Description
Samsara is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II to join their team. As a Senior Software Engineer II, you will take ownership of technically complex, mission-critical areas and run with them. You will define and drive technical strategy for new products and platform capabilities, from backend services and APIs to the customer-facing UI. You will design and ship full-stack features end to end, working across backend, frontend, and potentially mobile to deliver AI-powered products that solve real operational problems.
Responsibilities:
- Take ownership of technically complex, mission-critical areas and run with them
- Define and drive technical strategy for new products and platform capabilities
- Design and ship full-stack features end to end
- Partner with product, design, and customer-facing teams to translate ambiguous, real-world problems into clear technical plans and measurable outcomes
- Build and scale the systems behind AI-driven products
- Raise the bar for the engineers around you through code reviews, design reviews, technical mentorship, and by setting a standard for quality, velocity, and craft
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- 8+ years of experience in software design and development
- Strong full-stack fundamentals
- Proficiency in modern languages and frameworks (Go, Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, React, or similar)
- Demonstrated experience leading cross-team or cross-org projects
- Experience building AI-powered or data-driven products
- Strong communication skills
Nice to have:
- Experience shipping AI-powered features in production
- Comfort with modern AI-augmented development workflows
- Background working with real-world operational data
- A proven track record of mentoring senior engineers and influencing engineering culture