Senior Software Engineer – Data Platform
Who we are
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, Equipment Monitoring, and Site Visibility. 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.
About the role:
Samsara is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Data Platform team. This team is pivotal in building and maintaining the infrastructure that underpins the diverse data requirements of Samsara’s entire analytics ecosystem, coming from engineers, data scientists, product managers, and others. We are looking for a Senior Engineer with proven expertise in near real-time data streaming and analytical infrastructure to support queries from reporting features in customer-facing web applications.
Some of the team responsibilities include:
- Managing Samsara’s Databricks & associated AWS environment
- Replicating data sources (e.g MySQL, Dynamo) to our data lake
- Developing and maintaining infrastructure that supports complex data analyses and insights within Samsara’s product offerings
- Implementing robust data governance and security measures to ensure data integrity and compliance
This role can be fully remote in Canada.
You should apply if:
- 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 want to build for scale: With over 2.3 million IoT devices deployed to our global customers, you will work on a range of new and mature technologies driving scalable innovation for customers across industries driving the world’s physical operations.
- 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:
- Develop software to reliably ingest vast amounts of data into our data lake.
- Explore new infrastructure needed to support the growing needs of our data platform.
- Expand our ability to stream data into the data lake to support near real-time access and stand up a streaming ecosystem from scratch.
- Be responsible for the uptime, reliability, and monitoring of our data platform.
- Uplevel team members and cross-functional colleagues on topics like data best practices, AWS, Spark, etc.
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering partners to accurately determine data requirements and ensure the delivery of fresh, and low-latency streaming data for our customer-facing reports system.
- 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.
Minimum requirements for the role:
- BA/MS degree in Computer Science, Statistics, or a related discipline.
- 5+ years experience in a data infrastructure of platform-focused role.
- Experience building a large-scale production-grade data platform (including a Data Lake) for data scientists, analysts, and engineers.
- Demonstrated experience with Terraform or similar infrastructure as code.
- Demonstrated experience in real-time streaming.
- Experience with Spark-based data platforms.
- Previous experience working in a public cloud (e.g AWS, GCP, Azure).
- Experience with version control systems such as Git/GitHub.
An ideal candidate also has:
- Familiarity with time series data and late-arriving data.
- Experience standing up and operating large streaming application pipelines (Spark streaming or Flink).
- Knowledge of Databricks & Delta Lakes.
- Experience working on real-time aggregate reporting in production environments.
- Exposure to complex data, including ML outputs and/or client-side signals.
Samsara’s Compensation Philosophy: Samsara’s compensation program is designed to deliver Total Direct Compensation (based on role, level, and geography) that is at or above market. We do this through our base salary + bonus/variable + restricted stock unit awards (RSUs) for eligible roles. For eligible roles, a new hire RSU award may be awarded at the time of hire, and additional RSU refresh grants may be awarded annually.
We pay for performance, and top performers in eligible roles may receive above-market equity refresh awards which allow employees to achieve higher market positioning.
At Samsara, we welcome everyone regardless of their background. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, and other characteristics protected by law. We depend on the unique approaches of our team members to help us solve complex problems. We are committed to increasing diversity across our team and ensuring that Samsara is a place where people from all backgrounds can make an impact.
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. Take a look at our Benefits site to learn more.
Accommodations
Samsara is an inclusive work environment, and we are committed to ensuring equal opportunity in employment for qualified persons with disabilities. Please email accessibleinterviewing@samsara.com or click here if you require any reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process.
Flexible Working
At Samsara, we embrace a flexible working model that caters to the diverse needs of our teams. Our offices are open for those who prefer to work in-person and we also support remote work where it aligns with our operational requirements. For certain positions, being close to one of our offices or within a specific geographic area is important to facilitate collaboration, access to resources, or alignment with our service regions. In these cases, the job description will clearly indicate any working location requirements. Our goal is to ensure that all members of our team can contribute effectively, whether they are working on-site, in a hybrid model, or fully remotely. All offers of employment are contingent upon an individual’s ability to secure and maintain the legal right to work at the company and in the specified work location, if applicable.
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