Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Platform

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 a...

As a Senior Engineer in the Infrastructure org, you will help evolve the cloud foundations behind every Samsara product. Your goal will be to reduce systemic production risk and enable continued growth by making infrastructure safer to change, easier to operate, and more resilient and cost-efficient at scale.

You will bring deep expertise in at least one infrastructure domain, such as compute and workload orchestration, networking, storage and stateful systems, or cloud control planes, and apply it across our multi-account, multi-region AWS environment. You will lead work such as modernizing compute and stateful infrastr...

You will partner with product engineering teams to turn recurring risks and manual operations into durable platforms and paved paths. We do not expect you to be an expert in every infrastructure domain. We are looking for engineers who have built and operated critical systems at significant scale, understand how infrastructure fails, and can use that experience to improve both our platforms and our engineering practices.

6+ years of experience designing and building software, infrastructure, or distributed systems, including operating critical systems in production.
Deep expertise in at least one of the following: compute and workload orchestration, networking, storage and stateful systems, or cloud infrastructure control planes.
Strong software-engineering fundamentals in Go, Python, Java, or a similar language.
Hands-on experience designing and operating infrastructure on a major public cloud platform; AWS experience is preferred.
Experience using infrastructure as code, such as Terraform, to safely manage production infrastructure.
Strong understanding of capacity management, failure domains, observability, rollout safety, and production recovery.
Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical initiatives across teams and through ambiguous problem spaces.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
Designing and operating large-scale compute or container platforms such as ECS, EKS, Kubernetes, or similar orchestration systems.
Designing and operating stateful distributed systems such as Kafka, OpenSearch, managed databases, caching, or large-scale storage platforms.
Building internal infrastructure platforms, control planes, or self-service developer experiences adopted across multiple teams.
Designing multi-account or multi-region cloud architectures with strong workload isolation and disaster recovery.
Leading major infrastructure migrations while maintaining availability and controlling operational risk.
Delivering measurable improvements in infrastructure capacity, cost efficiency, or developer self-service.
Total Rewards
At Samsara, we build for the people who keep the global economy moving. We want owners, not passengers, which is why our rewards are designed to fuel high-impact builders. 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. 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.
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. If you’re ready to build for the long term and own the outcome, your journey starts here.
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.
Belonging at Samsara
At Samsara, we welcome everyone regardless of their background. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment