Job brief: Manager, Firmware Engineering

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• Listed on Samsara's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-07 (1 day ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-08.
• The apply link opens samsara.com, the address Samsara's board gives for this job.
• The same title for the same place was listed 1 other time on this board in the last 90 days: several openings, or a re-posted job.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $154,700 to $260,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Remote · Remote - US · Remote - SF Bay Area
• Posted: 2026-11-06

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Manager. The title says "Manager".

Must have

• In addition, you will establish the technical strategy, cross-functional relationships, and operational cadence required to launch low-latency, high-quality hardware programs at s…
• Minimum requirements for the role:
• 3+ years of hands-on execution-oriented technical management experience.
• 8+ years of experience in embedded systems and edge machine learning development.
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent field.

Conditions

• 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 Thi…
• At Samsara, we are helping improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of the physical operations that power our global economy.
• 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,…
• This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the US. Relocation assistance will not be provided for this role.

Main duties

• Lead a team of ~5 firmware and ML engineers. Your team builds, optimizes, and deploys AI models on Samsara's fleet and industrial devices. Your work directly…
• Provide hands-on technical leadership. Lead from the front technically, contributing directly to the design, implementation, and optimization of high-perform…
• Set the technical bar for edge ML and embedded systems. You'll guide architecture decisions on latency, power, memory, and model performance, and mentor engi…
• Turn new AI capabilities into shipped products. You'll partner with Product, Hardware, and Full-stack teams to take features from concept to deployment on de…
• Shape the roadmap. You'll work with leadership on quarterly plans that balance product ambition with engineering health, and make the tradeoffs that deliver …

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs across the U.S.: $140k a year (3,314 listings, 148 employers). This listing is 48% higher.
• Across Samsara's 233 open listings, 33% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Samsara hires

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