Business Technology AI Engineer IV

The Integrations, Data Engineering, and AI (IDEA) team is a key part of Samsara’s Business Technology organization, driving innovation by leveraging data and AI. The AI team bridges research, technology, and business needs to strategically integrate AI-powered innovation throughout the organization. We develop practical AI solutions, ensuring seamless integration and impact. 

As an AI Engineer, you’ll work closely with architects, engineers and cross-functional stakeholders across Samsara to build AI-powered tools and maintain a robust AI infrastructure.

This is a remote position in USA and Canada with working hours in appropriate local timezone. Relocation assistance will not be provided for this role.

We’re looking for a hands-on AI Engineer with expertise in machine learning and generative AI to build and scale AI-driven business applications. This role involves:

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  Rapid prototyping and iterative development of AI-based business applications and capabilities, with a focus on Generative AI 

  
  


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  Implement evaluation frameworks for AI applications that leverage foundational models.

  
  


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  Applying software engineering best practices

  
  


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  Providing production support, monitoring, and troubleshooting issues

  
  

You should apply if:

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  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.

  
  


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  You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work, this role won’t be your last at Samsara. We 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.

  
  


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  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.

  
  


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  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-caliber team that will encourage you to do your best. 
   

  
  

Who You Are

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  Possess a bias for action with a track record of solving technical challenges creatively

  
  


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  Experienced in 0→1 MVP development and iterative prototyping

  
  


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  Knowledgeable and experienced in leveraging LLMs, RAG and Agentic frameworks 

  
  


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  Passionate about staying up to date with AI trends and best practices
   

  
  

Required experience and skills

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  Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related Engineering discipline. 

  
  


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  5+ years of software development experience

  
  


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  3+ years working with large datasets and data pipelines

  
  


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  Proven experience building Generative AI applications

  
  


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  Strong software engineering fundamentals and SDLC best practices  

  
  


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  Proficiency in Python, Java, or equivalent

  
  


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  Experience designing scalable APIs and microservices

  
  


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  Cloud experience (AWS preferred, or GCP/Azure)

  
  

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  Knowledge of LLMs, vector databases, and applied Gen-AI techniques and frameworks (RAG, Agentic AI orchestration, LangChain, Llama Index, etc)

  
  


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  Experience shipping LLM-powered applications

  
  


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  Understanding of prompt engineering and tuning

  
  


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  Strong communication skills and ability to work in cross-functional teams