Senior Software Engineer II, Developer Experience / Operational Excellence

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. About the role: Samsara is hiring a Senior Software Engineer II to join our Operational Excellence (OPX) team within the Developer Experience organization. DevEx is responsible for the engineering environment that a globally distributed engineering org relies on every day, from build and deploy systems to development tooling and AI-assisted workflows that help teams move quickly and confidently. Within DevEx, the Operational Excellence (OPX) team is the group that keeps production healthy at scale. We provide engineering teams the platform capabilities, observability tooling, automated safeguards, incident management tooling, and safe feature release systems they need to deliver highly available systems, ship features with confidence, and investigate and mitigate incidents faster. OPX is focused on raising the bar for system stability, resilience, and reliability across Samsara -- building automated safeguards that protect production, ensuring engineers get the right signals at the right time, and giving teams the visibility they need to stay in control of their services. We're also investing in AI-driven operational tooling and partnering directly with product engineering teams to strengthen their operational posture. You should apply if: You want to impact the industries that run our world: The software, firmware, and hardware you build will result in real-world impact—helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely. You want to build for scale: With over 2.3 million IoT devices deployed to our global customers, you will work on a range of new and mature technologies driving scalable innovation for customers across industries driving the world's physical operations. You are a life-long learner: We have ambitious goals. Every Samsarian has a growth mindset as we work with a wide range of technologies, challenges, and customers that push us to learn on the go. You believe customers are more than a number: Samsara engineers enjoy a rare closeness to the end user and you will have the opportunity to participate in customer interviews, collaborate with customer success and product managers, and use metrics to ensure our work is translating into better customer outcomes. You are a team player: Working on our Samsara Engineering teams requires a mix of independent effort and collaboration. Motivated by our mission, we’re all racing toward our connected operations vision, and we intend to win—together. In this role, you will: Design and build automated reliability and self-healing systems that protect production at scale, including automated rollbacks, deploy safeguards, and fault mitigation, and deliver them as platform tooling that engineering teams across the company adopt for their own services Own and improve incident management tooling and on-call health. Reduce alert noise, surface actionable signals, and empower engin ... (truncated, view full listing at source)