Senior Staff Software Engineer - STCE

Samsara is a pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, focusing on improving the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of physical operations. The Senior Staff Software Engineer will lead significant projects, drive architectural advancements, and collaborate closely with customers to develop innovative solutions in the IoT space.

Responsibilities:

• Lead "Big Rock" projects: moving between Smart Trailers and Connected Equipment teams based on the most pressing business needs
• Drive "Step Functions": As a Senior Staff Engineer, you aren't just shipping features; you are driving major leaps in architecture and product capability that make the team better around you
• Think like a Product Manager: We don't do heavy PRDs. You are expected to be in the field with customers, understanding their pain points and "willing" solutions into existence
• Ship at the "Speed of Thought" with AI: We are refactoring our engineering culture to be AI-first. You will lead the charge in using LLMs and AI agents to automate the "boring stuff" and focus on high-level problem solving
• Optimize across the Stack: You'll collaborate with firmware and hardware teams to solve cross-cutting problems, like balancing real-time visibility against energy consumption
• Lead without Ego: You will mentor engineers in a high-ownership environment where the best idea wins, regardless of title
• Advocate for Technical Health: Partner with Engineering Management to balance long-term technical health with iterative customer wins
• Be a Cultural Force Multiplier: Champion Samsara’s principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset) as we scale globally

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent practical experience
• 12+ years of experience in software design and development, with at least 4 years in an architect or leadership role
• Technical Independence: You don't wait to be told what to do; you have the backbone and conviction to define what should be done and push through hurdles to complete it
• Modern Engineering Workflow: Expert in writing high-quality, maintainable code in a modern language, with a demonstrated ability to use AI tools (Cursor, LLMs, etc.) to multiply your output
• Cloud Scale Expertise: Proven experience working with web services at massive scale deployed on Cloud providers such as AWS or Azure
• Communication: Excellent collaboration and problem-solving skills, with a demonstrated ability to manage complex technical discussions with stakeholders across Legal, Hardware, and Product
• A 'Founder-Engineer' mindset: You've built and shipped a 0-1 product from scratch and successfully navigated the 'morass' of scaling it into a mature business driver
• Applied AI Power-User: You have fully transitioned to an AI-native workflow to 'code at the speed of thought
• Has 15+ years of relevant industry experience in software development
• Strategic Influence: Experience influencing a company's product and infrastructure strategy at the corporate level
• Systems Mentorship: You enjoy leading engineers to think about systems—their life cycles, edge cases, and failure modes—from the edge to the cloud