Staff Application Security Engineer

Samsara
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 165,200 - 295,000 annuallyFunction: CybersecurityExperience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Independent execution","Technical leadership","Mentoring","Risk communication","Cross-functional collaboration"]

Drive application security and vulnerability management end-to-end for Samsara’s cloud services, internal systems, and IoT field firmware. Own program strategy, continuously improve vulnerability management, and reduce MTTR across SLAs. Build scalable automation and tooling for detection and response, set technical direction, mentor engineers, and communicate risk tradeoffs. Participate in incident investigations and maintain on-call coverage for critical vulnerability response.

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Samsara
2 days ago

Staff Application Security Engineer

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Job Summary

Drive application security and vulnerability management end-to-end for Samsara’s cloud services, internal systems, and IoT field firmware. Own program strategy, continuously improve vulnerability management, and reduce MTTR across SLAs. Build scalable automation and tooling for detection and response, set technical direction, mentor engineers, and communicate risk tradeoffs. Participate in incident investigations and maintain on-call coverage for critical vulnerability response.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Cybersecurity

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead the strategy, operation, and continuous improvement of vulnerability management and other core application security programs.
  • •Own and drive down mean time to remediate (MTTR) across the vulnerability backlog as SLAs tighten.
  • •Build and champion automation and tooling to scale vulnerability detection and response across cloud, firmware/IoT, and corporate systems.
  • •Set technical and architectural direction for the program and translate leadership priorities into an execution plan.
  • •Drive remediation by partnering with technical program management and providing clear, actionable guidance; mentor engineers on secure design and remediation practices.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 165,200 - 295,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceParental LeaveLearning BudgetRemote Work

Key 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 drive remediation across a multi-surface environment without direct authority over fixing teams.
  • •Experience with modern vulnerability management tooling (e.g., Wiz, Semgrep) and familiarity with vulnerability scoring frameworks such as CVSS and EPSS.
  • •Deep understanding of SAST, DAST, and Software Composition Analysis (SCA), plus strong AWS cloud services background.
Experience:10+ years
Skills:Independent executionTechnical leadershipMentoringRisk communicationCross-functional collaboration
Languages:English
Tech Stack:GoPythonJavaScriptWizSemgrepCVSSEPSSAWSStatic Application Security Testing (SAST)Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)Software Composition Analysis (SCA)AI/LLM toolingTinesAWS LambdaC/C++CI/CDIoTFirmwareCloud servicesVulnerability management

Company Brief

Samsara
Provides an integrated IoT platform combining hardware sensors, cameras, and cloud-based software to help businesses monitor vehicles, equipment, and operations for fleet management, safety, compliance, and operational efficiency.
Industry: Supply Chain Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2015
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