Business Technology AI Engineer IV

Qualifications

• 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
• Possess a bias for action with a track record of solving technical challenges creatively
• Experienced in 01 MVP development and iterative prototyping
• Knowledgeable and experienced in leveraging LLMs, RAG and Agentic frameworks
• Passionate about staying up to date with AI trends and best practices
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Scienceor related Engineering discipline
• 5+ years of software development experience
• 3+ years working with large datasets and data pipelines
• Proven experience building Generative AI applications
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and SDLC best practices
• Proficiency in Python, Java, or equivalent
• Experience designing scalable APIs and microservices
• Knowledge of LLMs, vector databases, and applied Gen-AI techniques and frameworks (RAG, Agentic AI orchestration, LangChain, Llama Index, etc)
• Experience shipping LLM-powered applications
• Understanding of prompt engineering and tuning
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

• 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
• Rapid prototyping and iterative development of AI-based business applications and capabilities, with a focus on Generative AI
• Implement evaluation frameworks for AI applications that leverage foundational models
• Applying software engineering best practices
• Providing production support, monitoring, and troubleshooting issues

Full Description

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:

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

• Implement evaluation frameworks for AI applications that leverage foundational models.

• Applying software engineering best practices

• Providing production support, monitoring, and troubleshooting issues

You should apply if:

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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

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

• Experienced in 01 MVP development and iterative prototyping

• Knowledgeable and experienced in leveraging LLMs, RAG and Agentic frameworks

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

Required experience and skills

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

• 5+ years of software development experience

• 3+ years working with large datasets and data pipelines

• Proven experience building Generative AI applications

• Strong software engineering fundamentals and SDLC best practices

• Proficiency in Python, Java, or equivalent

• Experience designing scalable APIs and microservices

• Cloud experience (AWS preferred, or GCP/Azure)

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

• Experience shipping LLM-powered applications

• Understanding of prompt engineering and tuning

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