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.
About our Software Engineering New Grads:
We are seeking early-in-career Software Engineers to join various engineering teams. If you want to make a positive global impact this is the role for you!
As a Software Engineer at Samsara, you will design and develop features across a broad surface area with a tangible impact on active and future customers. You’ll tackle engineering challenges ranging from architecting data structures for mass data collection to presenting data analytics in intuitive and performant ways on web and mobile.
Applying to this job requisition you will be considered for one of the following engineering specializations based on your experience, interest, and business needs:
- Backend Infrastructure engineers design and develop the infrastructure that powers Samsara’s IoT platform, used by tens of thousands of customers globally connecting more than 15 thousand hardware assets to improve the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of their operations. You will work on scaling our data ingestion and storage systems to support more and more connected devices and work with engineers throughout the company to make new types of data analysis possible.
- Full-stack, Fron-tend engineers develop user interfaces that present the data collected from millions of devices in intuitive ways. You will work directly with the design and product teams to identify solutions and iterate quickly based on feedback. The features you build will provide actionable insights for our customers’ operations and may involve anything from design systems to performance engineering.
- Full-stack, Backend engineers design and develop features across a broad surface area with tangible impact on active and future customers. You will tackle engineering challenges ranging from architecting data structures for mass data collection to presenting data analytics in intuitive and performant ways on web and mobile.
- Mobile Infrastructure engineers work on the critical infrastructure behind our React Native application. Your tools will enable feature teams to iterate quickly and empower them to write performant and maintainable code.
We use Golang for our backend, Typescript and React for our web client, GraphQL to fetch data from our backend, and React Native for our mobile app. Direct experience with this stack is not required but experience with similar technologies is strongly encouraged.
Eligibility
You will complete a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, or Data Science between Fall/Winter 2024 - Summer 2025.
This role is open to candidates residing in Canada.
You should apply if:
- You want to solve challenging problems: As our customers dive into digital transformation and ramp up their tech use, new opportunities pop up for us to solve their problems. To make this happen, we are looking for emerging engineers excited to help us solve impactful challenges.
- You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work, this role won’t be your last at Samsara. We set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development, countless opportunities to experiment and master your craft in a hyper growth environment.
- You want to solve challenging problems: As our customers dive into digital transformation and ramp up their tech use, new opportunities pop up for us to solve their problems. To make this happen, we are looking for emerging engineers excited to help us solve impactful challenges.
- You want to build with the best: At Samsara, we win together, celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by a high-caliber team that will mentor, develop, and encourage you to grow your development career scope.
An ideal candidate:
- Wants to win as a Team! Will champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s values (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.
- Has a builder mindset! we want to see that you have built or worked on production applications on your resume. We want students with multiple repositories in their GitHub demonstrating your software development journey.
- Knows their stuff! We want students with experience developing software in the following stacks. Please note, we do not expect you to have worked with all of these technologies and we are prepared to train you in languages you haven’t worked with previously.
- Backend, Infrastructure: Golang, Node.js, Python (w/Django a plus) or Flask, Ruby, or Java (w/Spring Boot a plus). Experience with Docker or Kubernetes is a plus.
- Fullstack, Frontend: Typescript, JavaScript, React, Vue.js, Svelte, or Angular
- Fullstack, Backend: GraphQL, Rest, Apollo, or Relay and No SQL databases such as Mongo DB or DynamoDB.
- Mobile Infrastructure: Swift or Kotlin and React, Flutter, Xamarin, or Ionic.
- Is customer obsessed! Finds excitement in understanding our customers and what would make their day-to-day processes easier. Motivation comes from building and shipping customer experiences and seeks to iterate on new products based on customer feedback.
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We understand that confidence gaps and imposter syndrome can sometimes deter from pursuing opportunities of this scale and impact. We encourage you to apply regardless, we want to get to know you!
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Samsara’s Compensation Philosophy: Samsara’s compensation program is designed to deliver Total Direct Compensation (based on role, level, and geography) that is at or above market. We do this through our base salary + bonus/variable + restricted stock unit awards (RSUs) for eligible roles. For eligible roles, a new hire RSU award may be awarded at the time of hire, and additional RSU refresh grants may be awarded annually.
We pay for performance, and top performers in eligible roles may receive above-market equity refresh awards which allow employees to achieve higher market positioning.
The range of annual base salary for full-time employees for this position is below. Please note that base pay offered may vary depending on factors including your city of residence, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
$87,550—$113,300 CAD
At Samsara, we welcome everyone regardless of their background. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, and other characteristics protected by law. We depend on the unique approaches of our team members to help us solve complex problems. We are committed to increasing diversity across our team and ensuring that Samsara is a place where people from all backgrounds can make an impact.
Benefits
Full time employees receive a competitive total compensation package along with employee-led remote and flexible working, health benefits, Samsara for Good charity fund, and much, much more. Take a look at our Benefits site to learn more.
Accommodations
Samsara is an inclusive work environment, and we are committed to ensuring equal opportunity in employment for qualified persons with disabilities. Please email [email protected] or click hereif you require any reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process.
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.
Fraudulent Employment Offers
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