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Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Edge AI

Samsara· Safety AI
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Remote$178.6k - $319kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior staff ML engineer role focused on end-to-end AI solutions and ML infrastructure, with emphasis on edge computing across petabyte-scale sensor, video, text data, collaborating with ML/DS, firmware, and full-stack teams.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design and implementation of critical AI product initiatives on Edge devices.
  • Develop both tactical AI solutions as well as more strategic and longer term research.
  • Work with petabyte-scale data from customer operations including text, transactions, diagnostics, sensor, camera, and location data.
  • Partner across business units to explore and prototype new AI experiences and optimize the ML model performance on edge devices.
  • Stay connected to industry and academic research and adopt novel technology that suits Samsara’s needs.
  • 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

Qualifications

  • 8+ years experience as a Machine Learning Engineer.
  • Profound experience in optimizing ML models and systems for Edge compute constraints.
  • Coding in python or similar.
  • Coding in C++ or Rust.
  • Strong functional knowledge of the iterative machine learning product development process.
  • Experienced in developing and shipping production code at large scale.
  • Ability to distill informal or ambiguous customer and business requirements into crisp problem definitions.
  • Proven ability to communicate verbally and in writing to technical peers and leadership teams with various levels of technical knowledge.
  • Experience coaching and mentoring ML Engineers.

Skills

Required:Edge model optimizationPythonC++ or RustProduction ML systemsCommunicationMentoring ML Engineers

Benefits

  • The compensation range shown spans approved pay zones for this role. Your primary work location determines the range applicable to you, which may be narrower than the full range displayed.
  • Annual Base Salary $178,640—$319,000 USD
  • This role is also eligible for an initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff, and ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance, subject to plan terms and conditions.
  • Total Rewards includes base salary, performance-based bonus/variable pay, and equity (for eligible roles) in a high-growth public company.
  • Flexible working model with remote option; offices open for in-person work; relocation not provided.
Last updated Oct 10, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Samsara

Samsara | The Connected Operations Platform

Samsara's connected operations platform helps 20,000+ operations improve safety, cut costs, and run smarter — built with operators.

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