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Pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud
Software Engineer, AI Platform
Location
California
Posted
167 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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