Quality Engineer - Safety Firmware

Samsara is looking for a Firmware Quality Engineer to ensure the firmware powering their Physical AI-enabled IoT devices is robust, reliable, and customer-ready. The ideal candidate will have experience in embedded systems, firmware validation, and closely related hardware-software integration testing.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional experience in embedded systems, firmware validation, or closely related hardware-software integration testing.
• Hands-on experience testing RTOS-based embedded software (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, or equivalent), including familiarity with common debug interfaces, logging, and on-target instrumentation.
• Proficiency in Python (or a similar language) for test automation, tooling, and log/data analysis.
• Experience with Git and CI/CD systems (Jenkins, Buildkite, GitHub Actions, or equivalent), including integrating automated tests into pipelines and triaging flakes from real failures.
• Hands-on experience building with AI — for example, integrating LLMs into test automation, developer tooling, or log analysis; validating ML-powered features; or shipping internal tools that leverage AI APIs.
• Strong written communication and organization across test plans, bug reports, runbooks, and cross-team handoffs.
• Ability to drive well-defined projects independently while escalating ambiguity and cross-team blockers appropriately.

Benefits

• Flexible working model
• Professional development stipend
• Comprehensive health and parental leave plans
• Above-market total compensation through a combination of base salary, performance-based bonus/variable pay, and equity (for eligible roles)
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Visa Sponsorship
• Four Day Work Week
• Generous Parental Leave