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Samsara is hiring: Staff Machine Learning Engineer in New York

Samsara, New York, NY, United States


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, and Equipment Monitoring. 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:
The Samsara AI team builds end-to-end AI solutions for our customers as well as core ML infrastructure for Samsara. As a Staff Machine Learning Engineer, you will be working with petabyte-scale sensor, diagnostic, video, and text data to solve critical problems for Physical Operations customers, globally. You will work closely with ML Engineers and Scientists, as well as full-stack and firmware engineers to deliver core product features, services, and optimizations.
This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the United States. This position requires travel up to 5% of the time. 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 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.
In this role, you will: Lead design and implementation of critical AI product initiatives on Edge devices.
Develop both tactical AI solutions as well as more strategic and longer term research.
Work with petabyte‑scale data from customer operations including text, transactions, diagnostics, sensor, camera, and location data.
Partner across business units to explore and prototype new AI experiences and optimize the ML model performance on edge devices.
Stay connected to industry and academic research and adopt novel technology that suits Samsara’s needs.
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 as a Machine Learning Engineer.
Profound experience in optimizing ML models and systems for Edge compute constraints.
Proficient with Spark, Ray, or a similar framework.
Coding in python or similar.
Coding in C++ or Rust.
Strong functional knowledge of the iterative machine learning product development process.
Experienced in developing and shipping production code at large scale.
Ability to distill informal or ambiguous customer and business requirements into crisp problem definitions.
Proven ability to communicate verbally and in writing to technical peers and leadership teams with various levels of technical knowledge.
Experience coaching and mentoring ML Engineers.
An ideal candidate also has:
Proficiency in self‑serving with data for experiments and model training at scale.
An established record of successful high impact deliveries in AI.
Deep knowledge in state of the art Computer Vision and multi‑model models.
The range of annual base salary for full‑time employees for this position is below. Please note that base pay offered may vary depending on factors including your city of residence, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience.
$165,200 — $295,000 USD
At Samsara, we welcome everyone regardless of their background. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, and other characteristics protected by law. We depend on the unique approaches of our team members to help us solve complex problems and want to ensure that Samsara is a place where people from all backgrounds can make an impact.
Full time employees receive a competitive total compensation package along with employee‑led remote and flexible working, health benefits, and much, much more. Take a look at our Benefits site to learn more.
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.
Flexible Working
At Samsara, we embrace a flexible working model that caters to the diverse needs of our teams. Our offices are open for those who prefer to work in‑person and we also support remote work where it aligns with our operational requirements. For certain positions, being close to one of our offices or within a specific geographic area is important to facilitate collaboration, access to resources, or alignment with our service regions. In these cases, the job description will clearly indicate any working location requirements. Our goal is to ensure that all members of our team can contribute effectively, whether they are working on‑site, in a hybrid model, or fully remotely. All offers of employment are contingent upon an individual’s ability to secure and maintain the legal right to work at the company and in the specified work location, if applicable.
Samsara is aware of scams involving fake job interviews and offers. Please know we do not charge fees to applicants at any stage of the hiring process. Official communication about your application will only come from emails ending in ‘@samsara.com’ or ‘@us‑greenhouse‑mail.io’. For more information regarding fraudulent employment offers, please visit our blog post here.
Samsara's Mission Improve the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of the operations that power the global economy.

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In Summary: The Samsara AI team builds end-to-end AI solutions for our customers as well as core ML infrastructure . As a Staff Machine Learning Engineer, you will be working with petabyte-scale sensor, diagnostic, video, and text data to solve critical problems for Physical Operations customers, globally . This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the United States .

