Senior Data Platform Engineer

Who we are

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 Monitoring. As part of a recently public company, you’ll have the autonomy and support to make an impact as we build for the long term.

The Integrations, Data Engineering and AI (IDEA) team within Samsara’s Business Technology organization is looking for a Senior Data Platform Engineer to join our team. We enable various teams at Samsara to leverage GenAI and data to glean insights and make data-driven decisions by delivering a reliable data platform and trustworthy data and analytics. We are a team that are passionate about leveraging quality data and AI to deliver a great customer experience.

Our team promotes an agile, collaborative, supportive environment where diverse thinking, innovative design, and experimentation is welcomed and encouraged.

This role is open to candidates residing in the USexcept San Francisco Bay Area and New York Metro City.

• You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will result in real-world impact—helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, reduce emissions, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely.
• You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work, this role won’t be your last  set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development, countless opportunities to experiment and master your craft in a hyper growth environment.
• You’re energized by our opportunity: The vision we have to digitize large sectors of the global economy requires your full focus and best efforts to bring forth creative, ambitious ideas for our customers.
• You want to be with the best: At Samsara, we win together, celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by a high-calibre team that will encourage you to do your best.

Databricks

• Administer and monitor Databricks work spaces and underlying AWS Infra. Develop platform admin tools and capabilities to effectively administer, monitor, track and troubleshoot Databricks resources: clusters, catalogs, users, groups, databases, storage and security.
• Act as the primary Databricks SME, assisting and guiding teams on platform features and best practices.
• Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and data scientists to operationalize and optimize workflows and data pipelines.

• Oversee data-engineering dev ecosystem, including dev-tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring frameworks.
• Own implementation and management of IaaC (Terraform, Cloud Formation) and CI/CD automation for Databricks and AWS resources.
• Ensure security, high availability, disaster recovery, and compliance across data services.
• Incorporate Dev Ops best practices including automated testing, deployment, observability, and monitoring.

• Engage directly with internal cross-functional stakeholders to understand their data needs and design scalable solutions.
• Collaborate with engineers, managers, and vendor representatives in evaluating new features and solutions. Lead rapid prototyping and proof-of-concepts to evaluate for performance, cost, security, scalability, observability.
• Provide mentorship to junior team members, and provide technical guidance, training, and…