Staff Software Engineer, DevEx

Trace; California (MO); On-site; USD 162,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible remote model

Total rewards and benefits

Job summary

Samsara is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to set technical direction for our developer experience team, touching CI/CD pipelines, AI coding agents, and core tooling used by engineers. This remote role in the US offers impact across the engineering org.

You’ll help shape architecture, mentor engineers, and raise the bar on reliability and developer happiness while aligning with Samsara’s growth and culture.

Qualifications

• 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.
• 4+ years working on large-scale distributed systems.
• 4+ years leading technical projects across multiple teams.

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.

Skills

AI coding agents

Distributed systems

Technical leadership

Go

Python

TypeScript

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Go

Python

TypeScript

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 Internet of Things (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.

About The Role

The way software gets built is changing fast. AI agents are starting to write, review, and ship code alongside engineers — and our Developer Experience team sits right in the middle of figuring out what that actually looks like at Samsara.

We build the tooling and infrastructure that Samsara's engineers use every day. Our "customers" are the people building the products that keep millions of workers safe and physical operations running. When we make their day better, every product team at Samsara benefits.

We're hiring a Staff Software Engineer to help set technical direction for the team. You'd be working on everything from our CI/CD pipelines to the AI coding agents engineers will rely on to do their jobs. It's a small team with a lot of surface area, and the work you do here shows up across the whole engineering org. This role is remote and open to candidates based in the US.

You might be a good fit if:

• You've actually built things with AI coding agents — not just used them. You have opinions about what works, what doesn't, and where this is all heading.
• You like work where a small change you make ripples out to help a lot of people.
• You care about what Samsara does. The software we build helps keep grocery shelves stocked, lights on, and workers safe on the job.
• You're genuinely curious and like learning new things. The tech landscape here moves quickly and we're all figuring it out together.
• You think of engineers as real people, not tickets. You're happy to sit with them, watch how they work, and dig into the small frustrations that add up.
• You work well with others. We move faster when we move together.

In this role, you'll:

• 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.

Minimum 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.

Nice to have:

• 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.

Annual Base Salary

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.

$162,400—$290,000 USD

Total Rewards

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

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

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.

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 click here if you require any reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process.