Staff Software Engineer, Maps Services

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

📋 Description

• Define the technical vision for the Maps teams.

• Develop geospatial systems and integrations that support essential features across Samsara products.

• Expand storage, query, and computational capabilities for real-time functionalities.

• Integrate team-specific geospatial solutions into scalable, platform-wide offerings.

• Create self-service solutions that empower customers to access their data.

• Elevate technical standards through code reviews, design discussions, and mentoring.

• Collaborate with engineering leadership on technical priorities and trade-offs.

• Represent Samsara in external forums through presentations, open source contributions, and engagement with the mapping/geospatial community.

• Develop a shared geospatial platform that ingests, enriches, models, and delivers map data for Samsara's products.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience.

• Over 8 years of software development experience, including at least 2 years in an architecture or technical leadership position.

• Strong foundation in programming and design principles.

• More than 4 years of experience working with large-scale distributed systems.

• At least 4 years of experience leading technical projects across various teams.

• Proficient in GIS technologies and spatial analysis, including PostGIS, spatial SQL, GeoPandas/Shapely, QGIS, and geospatial data validation.

• Knowledgeable about geospatial data formats and open mapping ecosystems, such as GeoParquet, OpenStreetMap (OSM), and OSM PBF.

• Experience in ingesting, transforming, validating, or serving geospatial datasets.

• Legal authorization to work at the company and in the specified work location.

🏝️ Benefits

• Initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff.

• Ongoing equity refresh opportunities based on performance.

• Performance-based bonuses and variable compensation.

• Equity options for eligible positions.

• Flexible, employee-driven remote work model.

• Professional development stipend.

• Comprehensive health insurance plans.

• Parental leave policies.

• Above-market total compensation.

• Flexible working arrangements.

• Office spaces available for employees who prefer in-person work.

• Reasonable accommodations provided throughout the recruitment process.