Senior Software Engineer - Ingestion

at  Samsara

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.
Working at Samsara means you’ll help define the future of physical operations and be on a team that’s shaping an exciting array of product solutions, including Video-Based Safety, Vehicle Telematics, Apps and Driver Workflows, Equipment Monitoring, and Site Visibility. As part of a recently public company, you’ll have the autonomy and support to make an impact as we build for the long term.

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.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Samsara’s platform supports industries that power our economy. From managing truck fleets, to dispatching emergency vehicles, to securing warehouses, our customers depend on us for their critical operations.
Samsara is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join our Data Ingestion team. As an engineer on the Data Ingestion team, your goal will be to continually improve the reliability, performance, and scalability of the data ingestion infrastructure that powers Samsara’s platform.
On this team, we maintain the real-time data ingestion platform at Samsara that our product teams can rely on to experiment, iterate and build new products and features rapidly. You will have an opportunity to work closely with other teams who use the systems you build & maintain, collecting immediate feedback to continuously improve this infrastructure. We are on a mission to scale our ingestion system to support our rapidly growing customer base, and we’d love for you to be a part of it. This is a remote position open to candidates residing in Canada.

IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL:

• Develop and scale microservices handling gigabytes/sec of streaming data
• Identify and add new features to our in-house time-series data store
• Partner with product and firmware teams to understand their data needs and build solutions to support them
• Build a great user experience for our internal customers using this infrastructure.
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ROLE:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years of relevant industry experience in software development.
• Experience working with web services deployed on Cloud providers such as AWS, Azure or GCP.