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Staff Application Security Engineer

Samsara· IT Security
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Remote$165.2k - $295kfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior-level role owning Samsara's application security and vulnerability management programs, leading strategic direction, automation, and cross-team remediation across cloud, firmware/IoT, and corporate systems. Remote role open to US residents.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the ongoing strategy, operation, and continuous improvement of Samsara's vulnerability management program, and other core application security programs.
  • Own and drive down mean time to remediation (MTTR) across the vulnerability backlog as SLAs tighten.
  • Build and champion automation and tooling to scale vulnerability detection and response across cloud, firmware/IoT, and corporate systems.
  • Set technical and architectural direction for the program, translating leadership priorities into an actionable execution plan.
  • Drive remediation by partnering with engineering teams and providing clear, actionable guidance; report with technical program management rather than owning the reporting end-to-end.
  • Mentor and level up other engineers on secure design and remediation practices.
  • Communicate risk and remediation tradeoffs to engineering leadership in actionable terms.
  • Participate in security incident investigations involving high-profile vulnerabilities.
  • Be regularly on call to support critical vulnerability response.
  • Champion Samsara’s cultural principles as the company scales.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of relevant experience as a cloud engineer or security engineer, including hands-on vulnerability management across a broad, multi-product enterprise environment.
  • Proficiency in Go, Python, and JavaScript.
  • Ability to independently set technical and architectural direction for a security program and drive remediation across a broad environment without direct authority over the teams."
  • Significant experience with modern vulnerability management tooling (e.g., Wiz, Semgrep) and familiarity with CVSS and EPSS.
  • Strong AWS cloud services background.
  • Deep understanding of SAST, DAST, and SCA.
  • Hands-on use of AI/LLM tooling in security workflow and ability to discuss AI's impact on threat landscape.

Skills

Required:Vulnerability management leadershipCloud securityProgramming

Benefits

  • Total rewards including base salary, bonus/variable pay, and equity where eligible.
  • Flexible, remote-friendly model with optional in-person offices.
  • Professional development stipend, comprehensive health and parental leave plans, and more.
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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