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Samsara

Staff Application Security Engineer

$165K–$295K

Remote - Seattle +1 · Remote · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 15, 2026

Location
Remote - Seattle
Remote - OR
Experience
10+ years.

About the job

Sets technical direction and leads application security and vulnerability management across Samsara’s cloud, firmware/IoT, and corporate systems.

What you'll do

  • Define and improve vulnerability management and other application security programs, including automation to scale detection and response and reduce remediation time.
  • Set program architecture and execution direction; guide engineering teams through remediation and communicate risk tradeoffs to leadership.
  • Mentor engineers, investigate high-profile vulnerabilities, and provide on-call support for critical vulnerability response.

What they ask for

  • 10+ years of relevant experience as a cloud engineer or security engineer, including hands-on vulnerability management across a broad, multi-product enterprise environment.
  • Proficiency in Go, Python, and JavaScript; strong AWS cloud services background.
  • Significant experience with vulnerability management tooling and familiarity with CVSS and EPSS; deep understanding of SAST, DAST, and SCA.
  • Ability to set technical and architectural direction and drive remediation across a broad environment; hands-on use of AI/LLM tooling in security workflows.

Nice to have

  • Experience with C/C++, Tines, AWS Lambda, CI/CD vulnerability management, or security across SaaS, firmware, and corporate IT; FedRAMP experience.
  • Background at a cloud-native, AI-forward company, or experience building AI copilots/agents for security workflows.

Pay

USD 165,200–295,000 annual base salary

Tools

Go, Python, JavaScript, AWS, Wiz, Semgrep, Tines, AWS Lambda

AI focus

Use AI/LLM tooling for security triage, detection logic, and remediation drafting; speak to AI’s impact on the threat landscape and security tooling. Building AI copilots or agents for security workflows is preferred.

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