Senior Application Security Engineer (AI & Vulnerability)

About the role

We’re seeking a talented Senior Application/Product Security Engineer with hands-on experience deploying, managing, and operating modern Vulnerability Management platforms. In this role, you’ll work alongside technical product managers and engineers across the company to maintain Samsara’s Vulnerability Management infrastructure and de-risk software vulnerabilities to better protect our customers.

We seek someone who is passionate about leveraging automation to enhance efficiency, is enthusiastic about working with infrastructure-as-code, and has a wealth of experience collaborating with teams to reduce software vulnerabilities. Your contributions will be critical to shaping our overall security and compliance strategy. At Samsara, we value working backwards from winning as an operating principle. Your ability to define success and work with cross-functional stakeholders by working backwards to reach that success is pivotal.

You should apply if

• You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will result in real-world impact—helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, reduce emissions, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely.
• You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work, this role won’t be your last at Samsara. We set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development, and countless opportunities to experiment and master your craft in a hyper-growth environment.
• You’re energized by our opportunity: The vision we have to digitize large sectors of the global economy requires your full focus and best efforts to bring forth creative, ambitious ideas for our customers.
• You want to be with the best: At Samsara, we win together, celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by a high-caliber team that will encourage you to do your best.

In this role, you will

• Lead and own ongoing operation and maintenance of Samsara’s vulnerability management program, ensuring consistent execution of processes.
• Assist in managing vulnerability scanning tools and help refine detection capabilities to improve accuracy and reduce false positives.
• Work closely with the Vulnerability Technical Program Manager to generate and distribute monthly and quarterly compliance reports.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to track and support the remediation of identified vulnerabilities, providing guidance on best practices.
• Assist in analyzing and triaging vulnerabilities, escalating critical issues to senior security engineers or Security Operations as needed.
• Participate in security incident investigations related to high-profile vulnerabilities, helping gather data and assess potential impact on Samsara infrastructure.
• Contribute to documentation and process improvements to streamline vulnerability management workflows.
• Champion Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) in daily work.
• Be regularly on call to support

Minimum requirements for the role

• 6+ years of relevant experience with demonstrated impact for security engineering and vulnerability management in an enterprise environment.
• Significant experience with vulnerability management tooling, in particular modern toolsets such as Wiz, or Semgrep.
• Deep subject matter expertise with security engineering best practices for subjects such as CVSS, EPSS.
• Strong familiarity with common security vulnerabilities and the ability to judge their severity and impact on the business.
• Excellent development background with experience in Python or GoLang.
• Strong DevOps, DevSecOps, or SRE background with experience in AWS cloud services, and Terraform
• Experience using security automation platforms such as Tines and serverless frameworks such as AWS Lambda.
• Deep understanding of Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), or Software Composition Analysis (SCA)

An ideal candidate also has

• Practical experience managing vulnerabilities within a FedRAMP-certified environment.
• Experience integrating vulnerability management into modern CI/CD pipelines with a “shift-left” mentality.

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 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.

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 positions, being close to one of our offices or within a specific geographic area is important to facilitate collaboration, access to resources, or alignment with our service regions. In these cases, the job description will clearly indicate any working location requirements. Our goal is to ensure that all members of our team can contribute effectively, whether they are working on-site, in a hybrid model, or fully remotely. All offers of employment are contingent upon an individual’s ability to secure and maintain the legal right to work at the company and in the specified work location, if applicable.

Belonging at Samsara

At Samsara, we welcome everyone regardless of their background. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, and other characteristics protected by law. We depend on the unique approaches of our team members to help us solve complex problems and want to ensure that Samsara is a place where people from all backgrounds can make an impact.

Accommodations

Samsara is an inclusive work environment, and we are committed to ensuring equal opportunity in employment for qualified persons with disabilities. Please email accessibleinterviewing@samsara.com or click here if you require any reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process.

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