers and push Samsara's technical capabilities forward. Our final interview stage is a full-day, in-person onsite at our SF office. This is an exciting opportunity to collaborate face-to-face with our senior technical leaders and dive deep into the hard problems we are solving., * You want to impact the industries that run our world: The software, firmware, and hardware you build will result in real-world impact-helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely. * You are a life-long learner: We have ambitious goals. Every Samsarian has a growth mindset as we work with a wide range of technologies, challenges, and customers that push us to learn on the go. * You believe customers are more than a number: Samsara engineers enjoy a rare closeness to the end user and you will have the opportunity to participate in customer interviews, collaborate with customer success and product managers, and use metrics to ensure our work is translating into better customer outcomes. * You are a team player: Working on our Samsara Engineering teams requires a mix of independent effort and collaboration. Motivated by our mission, we're all racing toward our connected operations vision, and we intend to win-together. In this role, you will: * Drive technology choices, implementing services, and/or establishing architectural patterns that have a broad and lasting impact on Samsara's platform. * Identify opportunities and initiate strategic conversations to influence the direction of platform technology and engineering culture * Architect, design, and develop software that enables Samsara to operate at scale * Lead teams in delivering products and capabilities that contribute to Samsara's products and revenue. * Deliver impact by solving the hardest technical problems and enabling products to reach the market quickly and successfully with high quality. * Keep a platform first approach while collaborating with our infrastructure and product teams to build products, tools and solutions. * Act as a multiplier for the team, elevating the impact and output of every team member * Contribute to Samsara's engineering brand by representing Samsara in external-facing forums * 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 ## Related Videos - [Goodbye Microservices, Hello Self-Contained Systems](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100009-goodbye-microservices-hello-self-contained-systems) - [Do TypeScript without TypeScript](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/327-do-typescript-without-typescript) - [Playing Pong on a shoulder press machine](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100140-playing-pong-on-a-shoulder-press-machine) - [Go with the Flow: Stop the Leaks Before Your Memory's a Waterfall!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100073-go-with-the-flow-stop-the-leaks-before-your-memory-s-a-waterfall) - [Vuejs and TypeScript- Working Together like Peanut Butter and Jelly](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/127-vuejs-and-typescript-working-together-like-peanut-butter-and-jelly) - [Agent Smith Gets Hardware: Autonomous IoT Hacking From Debug Port to Cloud API](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100258-agent-smith-gets-hardware-autonomous-iot-hacking-from-debug-port-to-cloud-api) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Dev Digest 131 - AI'm not sure about OSS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/472-dev-digest-131-ai-m-not-sure-about-oss)