Senior Software Engineer - IAM - Samsara

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 the role:

Samsara’s IAM Development team is responsible for providing secure, industry standard authentication and authorization functionality in our customer facing products. Working closely with Product Management and Information Security, the IAM team ensures a streamlined experience for customers while rigorously protecting their identities and data.

This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the US except the San Francisco Bay Area and NYC Metro Area. 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 want to build for scale: With over 2.3 million IoT devices deployed to our global customers, you will work on a range of new and mature technologies driving scalable innovation for customers across industries driving the worlds physical operations.

• 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. Motivated by our mission, we’re all racing toward our connected operations vision, and we intend to win—together.

In this role, you will: 

• Own product development on large scope efforts from design through post-deployment support

• Advocate for and implement security best practices in authentication and authorization logic. Influence the team roadmap in accordance with industry standards

• Take ownership and/or lead the engineering responsibility for multiple components in a project

• Work closely with cross functional partners both within and outside of engineering, incorporating and adapting to stakeholder feedback.

• 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   

Minimum requirements for the role: 

• 8+ years experience in a hands-on technical role

• Mastery of programming/coding practices (Golang and/or Python preferred)

• 1+ year experience in Identity and Access Management

• 3+ years experience with CI/CD tools - GitHub Actions and/or BuildKite 

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, etc)

• Experience designing and architecting large, high-scale systems

• A focus on and desire to mentor fellow engineers

• An ability to estimate, communicate, and deliver upon project milestones with your team

• Understanding of security weaknesses, exploits, attacks and mitigations

An ideal candidate also has:

• Experience with mobile application development

• In-depth experience working with AWS

• Experience with Linux operating system(s)

• Experience with Application Security concepts and/or familiarity with penetration testing

• Experience with CI/CD tools - Buildkite and Github Actions

• Experienced in variety of cloud and database technologies - GraphQL, Mysql, ElasticSearch

• Strong communication skills and desire to collaborate across teams

• Familiarity with data privacy regulations and compliance

• Confidence progressing vague problem descriptions through to elegant delivered solutions

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.