Staff Software Engineer, IAM

About the role:

At Samsara were building the connected operations cloud to transform the worlds physical operations. Our Identity and Access Management (IAM) team secures access for millions of users and protects the integrity of over 2.3 million connected devices worldwide. IAM is the foundation of our security posture enabling customers to trust Samsara with their most critical datawhile ensuring a seamless user experience at scale.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to drive innovation and resilience across Samsaras IAM this role you will combine technical depth security expertise and leadership to shape our authentication and authorization strategy. Youll work across the stackfrom frontend and backend services to data storage and integrationswhile mentoring teammates and influencing technical direction for one of the most business-critical areas of Samsaras platform.

This is a remote position open to candidates based in the US.

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 impacthelping 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 worlds 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 were all racing toward our connected operations vision and we intend to wintogether.

In this role you will:

• Design and build authentication and authorization systems that are reliable standards-based and performant for millions of global users.
• Propose and implement technical solutions guide system architecture and ensure features are integrated across the stack (frontend backend databases APIs).
• Partner with Product Security and Compliance teams to meet enterprise-grade requirements and support global standards.
• Support and develop engineers on the team through code reviews design discussions and career development.
• Work closely with Product Security and Engineering leadership to set priorities communicate progress and address risks.
• Engage with customers industry forums and external security partners to ensure Samsara remains trusted and credible in the market.
• Contribute to our culture and maintain an inclusive collaborative and supportive work environment where all Samsara employees can grow and thrive.
• Champion role model and embed Samsaras 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 of industry experience in software development.
• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Strong programming/coding and design fundamentals.
• Professional experience working with a team to develop software.

An ideal candidate also has:

• Deep experience building IAM systems (authentication authorization SSO MFA RBAC/ABAC) or adjacent security platforms at scale.
• Experience working across the stack and can navigate tradeoffs between frontend backend and infrastructure.
• Experience with the Go JavaScript TypeScript or similar programming languages
• Experience in developing deploying and maintaining distributed highly scalable software.
• Proactive growth mindset and improve on status quo.

Required Experience:

Staff IC