En Español: Samsara (NYSE: IOT) es el pionero de la Nube de Operaciones ConectadasTM, que es una plataforma que permite a las organizaciones que dependen de operaciones físicas aprovechar los datos del Internet de las Cosas (IoT) para desarrollar ideas accionables y mejorar sus operaciones. En Samsara, estamos ayudando a mejorar la seguridad, eficiencia y sostenibilidad de las operaciones físicas que impulsan nuestra economía global. Representando más del 40% del PIB mundial, estas industrias son la infraestructura de nuestro planeta, incluyendo agricultura, construcción, servicios en campo, transporte y fabricación y nos entusiasma ayudar a transformar digitalmente sus operaciones a escala. Trabajar en Samsara significa que ayudará a definir la futura operación física y estar en un equipo que está dando forma a una emocionante variedad de productos, incluidas soluciones basadas en video, telemática de vehículos, aplicaciones y flujos de trabajo, sistemas de monitoreo de conductores y equipos de trabajo. Como parte de una empresa que trabaja con maquinaria automotriz para resolver problemas críticos a nivel mundial, construiremos una infraestructuras de diagnóstico de AI, así como capacidades de inteligencia artificial avanzada para nuestros clientes. Trabajará en estrecha colaboración con ingenieros ML y científicos, así como ingenieros de software completo y firmware para ofrecer características básicas de productos, servicios y optimizaciones. Este es un puesto remoto abierto a candidatos residentes en los Estados Unidos. Este puesto requiere viajes hasta el 5% del tiempo. No se proporcionará asistencia de traslado para este papel. Debe solicitar si: Cada Samsarian tiene una mentalidad de crecimiento ya que trabajamos con una amplia gama de tecnologías, desafíos y clientes que nos empujan a aprender en movimiento. Usted cree que los clientes son más que un número: Los ingenieros Samsara disfrutan de una cercanía rara al usuario final y usted tendrá la oportunidad de participar en entrevistas de clientes, colaborar con el éxito del cliente y gerentes de productos, y utilizar métricas para asegurarnos de que nuestro trabajo se traduce en mejores resultados del cliente. Motivados por nuestra misión, todos estamos compitiendo hacia nuestra visión de operaciones conectadas y tenemos la intención de ganar juntos. En este papel, usted: liderará el diseño e implementación de iniciativas críticas de productos AI en dispositivos Edge. Desarrollará soluciones tácticas de IA así como investigaciones más estratégicas y a largo plazo. Trabajar con datos a escala petabyte de las operaciones del cliente incluyendo texto, transacciones, diagnósticos, sensores, cámaras y datos de ubicación. Socios entre unidades empresariales para explorar y prototipar nuevas experiencias de inteligencia artificial y optimizar el rendimiento del modelo ML en dispositivos periféricos. Manténgase conectado a la industria y investigación académica y adopte una nueva tecnología que se adapte a las necesidades de Samsaras. Campeón, modelo de rol e incrusta los principios culturales de samsara (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, as a Team) Como un equipo profesional desarrollando nuevos sistemas de aprendizaje y desarrollo de conocimientos Proficional. Tenga en cuenta que el salario base ofrecido puede variar dependiendo de factores como su ciudad de residencia, conocimientos, habilidades y experiencia relacionados con el trabajo. $165,200 $295,000 USD En Samsara, damos la bienvenida a todos independientemente de sus antecedentes. Todos los solicitantes calificados recibirán una consideración por empleo sin importar raza, color, religión, origen nacional, sexo, género, identidad sexual, orientación sexual, estatus de veterano protegido, discapacidad, edad y otras características protegidas por la ley. Dependemos de los enfoques únicos de nuestros miembros del equipo para ayudarnos a resolver problemas complejos y queremos garantizar que Samsara sea un lugar donde personas de todo tipo puedan tener impacto. Los empleados a tiempo completo reciben un paquete competitivo de compensación total junto con trabajos dirigidos y flexibles, beneficios de salud y mucho más. Echa un vistazo a nuestros Beneficios para aprender más. Para ciertos puestos, estar cerca de una de nuestras oficinas o dentro de un área geográfica específica es importante para facilitar la colaboración, el acceso a recursos o la alineación con nuestras regiones de servicio. En estos casos, la descripción del trabajo indicará claramente cualquier requisito de ubicación laboral. Nuestro objetivo es garantizar que todos los miembros de nuestro equipo puedan contribuir eficazmente, ya sea trabajando en el lugar, en un modelo híbrido o completamente remotamente. Todas las ofertas de empleo dependen de la capacidad de un individuo para asegurar y mantener el derecho legal de trabajar en la empresa y en la localidad de trabajo especificada, si corresponde. Samsara está consciente de estafas que implican entrevistas y ofertas falsas de trabajo. Por favor sepa que no cobramos tarifas a los solicitantes en ninguna etapa del proceso de contratación. La comunicación oficial sobre la solicitud solo llegará desde el final de correos electrónicos en @samsara.com o greenhouse Imus.mail.