Lead Machine Learning Engineer - ML Infrastructure

Samsara · Safety AI

Location: Remote - Canada
Workplace: Remote
Level: Senior
Type: Unspecified
Pay: $196K–$270K/yr (estimated from posting text)
Posted: 7 months ago
Source: Greenhouse

What the posting covers

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…

About the role

Samsara is the industry leader in AI for physical operations. We're hiring a Lead Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer to serve as the technical anchor for ML infrastructure across Samsara's Safety AI organization. You will own the architecture and…

You should apply if

You want to impact the industries that run our world: The software, firmware, and hardware you build will result in real-world impact—helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely. You are…

ML Platform & Infrastructure

Set the technical strategy and own end-to-end delivery of Samsara's ML platform (training, experimentation, batch/online inference, edge) — making architectural decisions and being the accountability point across all platform layers for multiple Safety AI…

Experimentation & Measurement

Drive the design, launch, and iteration of Safety AI features (CV models, EcoDriving insights, LLM-based reporting) — not just enabling others to ship, but co-owning outcomes including safety metrics, reliability, and cost at production scale.

Inference & Edge Deployment

Design and operate scalable online and batch inference systems (Ray, Spark), including deployment patterns, observability, SLOs, and unified training-to-production workflows. Partner with firmware and edge teams to package, validate, and deploy models to…

Reliability, Security & Operations

Own reliability, observability, and security for ML systems across cloud and edge, including on-call practices, incident response, and infrastructure hardening. Own or co-own end-to-end technical delivery for high-priority or high-risk initiatives, from…

Leadership & Culture

Be the technical authority for ML infrastructure architecture across Safety AI — setting direction that cross-functional teams (applied ML, firmware, security, data platform) execute against, mentoring senior engineers and applied scientists, and ensuring…

Minimum requirements for the role

10+ years in machine learning engineering, with demonstrated tech lead ownership of at least two major ML platform domains (distributed training, data/research infrastructure, cloud inference, or feature engineering) serving multiple product teams at scale.…

An ideal candidate also has

Prior contributions to open source projects (Ray, Spark, RayDP, or Kubernetes). Experience with enterprise security/compliance in ML environments. Background working with edge/on-device ML and firmware/embedded teams. The range of annual base salary for…

Total Rewards

At Samsara, we build for the people who keep the global economy moving. We want owners, not passengers, which is why our rewards are designed to fuel high-impact builders. Our compensation program delivers above-market total compensation through a combination…

Flexible Working

At Samsara, we 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. For certain…

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