Data Engineer

Overview

Samsara is seeking a Data Engineer to join its Data team, designing and maintaining data pipelines in the central data lake that ingest and transform IoT device and software product data into the core analytics data model.

What you'll do

• Design and maintain data pipelines, primarily utilizing SparkSQL and Pyspark, within the central data lake.
• Build and maintain highly reliable computed tables, incorporating data from various sources, including unstructured data like video and audio, Samsara sensor and 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 and Analytics, AI/ML, and other Data Engineers to ensure high-quality data for causal inference, model training, and dashboarding.
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara's cultural principles as the company scales globally and across new offices.

What you'll need

• 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.

Nice to have

• 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.

Details

• Remote position open to candidates residing in the US.
• Relocation assistance will not be provided.
• Annual base salary range of $99,365 to $167,000 USD, with an initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff and ongoing refresh opportunities.