[Hiring] Staff Software Engineer, DevEx @Samsara

Role Description

The way software gets built is changing fast. AI agents are starting to write, review, and ship code alongside engineers — and our Developer Experience team sits right in the middle of figuring out what that actually looks like at Samsara.

• We build the tooling and infrastructure that Samsara's engineers use every day.
• Our "customers" are the people building the products that keep millions of workers safe and physical operations running.
• We're hiring a Staff Software Engineer to help set technical direction for the team.
• You'd be working on everything from our CI/CD pipelines to the AI coding agents engineers will rely on to do their jobs.
• This role is remote and open to candidates based in the US.

Qualifications

• You've actually built things with AI coding agents — not just used them.
• You have opinions about what works, what doesn't, and where this is all heading.
• You like work where a small change you make ripples out to help a lot of people.
• You care about what Samsara does. The software we build helps keep grocery shelves stocked, lights on, and workers safe on the job.
• You're genuinely curious and like learning new things.
• You think of engineers as real people, not tickets.
• You work well with others.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years building software, with 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 (hundreds of engineers or more).
• You've shipped real work with AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, custom agents) — not just tried them out.
• Strong skills in Go, Python, TypeScript, or a similar language.
• A track record of making engineers measurably faster — quicker builds, easier deploys, less toil, happier developers.
• Comfort working in ambiguity and getting teams aligned without needing formal authority.

In this role, you'll:

• Help shape the technical direction of our developer platform — CI/CD, build systems, and the AI agents engineers interact with daily.
• Design and build AI agents that take real work off engineers' plates: coding, code review, test generation, release automation, and incident response.
• Scale our tooling so it can keep up as the engineering org grows, without sacrificing reliability or developer happiness.
• Standardize tools and practices so good ideas spread instead of getting reinvented on every team.
• 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.
• Represent Samsara externally when it makes sense — talks, open source, helping us become a place great engineers want to work.
• 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.