Senior Software Engineer - Android & Full-Stack

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 and collect more than 40 billion minutes of video footage and 5 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:

Mobile Experience Management (MEM) team owns a solution that enables customers to easily manage their mobile devices and provides functionality and features that are optimized for their operations. Our customers can use the MEM to remotely manage their team's devices, available applications, device access, and device home screens. In addition, they can configure safety modes, such as the in-motion screen, on devices to promote safer driving behavior.

We use Kotlin for MEM mobile apps, React Native, Typescript, Redux, and GraphQL for mobile apps across Samsara and Golang for our backend. Direct experience with Kotlin is required. This position can be office based or fully remote.

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 world's 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.

 

Click here to learn about what we value at Samsara. 

In this role, you will: 

• Design and develop high-quality, scalable, and maintainable mobile features for Android platform.
• Work with product managers, designers, and infra engineers to architect, build, test and deliver full stack features across front-end, back-end and mobile. 
• Continuously evaluate and improve the performance, reliability, and user experience of our applications.
• Mentor junior 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:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent practical experience
• 6+ years of relevant industry experience in software development
• 3+ years of experience on native Android development
• Strong programming/coding fundamentals

An ideal candidate also has:

• 6+ years of professional experience building customer-facing applications
• 4+ years of experience on native Android development
• Ex