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Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience • 8+ years building software, with at least 2 years in an architect or technical leadership role • Strong programming and design fundamentals • 4+ years working on large-scale distributed systems • 4+ years leading technical projects across multiple teams • Experience building developer platforms, internal tooling, or CI/CD for a large engineering org (hundreds of engineers or more) • You've shipped real work with AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, custom agents) — not just tried them out • Strong skills in Go, Python, TypeScript, or a similar language • A track record of making engineers measurably faster — quicker builds, easier deploys, less toil, happier developers • Comfort working in ambiguity and getting teams aligned without needing formal authority • 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
• Help shape the technical direction of our developer platform — CI/CD, build systems, and the AI agents engineers interact with daily • Design and build AI agents that take real work off engineers' plates: coding, code review, test generation, release automation, and incident response • Scale our tooling so it can keep up as the engineering org grows, without sacrificing reliability or developer happiness • Standardize tools and practices so good ideas spread instead of getting reinvented on every team • Raise the technical bar through code reviews, design discussions, and mentorship • Partner with engineering leadership on the bets worth making, and be honest about tradeoffs • Represent Samsara externally when it makes sense — talks, open source, helping us become a place great engineers want to work • Live out our cultural principles: Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, and Win as a Team
Benefits
• $162,400—$290,000 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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