engineering
Posted 1 weeks agoStaff Software Engineer, Routing
at Samsara
CanadaHybrid
Responsibilities
- Architect and own critical systems that span route planning and dispatch including route optimization algorithms, dispatch state machines, and real-time tracking infrastructure.
- Design scalable backend services that handle tracking and execution of hundreds of thousands of routes in real time, along with reporting and suggested optimizations to better utilize vehicles, drivers, and take optimal routes to accomplish customer work.
- Build web interfaces and APIs that allow dispatchers and fleet managers to create, assign, and monitor routes and deliveries for their entire organization from a single pane of glass.
- Implement integrations with TMS/ERP systems (including legacy systems such as AS/400 and SAP) that process millions of route events a day.
- Mentor senior engineers, set technical direction, and raise the bar for design and code quality across the team.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across product, sales, and customer success to bring features to market and maintain a tight feedback loop.
- 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.
- A track record of thriving in 0→1 teams and scaling them through the post-startup phase. •
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.
- Our stack features Golang for backend services, GraphQL for data fetching, and TypeScript + React for our web client, with React Native for our mobile app. Direct
- experience with these technologies is not required.
- 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.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent practical experience. 8+ years of
- experience as a software engineer, with at least 2 years in an architect or technical leadership role.
- Demonstrated ability executing in ambiguous environments and delivering customer value.
- Strong programming, coding, and design fundamentals. •
- experience with geospatial data, real-time systems, and fleet management platforms.
- Experience operating as a tech lead or in a similar technical leadership role directly impacting the output of other engineers.
- Experience building for mobile (React Native, iOS/Android), especially GPS/navigation apps.
- 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.
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 $232,000 — $348,000 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
- Are you interested in building solutions that help our customers deliver their cargo safely and efficiently while cutting fleet costs? The Routing team at Samsara is building the world's best products for supporting drivers and empowering dispatchers to orchestrate large fleets of light and heavy vehicles.
- As a Staff Engineer, you'll set technical direction across the full routing surface area — route optimization, dispatch systems, real-time tracking, and integrations with customer ERP/TMS systems.
- We're an active 0-to-1 team modeling our customers' real-world operations: delivering to hard-to-reach locations on busy urban streets, maximizing fleet capacity by recommending the right vehicles, and planning for both familiar routes and surprise deliveries — all while staying compliant with the ever-changing rules of commercial navigation.
- The work leans heavily on distributed systems that handle geospatial and real-time data at scale.
- You'll mentor senior engineers and partner with product, design, and mobile to ship features customers use every day.
- This role is remote and open to candidates based in the US.