Manager, Firmware QA Engineering
Samsara (View all Jobs)
Remote - US
Interview Process
1. Phone interview 2. Onsite interview (technical challenges based on real problems we've faced at Samsara)
Salary
$124,100
Who we are
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, Equipment Monitoring, and Site Visibility. 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.
Recent awards we’ve won include:
Glassdoor's Best Places to Work 2024
Best Places to Work by Built In 2024
Great Place To Work Certified™ 2023
Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators 2023
Financial Times The Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies 2023
We see a profound opportunity for data to improve the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of operations, and hope you consider joining us on this exciting journey.
Click here to learn more about Samsara's cultural philosophy.
About the role:
Samsara’s Quality Engineering (QE) team uses test engineering and data analysis skills to drive product quality so that our customers can realize the full benefits of our platform. In addition to testing the product, the QE team seeks to cultivate a quality culture that produces best in class product reliability, usability, and performance across all of our product development teams.
Firmware forms the foundation of our platform, providing the data that powers our platform. We’re looking for an experienced Firmware Quality Engineering leader who will lead, coach, and manage our team of Firmware Quality Engineers.
In this role, you will:
- Hire, lead, and coach/mentor a high impact team of Firmware Quality Engineers.
- Introduce and guide the implementation of industry best practices for QA and test engineering.
- Stand up QE team mission, structure, and key performance metrics, and ensure they are achieved.
- Establish processes, systems, and tools to help scale a global QE team.
- Work cross-functionally across product, engineering, and the broader organization to build a culture of quality and define a long term quality assurance strategy
- Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Obsess Over the Customer, Build for the Long Term, Growth Mindset) as we scale globally and across new offices
- Hire, develop, and lead an inclusive, engaged, and high performing team
Minimum requirements for the role:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer science, Electrical engineering, or similar technical field.
- Experience managing and scaling Quality Engineering or Test Engineering teams, with a successful history as an individual contributor.
- History of managing distributed teams; experience standing up test labs and vetting, managing testing vendors.
- Experience testing firmware and embedded systems whose data powers IOT systems, including web applications and mobile applications.
- Extremely data-driven; able to stand up monitoring services, test automation, and quality analytics tools.
- Ability to balance between optimizing for speed to market, iterating based on feedback, and shipping quality product.
- Bias-to-action and hands-on experience delivering high quality products. Not afraid to get your hands dirty, and comfortable with ambiguity.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
An ideal candidate also has:
- Experience testing and/or leading firmware quality engineering teams for IOT systems
- Experience working in hyper growth organizations
Samsara’s Compensation Philosophy: Samsara’s compensation program is designed to deliver Total Direct Compensation (based on role, level, and geography) that is at or above market. We do this through our base salary + bonus/variable + restricted stock unit awards (RSUs) for eligible roles. For eligible roles, a new hire RSU award may be awarded at the time of hire, and additional RSU refresh grants may be awarded annually.
We pay for performance, and top performers in eligible roles may receive above-market equity refresh awards which allow employees to achieve higher market positioning.
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. We depend on the unique approaches of our team members to help us solve complex problems. We are committed to increasing diversity across our team and ensuring that Samsara is a place where people from all backgrounds can make an impact.
Benefits
Full time employees receive a competitive total compensation package along with employee-led remote and flexible working, health benefits, Samsara for Good charity fund, and much, much more. Take a look at our Benefits site to learn more.
Accommodations
Samsara is an inclusive work environment, and we are committed to ensuring equal opportunity in employment for qualified persons with disabilities. Please email accessibleinterviewing@samsara.com or click here if you require any reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process.
Flexible Working
At Samsara, we have adopted a flexible way of working, enabling teams and individuals to do their best work, regardless of where they’re based. We value in-person collaboration and know a change of scenery and quiet space to work is welcomed from time to time, but also appreciate that the world of work has changed. Our offices remain open for those who prefer to collaborate or work in-office, but we also encourage fully remote applicants. As most roles are not required to be in the office, we are able to hire remotely where Samsara has an established presence. If a role is required to be in a certain location and candidates do not have work authorization for that location, Samsara will conduct an immigration assessment. If the role is not required to be in a specific location, Samsara will move forward with the remote location that works best for the business. All offers of employment are contingent upon an individual’s ability to secure and maintain the legal right to work at the company.
Fraudulent Employment Offers
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