Senior Firmware & Edge AI Engineer

Samsara Inc.; Northern (KY); Remote; USD 162,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Samsara is seeking an experienced engineering leader to own end-to-end outcomes for embedded firmware, Go backend services, and edge AI on Samsara's fleet and industrial products. You will ship high-performance video processing and AI-powered capabilities from device to cloud, collaborating across hardware and software teams.

The role emphasizes ownership, cross-functional leadership, and shaping Samsara's edge AI strategy while mentoring engineers and delivering impact at scale.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software design, development and deployment with embedded systems and firmware.
• Shipped across firmware, Go backend services, and web/mobile surfaces.
• Strong programming skills in C/C++, Go, Python; ability to own outcomes end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Own outcomes end-to-end from vague customer problems to shipped features across device to cloud.
• Drive embedded and firmware solutions and establish architectural patterns with broad impact.
• Leverage AI agents and ensure edge AI algorithms meet device constraints.
• Collaborate across Hardware, Backend, Web, Mobile, Product, and Customer Success teams.
• Lead teams delivering products that contribute to Samsara's revenue.

Skills

Embedded systems

Firmware

C/C++

Go

Python

Kernel driver

Team leadership

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Samsara is seeking an experienced engineering leader to own end-to-end outcomes for embedded firmware, Go backend services, and edge AI on Samsara's fleet and industrial products. You will ship high-performance video processing and AI-powered capabilities from device to cloud, collaborating across hardware and software teams.

The role emphasizes ownership, cross-functional leadership, and shaping Samsara's edge AI strategy while mentoring engineers and delivering impact at scale.