Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Samsara is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, helping organizations improve their physical operations through IoT data. They are seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design and maintain data pipelines that transform source data into actionable insights for analytics and model training.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain highly reliable computed tables, incorporating data from various sources, including unstructured data like video and audio, Samsara sensor & product data, and customer metadata
• Access, manipulate, and integrate external datasets with internal data
• Deliver high-quality data with strong uptime and reliability requirements, including customer-facing data sets
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams such as Data Science & Analytics, AI/ML, and other Data Engineers to ensure high-quality data for diverse purposes from causal inference, model training, and dashboarding
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices

Skills

• BA / MS degree in Computer Science, Statistics, or a related discipline
• 4+ years experience in a data engineering-focused role
• Demonstrated experience in designing data models at scale
• Proficiency in building ETL pipelines to handle large volumes of data
• Experience with Spark-based data platforms
• Strong command of at least one data orchestration tool (e.g Airflow, Dagster, or Prefect)
• Expertise in SQL, Python, and working with REST APIs
• Familiarity with software engineering fundamentals and reading backend development code
• Experience with version control systems such as Git/GitHub
• Familiarity with time series data and late-arriving data
• Knowledge of Databricks, Delta Lakes, and Dagster
• Previous experience working in a public cloud (e.g AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Exposure working on a data model for a product's first-party data
• Exposure to complex data, including ML outputs and/or client-side signals

Benefits

• Initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff
• Ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance, subject to plan terms and conditions
• Performance-based bonus/variable pay
• Equity (for eligible roles)
• Flexible, employee-led remote model
• Professional development stipend
• Comprehensive health and parental leave plans
• Flexible working model
• Accommodations for qualified persons with disabilities

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