Senior Software Engineer – Agent Foundations

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Develop the foundational infrastructure for multi-agent orchestration, encompassing task planning, coordination, execution, and recovery.

• Specify and execute platform primitives and abstractions that empower internal teams to create and deploy new agents.

• Design dependable backend services and APIs for agent discovery, state management, scheduling, and observability.

• Architect systems that ensure scalability, resilience, and the capability to handle long-running workflows across multiple concurrent agents.

• Collaborate with internal teams that are developing agents to enhance APIs, tooling, and operational feedback mechanisms.

• Influence technical decisions in a high-ambiguity, early-stage environment where requirements are subject to rapid change.

• Take ownership of systems from start to finish: design, implementation, testing, deployment, and operational management in production.

• Promote, exemplify, and integrate 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 expand globally and establish new offices.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in Software Engineering.

• Strong grounding in software engineering principles and experience in developing production systems.

• Senior-level expertise in high-scale backend or distributed systems.

• Proficiency in Python programming.

• Excellent system design capabilities and a strong focus on production reliability.

• Comfortable working across the technology stack as necessary.

• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health and parental leave benefits.

• Professional development funding.

• Flexible working arrangements.