Staff Software Engineer

Remote - Canada. Posted 3 months ago

The role

You will define and drive technical strategy for new products and platform capabilities. You will design and ship full-stack features and build scalable systems for AI-driven products.

What you will do

Take ownership of technically complex, mission-critical areas
Define and drive technical strategy for new products and platform capabilities
Design and ship full-stack features end to end
Partner with product, design, and customer-facing teams
Build and scale systems behind AI-driven products
Raise the bar for engineers through code reviews, design reviews, and technical mentorship
Champion and embed Samsara's cultural principles

Required qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
8+ years of experience in software design and development
Experience building and operating production systems at scale
Strong full-stack fundamentals
Proficiency in modern languages and frameworks (Go, Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, React, or similar)
Demonstrated experience leading cross-team or cross-org projects
Experience building AI-powered or data-driven products
Strong communication skills
Track record of building zero-to-one products or solving hard problems

Nice to have

Experience shipping AI-powered features in production
Comfort with modern AI-augmented development workflows (Cursor, LLMs, etc.)
Background working with real-world operational data
Proven track record of mentoring senior engineers and influencing engineering culture
Side projects, open-source contributions, or other signals of curiosity and drive

Benefits

Base salary
Performance-based bonus/variable pay
Equity
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.