Remote Data Engineer: Spark ETL for IoT Analytics

Remote Genie; United States; Remote; USD 99,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Samsara is seeking a Data Engineer to join our Data team in a remote US capacity. You will design and maintain data pipelines using SparkSQL and PySpark, ingesting IoT device data into our central model for analytics and model training.

You will partner with Data Science, AI/ML, and other Data Engineers to ensure data quality and reliability, while supporting dashboards and causal inference efforts across the organization.

Qualifications

• BA / MS degree in Computer Science, Statistics, or a related discipline.
• 4+ years experience in a data engineering‑focused role.
• Demonstrated experience in designing data models at scale.
• Proficiency in building ETL pipelines to handle large volumes of data.
• Experience with Spark‑based data platforms.
• Strong command of at least one data orchestration tool (Airflow, Dagster, or Prefect).
• Expertise in SQL, Python, and working with REST APIs.
• Familiarity with software engineering fundamentals and reading backend development code.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git/GitHub.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain highly reliable computed tables, incorporating data from various sources, including unstructured data like video and audio, Samsara sensor & product data, and customer metadata.
• Access, manipulate, and integrate external datasets with internal data.
• Deliver high-quality data with strong uptime and reliability requirements, including customer‑facing data sets.
• Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams such as Data Science & Analytics, AI/ML, and other Data Engineers to ensure high‑quality data for diverse purposes from causal inference, model training, and dashboarding.
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles as we scale globally and across new offices.

Skills

SQL

Python

REST APIs

Data modeling at scale

ETL pipelines

SparkSQL / PySpark

Education

BA / MS in Computer Science, Statistics, or related

Tools

Airflow

Dagster

Prefect

Git/GitHub

Spark-based data platforms

Databricks

Delta Lakes

Job description

Samsara is seeking a Data Engineer to join our Data team in a remote US capacity. You will design and maintain data pipelines using SparkSQL and PySpark, ingesting IoT device data into our central model for analytics and model training.

You will partner with Data Science, AI/ML, and other Data Engineers to ensure data quality and reliability, while supporting dashboards and causal inference efforts across the organization.