Staff Application Security Engineer

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Responsibilities

• ▹Lead the strategy, operation and continuous improvement of Samsara's vulnerability management program and other core application security programs, defining what the process should be rather than only executing an existing one
• ▹Own and drive down mean time to remediate (MTTR) across the vulnerability backlog as SLAs tighten
• ▹Build and champion automation and tooling that scale vulnerability detection and response across cloud, firmware/IoT and corporate systems, rather than relying on manual one-by-one review
• ▹Set technical and architectural direction for the program, translating leadership's strategic priorities into a concrete execution plan
• ▹Drive remediation by building trust with engineering teams and providing clear, actionable guidance, partnering with technical program management on reporting
• ▹Mentor and level up other engineers on secure design and remediation practices
• ▹Communicate risk and remediation tradeoffs to engineering leadership in terms they can act on
• ▹Participate in security incident investigations involving high-profile vulnerabilities, assessing potential impact on Samsara's infrastructure
• ▹Be regularly on call to support critical vulnerability response

Requirements

• ▹10+ years of relevant experience as a cloud engineer or security engineer, including hands-on vulnerability management across a broad, multi-product enterprise environment
• ▹Proficiency in Go, Python and JavaScript
• ▹Demonstrated ability to independently set technical and architectural direction for a security program, and to drive remediation across a broad, multi-surface environment without direct authority over the teams doing the fixing
• ▹Significant experience with modern vulnerability management tooling (e.g. Wiz, Semgrep) and deep familiarity with vulnerability scoring frameworks such as CVSS and EPSS
• ▹Strong AWS cloud services background
• ▹Deep understanding of Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) and Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
• ▹Hands-on use of AI/LLM tooling in your own security workflow (triage, detection logic, remediation drafting), plus credibility speaking to how AI is changing the threat landscape and the tooling available

Nice to have

• ▹Experience with C/C++, relevant to firmware and embedded systems
• ▹Background at a cloud-native, AI-forward company actively building agentic or AI-driven products
• ▹Experience with security automation platforms (e.g. Tines) and serverless frameworks (e.g. AWS Lambda)
• ▹Experience integrating vulnerability management into modern CI/CD pipelines with a shift-left mentality
• ▹Experience spanning SaaS, firmware and corporate IT security programs, not just one product line
• ▹Experience managing vulnerabilities within a FedRAMP-certified environment
• ▹Experience building, extending or wiring up AI copilots/agents for security workflows (e.g. automated triage, remediation drafting)

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Annual base salary $165,200–$295,000 USD
• ▹Initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff and ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance
• ▹Flexible, employee-led remote model
• ▹Professional development stipend
• ▹Comprehensive health and parental leave plans

About the company

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, processing 25+ trillion data points annually across thousands of connected devices; its Application Security team protects cloud services, internal systems and firmware on IoT hardware.