Senior Software Engineer II

Samsara; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in the United Kingdom is looking for a Senior Software Engineer II to lead the technical vision for their Developer Ecosystem team. You will be responsible for the architecture of high-throughput systems and design serverless solutions. Ideal candidates will have over 8 years of experience with Kafka, AWS Lambda, and public-facing APIs. Flexible remote work options are available.

Benefits

Competitive total compensation

Remote and flexible working

Health benefits

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Software Engineering.
• Deep expertise in Kafka or similar technologies for data streaming.
• Experience with AWS Lambda and serverless architectures.
• Strong skills in building large-scale APIs.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and development of the Eventing platform.
• Build next generation serverless compute capabilities.
• Guide external API framework evolution.
• Mentor team and drive architectural decisions.

Skills

High-throughput data streaming systems

Cloud compute architectures

Public-facing APIs

Team collaboration

Tools

Kafka

AWS Lambda

GraphQL

Job description

Who we are

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 IoT data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. 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

Join the Developer Ecosystem team as a Senior Software Engineer II and shape the future of our external integrations. You will lead the technical vision for our core developer products—including our API, Eventing, Lambdas, and Marketplace. This role is critical in empowering our largest enterprise customers to build scalable, custom integrations on top of the Samsara platform.

This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the United Kingdom.

You should apply if

• You want to impact the industries that run our world: The software, firmware, and hardware you build will result in real‑world impact – helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely.
• You want to build for scale: With over 2.3 million IoT devices deployed to our global customers, you will work on a range of new and mature technologies driving scalable innovation for customers across industries driving the world’s physical operations.
• 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.
• You believe customers are more than a number: Samsara engineers enjoy a rare closeness to the end user and you will have the opportunity to participate in customer interviews, collaborate with customer success and product managers, and use metrics to ensure our work is translating into better customer outcomes.
• You are a team player: Working on our Samsara Engineering teams requires a mix of independent effort and collaboration. Motivated by our mission, we’re all racing toward our connected operations vision, and we intend to win – together.

In this role, you will

• Lead the architecture and development of our high-throughput, real‑time Eventing platform, ensuring reliability and scalability for our largest enterprise customers.
• Design and build the next generation of our serverless compute (Lambda) capabilities, empowering developers to run custom logic directly on the Samsara platform.
• Guide the evolution of our external API framework, ensuring it remains robust, consistent, and easy to use as our product capabilities expand.
• Act as the technical leader for the team, mentoring other engineers and driving architectural decisions across all our products, including the Marketplace.
• Partner with Product Management and enterprise customers to define a long‑term technical vision that enables a best‑in‑class developer experience.
• 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.

Minimum requirements for the role

• 8+ years of experience in Software Engineering.
• Deep expertise in designing, building, and operating high-throughput data streaming systems using Kafka or similar eventing technologies.
• Demonstrable experience with serverless compute architectures, such as AWS Lambda, and an understanding of their associated design patterns and trade‑offs.
• Strong experience in designing, building, and maintaining large‑scale, public‑facing APIs, with a preference for GraphQL.

An ideal candidate also has

• Experience with managed event streaming platforms (e.g., Amazon MSK, Azure Event Hubs, Google Cloud Pub/Sub).
• Familiarity with cloud data warehousing solutions like Snowflake.

At Samsara, we welcome everyone regardless of their background. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, and other characteristics protected by law. We depend on the unique approaches of our team members to help us solve complex problems and want to ensure that Samsara is a place where people from all backgrounds can make an impact.

Benefits

Full time employees receive a competitive total compensation package along with employee‑led remote and flexible working, health benefits, and much, much more. Take a look at our Benefits site to learn more.

Accommodations

Samsara is an inclusive work environment, and we are committed to ensuring equal opportunity in employment for qualified persons with disabilities. Please email [e-mail] or if you require any reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process.

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.

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