Samsara Inc. is on a mission to increase the sustainability of the operations that power the global economy. The company pioneers the Connected Operations Cloud, which allows busin
Software Engineer, AI Platform
Location
California
Posted
102 days ago
Salary
$113.6K - $171.9K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Software Engineer, AI Platform
Samsara
• Build and evolve core AI platform capabilities that enable teams to develop, run, and scale GenAI-powered applications across Samsara. • Design and implement shared execution patterns, APIs, and services that support multi-step AI workflows and system integrations. • Develop reliable, extensible backend systems that power AI-driven experiences used across the sales funnel and beyond. • Work hands-on across the stack, from backend services and execution infrastructure to integration with AI models and tooling. • Collaborate closely with AI engineers, data scientists, product partners, and sales operators to turn emerging AI use cases into production-ready platform capabilities.
Job Requirements
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience (excluding internships/contract roles)
- Hands-on experience building and operating GenAI-powered systems in production
- Experience implementing GenAI workflows such as prompt orchestration, tool execution, routing, or multi-step reasoning pipelines
- High proficiency in backend programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, Go, or similar) and experience building reliable services with clear input/output schemas
- Expert in Python and substantial knowledge on different GenAI frameworks (e.g., LangChain, OpenAI SDK, MCP, etc.)
- Familiarity with GenAI quality and safety considerations, such as validation of model outputs, structured responses, retries/fallbacks, and basic evaluation or monitoring approaches
- Strong product sense and ability to work in fast-paced, cross-functional environments
- Located in and authorized to work in the United States (this is a fully remote role).
Benefits
- Competitive total compensation package
- Employee-led remote and flexible working
- Health benefits
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