Staff Software Engineer, DevEx

Remote - US. Posted 5 months ago

The role

You will help set technical direction for the developer platform, including CI/CD, build systems, and AI agents. You will design and build AI agents for coding, code review, test generation, release automation, and incident response.

What you will do

Help shape the technical direction of our developer platform
Design and build AI agents for coding, code review, test generation, release automation, and incident response
Scale tooling to keep up with engineering growth
Standardize tools and practices
Raise the technical bar through code reviews, design discussions, and mentorship
Partner with engineering leadership on technical bets and tradeoffs
Represent Samsara externally through talks and open source
Live out cultural principles

Required qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
8+ years building software
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
Shipped real work with AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, custom agents)
Strong skills in Go, Python, TypeScript, or a similar language
A track record of making engineers measurably faster
Comfort working in ambiguity and getting teams aligned without needing formal authority

Benefits

Flexible, employee-led remote model
Professional development stipend
Comprehensive health and parental leave plans

Before you apply

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

About the company

Samsara is the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, a platform that enables organizations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data. The company helps improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of physical operations.