About the company
Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, a platform that enables organizations depending on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. Samsara helps improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of the physical operations that power the global economy.
About the role
Our customers face a constant stream of decisions every day: which orders need to be delivered when, which driver is equipped to drive which truck, and how to balance delivering every order against fleet utilization and profitability.
As an engineer on the Route Planning team, you might work on a product that helps customers recover efficiency in their plans that has degraded with the addition of new customers, or deal with the sudden influx of orders on the day of delivery. You will also help measure efficiency of the plans across our Routing products, including route execution and commercial navigation.
This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the US and Canada. Relocation assistance will not be provided.
Responsibilities
- Design and build features end to end, from frontend to backend, that work across our diverse customer base, from grocery delivery to oil and gas
- Leverage AI with strong judgement, knowing when to build a prototype to unblock a stalled customer deal or accelerate a refactor that reduces risk of incidents
- Partner with the engineering manager and staff engineers to advocate for technical excellence on the team
- Work with the product manager and designer to build interfaces and APIs that make a planner’s work more efficient
- Mentor junior engineers on the team and help build a strong technical bench
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
- 6+ years of experience as a software engineer
- Demonstrated ability executing in ambiguous environments
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, navigating conversations with a technical audience or a customer
Nice to have
- Proven experience shaping and improving routing and navigation products
- A passion for mentoring and helping junior engineers grow
- A track record of thriving in 0→1 teams and scaling them through the post–startup phase
- Experience operating as a tech lead or in a similar technical role directly impacting output of other engineers
- Willingness to engage directly with customers when needed
Conditions
- Annual base salary range: $154,700 — $260,000 USD
- Eligible for an initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff, and ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance
- Total rewards include base salary, performance-based bonus/variable pay, and equity (for eligible roles)