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About the Role

Samsara’s cloud-connected sensor platform collects observations about the world in near real-time. As a Senior/Staff Embedded Software Engineer, you will develop software that runs on millions of devices, tackling challenges including hardware component evaluation, new platform bring-up, data gathering systems, and structuring data for efficient analysis.

Responsibilities

• Shape hardware by participating in reviews with electrical engineers and evaluating component choices.
• Bring up new platforms and prototypes from virgin silicon, configuring interfaces and debugging system initialization.
• Own and develop peripheral drivers, secure bootloaders, and device firmware updates.
• Design protocols and hardware management for battery-powered sensors and gateways to maximize device life.
• Partner with product, full-stack, mobile, and quality engineers to ensure data integrity and usefulness.
• Act as a force multiplier at the Staff level, raising the team's ceiling through designs, reviews, and instincts.
• Shape how Samsara works, maintain a high bar, and work with urgency and iterative delivery.

Requirements

• 8+ years building firmware for resource-constrained systems on products shipped to real customers.
• Fluency in C, understanding compiler behavior, linker maps, stack traces, and heap corruption.
• Substantial bare-metal and RTOS experience (Zephyr, FreeRTOS, or equivalent), with expertise in scheduling, memory, and timing decisions.
• Experience bringing up new boards from first power-on and debugging hardware/software interfaces.
• Fluency in low-level interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, and ADC.
• Proficiency with bench tools like oscilloscopes, network analyzers, and RF spectrum analyzers.
• Staff-level scope experience, leading work across hardware, firmware, cloud, and quality from concept to product.
• Ability to trace decisions from the driver level to customer experience and make informed trade-offs.
• Strong documentation skills, producing actionable design docs, review comments, and post-mortems.
• Ability to iterate quickly on customer feedback with automated testing and well-written code.
• Proficiency in using AI as part of the daily workflow to multiply output.

Skills

• C
• Bare-metal programming
• RTOS (Zephyr, FreeRTOS)
• SPI
• I2C
• UART
• CAN
• ADC
• Oscilloscope usage
• Network analyzer usage
• RF spectrum analyzer usage
• AI tools

Location

• Remote (United States)
• Remote (Canada)

Work Type

• Remote

Experience Level

• Senior
• Staff

Salary/Compensations

• $162,400—$290,000 USD

Benefits

• Initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff
• Ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance
• Above-market total compensation
• Performance-based bonus/variable pay
• Equity (for eligible roles)
• Flexible, employee-led remote model
• Professional development stipend
• Comprehensive health plans
• Parental leave plans

About the Company

• Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, enabling organizations dependent on physical operations to harness IoT data for actionable insights and operational improvements.
• We help improve the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of industries including agriculture, construction, field services, transportation, and manufacturing.
• We are digitally transforming operations at scale in industries that represent more than 40% of global GDP.
• Working at Samsara means defining the future of physical operations and shaping product solutions like Video-Based Safety, Vehicle Telematics, Apps and Driver Workflows, and Equipment Monitoring.
• As a recently public company, we offer autonomy and support for long-term impact.

Equal Opportunity

• 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.
• Samsara is an inclusive work environment and is committed to ensuring equal opportunity in employment for qualified persons with disabilities.
• Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruiting process.