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Senior AI Data & Analytics Engineer II

Samsara· Marketing Systems & Intelligence
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Hybrid (Remote/NYC region)$137.4k - $231kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Senior AI Data & Analytics Engineer II focusing on building the data foundation powering AI and self-serve analytics at scale for Samsara’s Marketing Data & Analytics team. Responsible for architecting Databricks pipelines, Gold Layer tables, semantic models, AI-enabled data products, and cross-functional automation.

Responsibilities

  • Partner on defining the strategy and multi-quarter roadmap for MDA's data and AI foundation.
  • Architect and own Samsara's marketing data infrastructure: ETL/ELT pipelines, Databricks Gold Layer tables, and core data models for segmentation, targeting, automation, and analytics.
  • Design semantic layers, data dictionaries, and structured documentation enabling self-serve BI and conversational analytics, partnering with the BI team to ensure KPIs are built on trusted data.
  • Translate ambiguous business questions from Marketing, Sales, and R&D into clear requirements and scalable solutions, working autonomously without dedicated PM support.
  • Lead complex, cross-team initiatives end to end: stand up data pipelines, manage risk across interdependent teams, ensure data quality and reliability.
  • Serve as senior technical lead for hard problems: raise engineering quality, mentor engineers/analysts, remove bottlenecks.
  • Drive strategic use of AI to solve high-impact problems: build AI-enabled data products and agents with reliable workflows.
  • Identify and automate manual workflows with AI across Marketing and GTM teams, moving ideas from concept to production.
  • Ship high-quality Python and SQL, guiding agentic coding tools, and review AI-generated work before production.
  • Champion Samsara’s cultural principles in scale and global expansion.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or AI engineering with hands-on data engineering.
  • Expert-level Python and SQL, strong data modeling and DBT experience.
  • Deep experience with data warehouse and lakehouse architectures, ETL/ELT, modern data stack; hands-on Databricks (or Snowflake/BigQuery).
  • Experience building semantic layers and structured documentation optimized for AI ingestion and agentic workflows.
  • Experience with agentic coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor) and ownership of AI-generated outputs.
  • Experience building, shipping, evaluating, and monitoring LLM or agent systems in production.
  • Track record leading complex, cross-team data initiatives with stakeholders.
  • Experience supporting Marketing, Sales, or Product teams.

Skills

Required:PythonSQLDBTDatabricksSemantic layers / data dictionariesAI/LLM systems in productionAgentic coding toolsCross-team leadership
Nice to have:Data storytelling / dashboardsCRM/MarTech familiarity

Benefits

  • Total Rewards including base salary, bonus/variable pay, and equity (for eligible roles).
  • Remote-first with flexible working arrangements; potential in-person offices.
  • Professional development stipend.
  • Comprehensive health and parental leave plans.
Last updated Oct 17, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Samsara

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