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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 12 days Samsara's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 4% of Samsara's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Samsara
- low 0 stale, 7 reposted of 260 open
- Hiring momentum
- 433 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Samsara's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Samsara.
About this role
As a Staff Application Security Engineer at Samsara, you will lead the strategy and operations of the application security and vulnerability management programs, driving improvements and automation across cloud, firmware, and corporate systems. Your role will involve mentoring other engineers, communicating risk to leadership, and participating in security incident investigations, all while ensuring the security of a vast network of IoT devices and services.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Samsara as an employer.
What you need
- 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
- Significant experience with modern vulnerability management tooling (e.g., Wiz, Semgrep)
- Strong AWS cloud services background
- Deep understanding of Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), and Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
Nice to have
- Experience with C/C++, relevant to firmware and embedded systems
- Background at a cloud-native, AI-forward company
- Experience with security automation platforms (e.g., Tines) and serverless frameworks (e.g., AWS Lambda)
- Experience integrating vulnerability management into modern CI/CD pipelines
- Experience managing vulnerabilities within a FedRAMP-certified environment
What you get
- Annual base salary range of $165,200 — $295,000 USD
- Initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff
- Ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance
- Flexible, employee-led remote model
- Professional development stipend
- Comprehensive health and parental leave plans
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of team size or structure
- High visibility role may come with pressure to perform
- Regular on-call responsibilities for critical vulnerability response
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Listed by Samsara on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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