The board
Samsara · STCE & Maintenance- Pay
- $38–$58/hr
- Where
- San Francisco - SF9
- Posted
- Sep 24
Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, which is a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. At Samsara, we are helping improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of the physical operations that power our global economy. Representing more than 40% of global GDP, these industries are the infrastructure of our planet, including agriculture, construction, field services, transportation, and manufacturing — and we are excited to help digitally transform their operations at scale.
Working at Samsara means you’ll help define the future of physical operations and be on a team that’s shaping an exciting array of product solutions, including Video-Based Safety, Vehicle Telematics, Apps and Driver Workflows, and Equipment Monitori…
What you'd do
- Collaborate with other firmware engineers on the team to design, develop and maintain embedded software for our gateway and sensor products
- Bring up new hardware platforms: configuring I/O, debugging interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, CAN and ADC, testing connectivity, validating design and debugging system initialization
- Implement peripheral drivers, secure bootloaders and device firmware update, core management layers (power manager, connectivity manager, etc)
- Design protocols and implement efficient hardware management to optimize energy consumption of battery powered sensors and gateways
- Work cross-functionally with different stakeholders across product, full-stack and quality teams to deliver reliable high quality embedded software
- Gain hands on experience in a fast-paced and innovative environment
- Get valuable mentorship and guidance from experienced firmware engineers
- Be exposed to the entire product development lifecycle, from concept to deployment
What they want
- Enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field .
- Must have solid C programming skills
- Familiarity with embedded programming concepts
- Prior experience with MCU development environments and tools (Segger J-Link, GCC)
- Experience working in bare metal and RTOS-based systems such as Zephyr and/or FreeRTOS
- Experience in one or more core technologies such as BLE, GPS, LTE and CAN
- Strong problem-solving skills and an analytical mindset to debug and optimize code.
- Be excited about sensors, connectivity protocols, distributed systems, and their application to solve real world problems
- Thrive in an environment that requires rapid deployment and product iteration based on customer feedback while focusing on automated testing and code quality
- Any prior projects, coursework, or personal projects related to embedded systems and firmware development would be advantageous.