Tech Lead Applied Scientist

About the Position

Join Samsara as a Tech Lead Applied Scientist to lead critical Safety AI initiatives and impact global operations safety.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end computer vision pipelines for real-world safety detection - object detection, tracking, semantic segmentation, multi-camera fusion, and beyond
• Drive the technical roadmap for edge and cloud perception, including how we optimize and deploy models on constrained hardware without sacrificing accuracy
• Partner closely with our hardware and firmware teams - we build our own devices, which means you'll have a rare ability to co-design the full stack
• Work with petabyte-scale multimodal data (video, sensor, telematics, diagnostics) to train and iterate on production models
• Stay at the frontier of CV and perception research and translate what matters into shipped product
• Mentor and technically guide senior scientists and engineers across the team
• Bring clarity to ambiguous problems - translating customer and business needs into precise, solvable engineering challenges
• 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

Requirements

• Education: Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Computer Vision, or a related quantitative field.
• Experience: 10+ years as a scientist or ML engineer, with experience leading end-to-end AI systems in production.
• Skills:
  • Deep expertise in computer vision (e.g., object detection, tracking, segmentation) for real-world environments.
  • Experience with multimodal perception and sensor fusion (e.g., camera, lidar, radar, GPS/IMU).
  • Experience with transformer-based architectures and vision-language models (VLMs/VLAs).
  • Experience building and deploying real-time or edge ML systems optimized for low-latency inference.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive systems from research through production deployment, including performance optimization and reliability at scale.

Nice to Have

• Experience applying perception to real-world systems such as driver assistance, fleet safety, or operations automation.
• Publications or patents at top-tier venues (CVPR, ICCV, ICRA, NeurIPS).

We Offer

• Compensation: Annual Base Salary ranging from $200,200 to $357,500 USD, plus performance-based bonus/variable pay and equity (for eligible roles).
• Total Rewards: Comprehensive health and parental leave plans, professional development stipend, and more.
• Flexible Working: Embrace a flexible working model that caters to the diverse needs of our teams. Our offices are open for those who prefer to work in-person and we also support remote work where it aligns with our operational requirements.
• Belonging at Samsara: We welcome everyone regardless of their background. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, and other characteristics protected by law.

About the Company

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, which is a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. At Samsara, we are helping improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of the physical operations that power our global economy. Representing more than 40% of global GDP, these industries are the infrastructure of our planet, including agriculture, construction, field services, transportation, and manufacturing - and we are excited to help digitally transform their operations at scale.

Working at Samsara means you’ll help define the future of physical operations and be on a team that’s shaping an exciting array of product solutions, including Video-Based Safety, Vehicle Telematics, Apps and Driver Workflows, and Equipment Monitoring. As part of a recently public company, you’ll have the autonomy and support to make an impact as we build for the long term.