Samsara
Staff Application Security Engineer
$165K–$295K
Remote - Dallas +1 · Remote · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 15, 2026
- Location
- Remote - Dallas
Remote - OR - Experience
- 10+ years of relevant experience; no alternatives stated.
- Visa sponsorship
- Offers are contingent on the ability to secure and maintain the legal right to work at the company and in the specified work location.
About the job
Sets technical direction for application security and vulnerability management, scaling detection and remediation across cloud, firmware/IoT, and corporate systems.
What you'll do
- Lead and improve vulnerability management and other core application security programs; reduce remediation time and build scalable automation.
- Set program architecture and execution direction, drive remediation with engineering teams, and mentor engineers on secure design and remediation.
- Investigate high-profile vulnerabilities, communicate risks and tradeoffs to leadership, and provide regular 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.
- Hands-on use of AI/LLM tooling in security workflows and ability to discuss AI’s effect on the threat landscape and security tools.
Nice to have
- Experience with C/C++, security automation platforms, serverless frameworks, or vulnerability management in CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience spanning SaaS, firmware, and corporate IT security; FedRAMP environment experience; or building AI copilots/agents for security workflows.
Pay
USD 165,200–295,000 annual base salary
Tools
Go, Python, JavaScript, AWS, Wiz, Semgrep, CVSS, EPSS
AI focus
Use AI/LLM tools for security triage, detection logic, and remediation drafting; discuss AI’s impact on the threat landscape and security tooling. Building AI copilots or agents for security workflows is preferred.
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