Samsara

Samsara

Staff Software Engineer, Maps Services

Remote - US · Staff+ · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$162k-$290kDetected 11 days ago
Distributed SystemsCode ReviewSQLCustomer SuccessGISLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring

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Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role90
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70

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About the role

  • Vehicles, routes, sites, assets, and safety workflows all depend on knowing where things are and how the physical world fits together.
  • We source, ingest, enrich, and serve the map data that Samsara's product teams use every day: from road networks and points of interest to addresses, boundaries, and customer-specific map context.
  • We're hiring a Staff Software Engineer to help set the technical direction for this platform.

Responsibilities

  • Build geospatial systems and integrations that support foundational features across most Samsara products.
  • Scale our offerings to continue to support storage, query and computational load of the real-time features dependent on them
  • 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
  • It's a small team with broad ownership, and the systems you build will become foundational infrastructure for teams across the company.
  • You care about what Samsara does. The software we build helps keep grocery shelves stocked, lights on, and workers safe on the job.
  • 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
  • If you're ready to build for the long term and own the outcome, your journey starts here.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
  • 4+ years working on large-scale distributed systems
  • 4+ years leading technical projects across multiple teams

Nice to have

  • Experience with GIS technologies and spatial analysis, including PostGIS, spatial SQL, GeoPandas/Shapely, QGIS, and geospatial data validation
  • Familiarity with geospatial data formats and open mapping ecosystems, including GeoParquet, OpenStreetMap (OSM), and OSM PBF
  • experience ingesting, transforming, validating, or serving these datasets
  • Comfort working in ambiguity and getting teams aligned without needing formal authority
  • The compensation range shown spans approved pay zones for this role.
  • Please note that base pay offered may vary depending on factors including your city of residence, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Skills

  • Samsara (NYSE:

Compensation

  • The compensation range shown spans approved pay zones for this role.

Benefits

  • 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.
  • Flexible Working
  • 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.

Company info

  • 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, and Equipment Monitoring. 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.
  • 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, and Equipment Monitoring.
  • 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.
  • Our customers are the engineers building products for millions of workers and the businesses that depend on them.
  • Build agentic solutions that allow our customers to self-serve the data they want to see how they want to see it.

Equal opportunity

  • Samsara is an inclusive work environment, and we are committed to ensuring equal opportunity in employment for qualified persons with disabilities.
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