Software Engineer - Data Platform

About the role

Samsara is looking for a Software Engineer to join our Data Platform team, which owns and develops the core analytical platform across Samsara. This team builds and maintains the infrastructure that powers Samsara's data lake, distributed compute platform, and the systems that move data from our production data stores into our lakehouse.

As a Software Engineer on Data Platform, you will design, build, and operate reliable, scalable, and secure infrastructure for ingesting, processing, cataloging, and accessing petabytes of data. You will work on the foundational systems that enable engineers, data scientists, analysts, and product teams across Samsara to build customer-facing features, train models, develop operational insights, and support the company's long-term AI and analytics roadmap.

This is a specialized software engineering role focused on data infrastructure. You will work on systems such as Spark and Databricks infrastructure, Delta Lake on S3, data replication from primary data stores such as RDS and DynamoDB, orchestration and metadata services, internal data libraries, and infrastructure tooling across the big data ecosystem.

This role is not an analytics or business data engineering role. If your experience is primarily focused on SQL modeling, BI dashboards, ETL tools, or building business-facing data marts, this role is likely not the right fit. The ideal candidate is a software engineer with deep experience building and operating production data platforms, distributed systems, or large-scale ingestion infrastructure.

This is a remote position open to candidates residing in Canada. Relocation assistance will not be provided for this role.

You should apply if

• You want to impact the industries that run our world: The software, firmware, and hardware you build will result in real-world impact – helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely.
• You are a life-long learner: We have ambitious goals. Every Samsarian has a growth mindset as we work with a wide range of technologies, challenges, and customers that push us to learn on the go.
• You believe customers are more than a number: Samsara engineers enjoy a rare closeness to the end user and you will have the opportunity to participate in customer interviews, collaborate with customer success and product managers, and use metrics to ensure our work is translating into better customer outcomes.
• You are a team player: Working on our Samsara Engineering teams requires a mix of independent effort and collaboration.