At Samsara, we embrace a flexible working model that caters to the diverse needs of our teams.
Key Responsibilities
Sales Engineering at Samsara
As a Sales Engineer at Samsara, you’d be an integral part of a diverse team working to help modernize essential industries through the application of cutting edge IoT solutions. Your work would directly contribute to a cleaner, more efficient and productive supply chain by creating safer roadways, reducing fuel consumption and emissions, and providing a consolidated platform for connecting operations. Our daily customer engagements include conversations around how IoT can positively impact logistics management, workplace safety programs, fleet maintenance strategies, global asset management, and regulatory compliance. This means a successful SE at Samsara will develop a thorough understanding of the application of IoT hardware and sensors, hands-on hardware installation strategies, managing data collection over carrier networks, presenting a robust cloud infrastructure, and building third-party system integrations (via our open API) to ensure the best technical solution is presented to Samsara customers.
This is a remote position, open to candidates in the MST or CST timezones in Alberta, Saskatchewan, or Manitoba. An ideal candidate will be located in Edmonton, Calgary, Regina, or Winnipeg metro areas. This position requires domestic and international travel up to 30% of the time.
Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices
Become an expert on Samsara products: where the rubber of cutting-edge tech (IoT, AI, computer vision) meets the road of driving digital transformation for physical operations.
Articulate to prospects how businesses like theirs use Samsara today to solve challenges common to their industry.
Deliver the work products that get deals done. Think discoveries, demonstrations, value assessments, proof of concept implementations, etc.
Walk installers through any scenario, explaining best practices for installing Samsara products and helping build deployment plans.
Write scripts against our open API that solve real-world problems for companies that deliver essential services (for example), and document them for your fellow SE’s to use.
Open the door for deeper entrenchment into accounts (integration, upsell, cross sell) by becoming a consultant to your customers.
Act as a liaison between Samsara’s product and sales teams, translating technical feedback and enrolling the right customers in our beta programs.
Requirements
Bachelors’ of Science degree from a 4 year accredited university
Professional French & English Fluency (both written and verbal)
2+ years experience working with customers in a pre-sales, technical consulting, solutions architect, customer success, or customer/product support capacity
Ability to influence stakeholders based on your technical sales acumen and a solid understanding of business processes and change management
Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences
Basic understanding of electronics and electrical systems
Experience with the following concepts: technical consulting, cloud software, cloud-connected hardware, computer networking, business systems integration, automation and control systems
Bachelors’ of Science degree or advanced education in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline
Work experience in task automation scripting and transferring data between systems using Bash, Python, JavaScript, or equivalent language
Work experience building solutions leveraging open API’s
Understanding of vehicle diagnostic systems, including Controller Area Networks (CAN bus) and Power Take Off (PTO) applications
Hobbyist interest in working with things driven by electronic systems (car audio installation/classic car restoration, home automation, building things with raspberry pi, arduino, etc.)
Consistent track record of success selling complex technical solutions through strategic sales cycles
The range of annual on-target earnings (OTE) range for full-time employees for this position is below. Please note that OTE pay may vary depending on factors including your city of residence, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Learn more about our total rewards and benefits below.
Annual OTE Salary
$142,800
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$168,000 CAD
Benefits & Perks
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 of base salary, performance-based bonus/variable pay, and equity (for eligible roles) in a high-growth public company. We meaningfully differentiate pay for our top performers, who have the opportunity to earn above-market compensation that can outpace the broader market over time.
Beyond compensation, we provide the foundations that enable long-term success: a flexible, employee-led remote model, a professional development stipend, comprehensive health and parental leave plans, and more. If you’re ready to build for the long term and own the outcome, your journey starts here.
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