Samsara
Staff or Senior Firmware Engineer
$162K–$290K
Remote - SF Bay Area · Remote · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years building firmware for resource-constrained systems.
- 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, if applicable.
About the job
Build and lead firmware for cloud-connected sensors, gateways, and other IoT devices, from hardware selection and board bring-up through validation and product launch.
What you'll do
- Select hardware components, bring up new boards and sensors, and develop low-level firmware and device-management layers.
- Build reliable, power-efficient firmware for resource-constrained devices, including data collection, connectivity, and device updates.
- Lead cross-functional product development and raise engineering quality through design reviews, mentorship, and technical leadership.
What they ask for
- Experience delivering firmware for resource-constrained systems and leading multiple products end to end.
- Substantial bare-metal and RTOS experience, plus board bring-up and debugging low-level hardware interfaces.
- Fluency in C and experience leading cross-functional work from concept through shipped product.
- Use AI in everyday work to increase output while maintaining quality.
Nice to have
- Deep BLE experience; cellular IoT integration and certification experience.
- Embedded security, fleet-scale OTA updates, or electronics mass-production experience.
Pay
$162,400 — $290,000 USD (annual base salary)
Tools
C, Golang, Google protocol buffers, AWS, Zephyr, FreeRTOS, SPI, I2C
AI focus
Use AI in everyday workflow to multiply output without reducing quality.
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