engineering
Posted Jun 11Senior Software Engineer - Data Platform
at Samsara
United StatesHybrid
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate high-scale data ingestion and replication systems from Samsara’s primary production data stores, including RDS, DynamoDB, internal APIs, and event-driven systems, into our data lakehouse.
- Build and maintain reliable, scalable, and modern data platform infrastructure capable of handling petabytes of data across Samsara’s analytics, AI, product, and operational use cases.
- Improve the reliability, observability, scalability, security, and developer
- Develop internal libraries, APIs, frameworks, and tooling in languages such as Go and Python to help teams across Samsara move, process, discover, and access data safely and efficiently.
- Collaborate closely with infrastructure, product engineering, data science, analytics, security, and data engineering teams to understand platform needs and deliver durable, scalable solutions.
- 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
Requirements
- 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.
- You will work on the foundational systems that enable engineers, data scientists, analysts, and product teams across Samsara to build customer-facing features, train models, develop operational insights, and support the company’s long-term AI and analytics roadmap.
- You will work on systems such as Spark and Databricks infrastructure, Delta Lake on S3, data replication from primary data stores such as RDS and DynamoDB, orchestration and metadata services, internal data libraries, and infrastructure tooling across the big data ecosystem.
- experience is primarily focused on SQL modeling, BI dashboards, ETL tools, or building business-facing data marts, this role is likely not the right fit.
- 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.
- experience of Samsara’s Spark and Databricks-based data processing platform.
- experience with Apache Spark or similar distributed data processing systems. •
- Experience operating production infrastructure in AWS, including services such as S3, RDS, DynamoDB, SQS, Kinesis, Lambda, or similar. •
- Proficiency in at least one production programming language such as Go, Python, Scala, or Java.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners, including software engineers, data scientists, analysts, security teams, and product stakeholders.
- Experience with Databricks, Delta Lake, or similar lakehouse technologies such as Iceberg or Hudi. •
- Experience building data replication or ingestion systems from OLTP data stores into a data lake or lakehouse. •
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
- Familiarity with data catalogs, metadata systems, and data discovery tools such as Unity Catalog, Hive Metastore, DataHub, or Amundsen. •
- Experience with orchestration systems such as Airflow, Dagster, or Prefect. •
- Experience with streaming data, event-driven architectures, or systems that handle late-arriving or mutable data.
- Familiarity with containerization or orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, or Fargate. •
- Experience contributing to data infrastructure roadmaps, evaluating new technologies, and driving improvements that create leverage for internal and external customers.
- 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.
Experience
- 4+ years of professional software engineering
Benefits
- Motivated by our mission, we’re all racing toward our connected operations vision, and we intend to win – together.
- The range of annual base salary for full-time employees for this position is below.
- Please note that base pay offered may vary depending on factors including your city of residence, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
- This role is also eligible for an initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff, and ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance, subject to plan terms and conditions.
- Annual Base Salary $130,900 — $220,000 USD Total Rewards
- Our compensation program delivers above-market total compensation through a combination of base salary, performance-based bonus/variable pay, and equity (for eligible roles) in a high-growth public company.
- We meaningfully differentiate pay for our top performers, who have the opportunity to earn above-market compensation that can outpace the broader market over time.
- Beyond compensation, we provide the foundations that enable long-term success: a flexible, employee-led remote model, a professional development stipend, comprehensive health and parental leave plans, and more.
Contact
- Please email accessibleinterviewing@samsara.com or click here if you require any reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process.
- Official communication about your application will only come from emails ending in @samsara.com, @us-greenhouse-mail.io or @mail3.guide.co.
Additional details
- 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. About the role:
- Samsara is looking for a Senior Software Engineer I to join our Data Platform team , which owns and develops the core analytical platform across Samsara.
- This team builds and maintains the infrastructure that powers Samsara’s data lake, distributed compute platform, and the systems that move data from our production data stores into our lakehouse.
- This is a specialized software engineering role focused on data infrastructure.
- This role is not an analytics or business data engineering role. If your
- experience building and operating production data platforms, distributed systems, or large-scale ingestion infrastructure.
- This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the US. Relocation assistance will not be provided for this role.