Staff Software Engineer

Deep, systems-level expertise in designing, building, and operating high-throughput, large-scale data streaming systems (e.g., Kafka). Proven experience in architecting and implementing AI-first data strategies, with a strong understanding of how event streams (Kafka) integrate with data lakes and data warehouses in a modern LakeHouse architecture. Demonstrable experience with serverless compute architectures (e.g., AWS Lambda) and their associated design patterns and trade-offs. Extensive experience in designing, building, and providing governance for large-scale, public-facing APIs (GraphQL preferred). A track record of leading complex, multi-team, and multi-quarter technical initiatives from inception to delivery.

Architect the end-to-end data integration strategy, evolving our high-throughput Eventing platform (Kafka) into a comprehensive data pipeline Drive the strategy and architecture for our serverless compute (Lambda) capabilities, enabling developers to run complex logic Establish and champion the technical vision and architectural governance for our external API framework, ensuring consistency, scalability, and a world-class developer experience across all of Samsara's product lines. Act as a technical leader across the organization, mentoring senior engineers, leading design reviews for complex systems, and aligning stakeholders toward a unified technical direction. Partner with senior leadership (Product, Engineering) and our largest enterprise customers to define and execute a multi-year technical vision for Samsara's developer and data platform. Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (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