Data Dev - Ops Engineer

Who we are

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, which helps to digitize the world of physical operations, providing visibility and empowering entire sectors of our economy to become more safe, efficient, and sustainable. Founded in San Francisco in 2015, we now employ more than 2,000 people globally, have 2.3 million IoT devices deployed globally, and collect more than 85 billion minutes of video footage and 4.6 trillion data points annually.

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 newly public company, you’ll have the autonomy and support to make an impact as we build for the long term. 

Recent awards we’ve won include: 

Best Place to Work by Built In 2022

Deloitte Fast 500 Companies

IoT Analytics Company of the Year in 2022’s IoT Breakthrough Winners

Every year, we partner with our customers to deliver outcomes like conserving millions of gallons of fuel, saving millions of dollars, and creating positive environmental change. As more customers connect to our platform, our data grows, our AI models get smarter, and our opportunities expand.

About the role:

Data is central to everything we do at Samsara. We are in the business of providing data & insights to our customers to help them drive efficiency, safety and sustainability within their physical operations. The Senior Data Engineer will be responsible for building innovative data architectures and solutions to enable Samsara’s business. This is a cross functional role which will engage with functions like Sales, Supply Chain, Marketing and Customer Success - working closely with these functions to build data solutions to fuel our growth and scale at Samsara. You will be part of the Data Engineering & Architecture team, which is a critical component of our Business Technology organization.

Click here to learn about what we value at Samsara.

In this role, you will: 

• Design and build facts, dimensions and snapshots
• Create data models and perform performance tuning
• Develop highly optimized data pipelines and transformation logic on large and wide data sets using industry best practices
• Work effectively using scrum with multiple team members to deliver analytical solutions to the business functions.
• Solve data production problems
• Build resalable datasets and metrics for business intelligence and data science consumption
• Code review and support of pipelines developed by other engineers
• 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:

• Prior experience working with AWS, Databricks, BigQuery, Snowflake, S3
• Preferred experience with Python, Airflow, DbT
• Prior experience building and automating cloud environments
• Very comfortable in designing clusters, folder structures, partitions, deployments, and migrations
• Communication Skills: Data Engineers are part of a team, working with engineers, data analysts, business partners and management and need to be effective communicators
• Attention to Detail: Documenting process, educating and knowledge sharing with engineers
• Problem-Solving Skills: Data Engineers look at an issue that needs to be solved and come up with solutions quickly
• Growth Learner:  desire to continue to learn about where the data technology is progressing

An ideal candidate also has:

• 6+ years of experience with very large scale cloud data projects
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent is required
• Experience working with APIs to collect or ingest data.
• DevOps Tools: Chef, Puppet, Ansible, and SaltStack, Terraform
• Programming Languages: Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++
• Cloud Native CI/CD Workflows and Tools: Jenkins, Bamboo, TeamCity, Code Deploy (AWS), GitLab.
• AWS Cloud Services: EC2, EMR, RDS, Redshift
• Database Technologies: Redshift (PostgreSQL), MySQL, Mongo DB, Oracle, SQL, NoSQL
• Demonstrated academic or professional statistics and math skills
• Write complex SQL for processing raw data, data validation and QA

At Samsara, we welcome everyone regardless of their background, race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, etc. We depend on the unique approaches of our team members to help us solve complex problems. We are committed to increasing diversity across our team and ensuring that Samsara is a place where people from all backgrounds can make an impact.

Accommodations

Samsara is an inclusive work environment, and we are committed to ensuring equal opportunity in employment for qualified persons with disabilities. Please email accessibleinterviewing@samsara.com or click here if you require any reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process.

US Only: Please note that Samsara’s COVID-19 vaccination policy requires all team members who will be meeting in person for business or working from one of our offices to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit regular testing. People who cannot be vaccinated for qualifying medical conditions, sincerely held religious beliefs, and other legally protected categories, may request an accommodation.

Benefits

Our target total compensation market position is in the top 25% of all software and hardware companies. Our full time employees receive an above market-rate salary, an outstanding equity offering, employee-led remote and flexible working, health benefits, personal development, Samsara for Good charity fund, and much, much more. Take a look at our Benefits site to learn more.  

Flexible Working 

At Samsara, we have adopted a flexible way of working, enabling teams and individuals to do their best work, regardless of where they’re based. We value in-person collaboration and know a change of scenery and quiet space to work is welcomed from time to time, but also appreciate that the world of work has changed. Our offices remain open for those who prefer to collaborate or work in-office, but we also encourage fully remote applicants. As most roles are not required to be in the office, we are able to hire remotely where Samsara has an established presence. If a role is required to be in a certain location and candidates do not have work authorization for that location, Samsara will conduct an immigration assessment. If the role is not required to be in a specific location, Samsara will move forward with the remote location that works best for the business. All offers of employment are contingent upon an individual’s ability to secure and maintain the legal right to work at the company. 

Please note: Samsara does not accept agency resumes and is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Please do not forward resumes to Samsara employees.