Sr. Firmware Engineer II

The role

You will lead the development and deployment of intelligent safety features and video processing. This involves integrating high-performance camera systems and real-time edge computing into fleet and industrial products.

What you will do

• Influence a team of engineers on Video-Safety products
• Solve complex technical problems and guide architectural decisions
• Maintain production systems and provide operational support
• Participate in roadmap planning and define technical direction
• Ensure AI algorithms run within device constraints
• Partner with Hardware, backend, and ML teams to build next generation devices
• Mentor other engineers to raise technical standards
• Embed cultural principles as the company scales

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in embedded software development
• Strong experience in programming with Golang, C/C++, Rust, or similar
• Strong experience with media pipelines, multimedia frameworks and deploying CV/ML models on edge devices
• Proven experience defining and implementing scalable embedded software architecture
• Proven experience planning, designing, scoping and delivering complex, multi-team, or cross-system long-term projects
• A desire to mentor and grow engineers of all levels
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Commitment to rigorous testing & validation practices
• Experience working with teams across multiple disciplines

Nice to have

• Experience working on products from concept to mass production
• Proficiency in gstreamer, Google MediaPipe, or similar edge AI/Media frameworks
• Experience with data analysis using tools such as Databricks, SQL queries, Tableau
• Experience with Edge Camera Systems, Video Capture, Video Encoding, Embedded AI
• Familiarity with a diverse set of quality/testing practices, continuous integration tooling, etc.
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent field

Benefits

• Flexible, employee-led remote model
• Professional development stipend
• Comprehensive health plans
• 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 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.