Samsara - Staff Software Engineer, Routing - Remote
Requirements
• Proven experience shaping and improving routing products. • Demonstrated experience with geospatial data, real-time systems, and fleet management platforms. • 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 leadership role directly impacting the output of other engineers. • A passion for mentoring and helping senior and junior engineers grow. • Experience building for mobile (React Native, iOS/Android), especially GPS/navigation apps. • The ability and willingness to engage directly with customers when needed. • Prior startup or founder experience – you know how to move fast and find leverage. • 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. Learn more about our total rewards and benefits below.
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. • Work closely with PMs, designers, and engineers across time zones to ensure cohesive product experiences, balancing generic and long-tail customer needs. • Mentor senior engineers, set technical direction, and raise the bar for design and code quality across the team. • Navigate tradeoffs between moving fast and building for the long term, using customer impact as the north star. • 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.
Benefits
• $232,000—$348,000 USD • At Samsara, we build for the people who keep the global economy moving. We want owners, not passengers, which is why our rewards are designed to fuel high-impact builders. 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. If you’re ready to build for the long term and own the outcome, your journey starts here. • Flexible Working • 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. • Belonging at Samsara
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