Samsara
Staff Software Engineer, Maps Services
$162K–$290K
Remote - US +1 · Remote · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Location
- Remote - US
Remote - CA - Experience
- 8+ years building software; at least 2 years in an architect or technical leadership role; 4+ years working on large-scale distributed systems; 4+ years leading technical projects across multiple teams.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- All offers are contingent upon the individual's ability to secure and maintain the legal right to work at the company and in the specified work location, if applicable.
About the job
Sets technical direction and builds a shared geospatial platform, including data pipelines, map services, and reusable APIs for Samsara products.
What you'll do
- Build and scale geospatial systems, integrations, and platform-wide offerings for map data and real-time features.
- Shape technical direction and raise engineering quality through design discussions, code reviews, and mentorship.
- Build agentic solutions for customer self-service and partner with engineering leadership on technical priorities.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8+ years building software, including at least 2 years in an architect or technical leadership role.
- 4+ years working on large-scale distributed systems.
- 4+ years leading technical projects across multiple teams.
Nice to have
- Experience with GIS technologies and spatial analysis, including PostGIS, spatial SQL, GeoPandas/Shapely, QGIS, and geospatial data validation.
- Familiarity with GeoParquet, OpenStreetMap (OSM), and OSM PBF, and experience handling these datasets.
Pay
$162,400 — $290,000 USD annual base salary
Tools
PostGIS, spatial SQL, GeoPandas/Shapely, QGIS, GeoParquet, OpenStreetMap (OSM), OSM PBF
AI focus
Build agentic solutions that let customers self-serve the data they want to see and how they want to see it.
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