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Smart Trailer and Connected Equipment New Products Tech Lead
Company | Samsara |
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Location | San Francisco, CA, USA |
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Salary | $150237.5 – $252500 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- 8+ years of experience building software with a strong track record of shipping impactful products—both greenfield (0→1) and at scale.
- 1+ years of experience leading or mentoring other engineers, with the ability to balance technical leadership and hands-on contributions.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Strong sense of ownership and a bias for action—comfortable making decisions and owning outcomes across the full product lifecycle.
- Proven ability to deliver speed *and* scale.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills; able to work cross-functionally and elevate the impact of your team.
Responsibilities
- Architect and build high-impact “0 to 1” software products for our customers, while setting the technical direction for your team.
- Lead a team of senior engineers, providing mentorship, code reviews, and hands-on support to help them grow and deliver their best work.
- Tackle complex, high-impact problems across the stack working across system boundaries from firmware to front-end to deliver end-to-end customer value.
- Partner with product leadership to define and prioritize features that drive meaningful customer and business impact.
- Guide your team through rapid iteration cycles, using feedback from GTM teams and customer engagements to inform decisions.
- Dive deep into the world of physical operations—whether it’s visiting customer sites or working through edge cases that arise in complex real-world environments.
- 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.
- Hire, develop and lead an inclusive, engaged, and high performing team.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proven track record of algorithm development.
- Experience working with AI/ML teams.
- Experience working with geolocation data, spatial algorithms, or real-world physical sensor inputs.