Staff Software Engineer - Routing

About the role:

Samsara’s Routing org is redefining how commercial fleets operate, from strategic route planning to live dispatch and navigation. We are building a full-stack, AI-augmented platform that helps logistics businesses reduce cost, increase efficiency, and unlock new operational capabilities.

As a Staff Engineer, you’ll lead key architectural efforts across Routing, spanning route optimization, dispatch systems, commercial navigation, and systems integration with customer ERPs. You’ll partner closely with product, design, and other engineering teams to deliver extensible, high-impact systems. You’ll be expected to influence product direction, own system-level design decisions, and drive complex projects end-to-end. This is a high-leverage role with significant ownership and visibility.

This is a remote position open to candidates residing 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 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.

• Architect and own critical systems that span route planning, dispatch, and commercial navigation.
• Work closely with PMs, designers, and engineers across time zones to ensure cohesive product experiences.
• Design scalable solutions that meet both generic and long-tail customer needs, often involving legacy systems (e.g., AS/400, SAP).
• Build systems that handle dynamic constraints, operational rules, and geospatial data at scale.
• Mentor senior engineers, set technical direction, and raise the bar for design and code quality.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across product, sales, and customer success to bring features to market.
• 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:

• 10+ years of industry experience, with 2+ years in Staff /Principal level or equivalent roles.
• Experience leading architecture for complex, distributed systems and customer-facing platforms.
• Full-stack product engineering background with a history of shipping production features.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills; you can influence without authority.
• Experience working with enterprise customers and adapting solutions to meet their operational needs.
• Ability to operate with autonomy and initiative, prioritizing ruthlessly in a fast-paced environment.

An ideal candidate also has:

• Experience in logistics, transportation, or mapping.
• Familiarity with systems integration (ERP, EDI, third-party APIs).
• Experience building for mobile (React Native, iOS/Android), especially GPS/navigation apps.
• Prior startup or founder experience – you know how to move fast and find leverage.