Samsara
Senior Software Engineer II
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Eligible countries1 accepted country
Seniority signalSenior
Work settingRemote
Accepted candidate locations
USA
Role overview
Senior Software Engineer II
Requirements and responsibilities
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- Define what to build and how to build it, shaping product direction from the engineering side
- Own the technical direction for orchestrating concurrent, real-time interactions to deliver one coherent experience for the driver
- Build and ship new AI-powered products from zero to one in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment
- Design systems that coordinate across backend and edge boundaries, where reliability and real-time responsiveness both matter
- Make architectural tradeoffs where requirements are still evolving, favoring foundations that generalize over narrowly-scoped solutions
- Establish patterns for reliability, observability, and explainability in systems that make real-time decisions
- Serve as the team's technical anchor: review designs, unblock decisions, and mentor firmware engineers as they grow into full-stack contributors
- Bring in outside ideas and practices for full-stack and AI-assisted development
- Champion the Samsara 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
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, including ownership of products from concept through production
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- Strong programming fundamentals (Golang, Python, or similar)
- Experience building products on top of LLMs or AI agent platforms
- Experience designing reliable, distributed backend systems that support multi-step, asynchronous workflows
- Experience designing backend systems that serve edge, embedded, or resource-constrained clients
- Experience with quality and safety considerations for AI-driven systems: validating outputs, structured responses, retries/fallbacks, and monitoring
- Experience mentoring engineers as they expand into unfamiliar technical domains
- Strong communication skills and ability to influence technical direction without formal authority
- Located in and authorized to work in the United States or Canada (fully remote)
- Experience building zero-to-one products in fast-moving, high-autonomy environments
- Experience building scheduling or arbitration systems
- Experience designing systems that combine structured and open-ended signal collection to inform product decisions
- Familiarity with agent orchestration frameworks or patterns
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