Senior Software Engineer - Driver App Navigation

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Commercial Navigation team, you will own end-to-end features that turn planned work into safe, guided trips for commercial vehicle fleets. You will build across the entire stack—including the Samsara Driver app (in-cab mobile guidance on road), manager session review portals on web, fuel-aware routing engines, and safety-focused navigation capabilities that perform reliably under poor connectivity and dynamic job schedules. Working with React Native, Swift, Kotlin, backend microservices, and AI-assisted workflows, you will bridge geospatial data, real-time telemetry, and intuitive UX to solve complex, real-world fleet navigation problems.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-End Feature Ownership: Own commercial navigation initiatives from initial technical RFC and architectural design through production launch, telemetry tracking, and post-launch customer adoption.
• Cross-Stack Product Delivery: Design and ship features across mobile (driver navigation UX), web (fleet admin session reviews and visibility tools), and backend microservices (optimized routing algorithms and geospatial data flows).
• Engineering Quality & Reliability: Write maintainable, well-tested code, lead design reviews, improve system observability, and ensure navigation services hold up under offline or low-connectivity field conditions.
• AI-Assisted Workflow Integration: Use modern development tooling, including AI coding tools, with sound engineering judgment to accelerate development lifecycles and increase code quality.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Product Managers, Designers, Data Engineers, and adjacent engineering pods (Telematics, Maps, Driver Workflows) to deliver unified, seamless navigation experiences.
• Customer & Field Engagement: Participate in customer discovery calls with fleet managers and drivers to turn ambiguous operational feedback into crisp engineering roadmaps and measurable metrics.

Requirements

Software Engineering & Full-Stack / Mobile Depth

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience shipping production-grade customer-facing software.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical industry experience.
• Multi-Surface Versatility: Demonstrated track record shipping software across multiple surfaces (mobile, web, and/or backend microservices)—possessing deep technical expertise in at least one area alongside the ability to contribute effectively across the rest of the stack.
• AI Tooling Judgment: Practical experience using AI development assistants effectively within daily software design, coding, testing, and debugging workflows.
• High Engineering Standards: History of upholding strict code quality, robust testing patterns, continuous integration, and observability practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building mobile applications using React Native, as well as native mobile modules using Swift (iOS) or Kotlin (Android) for in-cab hardware interfaces.
• Domain expertise in logistics, telematics, industrial IoT, or geospatial/mapping technologies (e.g., Mapbox, OSRM, spatial indexing, offline routing).
• Demonstrated long-term system ownership—building, maintaining, and scaling features over multi-year operational lifecycles.

Selection & Interview Process

1. Recruiter Screen & Candidate Verification (via Tofu)
2. Hiring Manager Technical Interview
3. Systems & Architectural Design Assessment
4. Hands-On Coding & Cross-Stack Technical Evaluation
5. Values & Cross-Functional Alignment Interview

Total Rewards & Benefits

• Compensation & Equity: Market-competitive base salary ($130,900 – $260,000 USD, scaled by location/zone) + initial RSU equity grant (with zero vesting cliff) + ongoing performance equity refreshes.
• Flexible Work Culture: 100% remote-first work environment supported by professional development stipends and home-office support.
• Healthcare & Family Care: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and paid parental leave plans.
• Above-Market Total Rewards: Differentiated performance compensation designed to meaningfully reward top-tier engineering builders.