Data Engineer

Key Skills

Amazon RedShift, Analytical and Problem solving, Big Data Technology, Data Engineering, Data Modeling, Data pipelines, Data Visualization, Database, DOMO, ETL/ELT technologies, Java Programming, Looker, Management, Mixpanel, Python Programming, R Programming, RDBMS, Scala Programming, Snowflake, SQL, Tableau

Job Description

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, which allows businesses that depend on physical operations to harness IoT (Internet of Things) data to develop actionable business insights and improve their operations. Founded in San Francisco in 2015, we now employ more than 1,800 people globally and have over 1.5 million active devices. Samsara also went public in December 2021 and we’re just getting started. 

Recent awards we’ve won include: 

• #2 in the Financial Times’ Fastest Growing Companies in Americas list 2021
• Named as a Best Place to Work in Built In 2022 
• #19 in the Forbes Cloud 100 2021
• IoT Analytics Company of the Year in 2022’s IoT Breakthrough Winners 
• Forbes Advisor named us the Best Solution for Large Companies - Fleet management software for 2022!

We're driving change in industries that are yet to fully embrace digital transformation. Physical operations make up a massive slice of the global economy but haven’t benefited from innovation and actionable information in the way that other sectors have. The potential for scale and impact is huge.

About the role:

Data and Analytics is a critical team within Marketing. Our mission is to enable revenue performance by providing marketing and sales teams with the insights, tools, infrastructure and consultation to make data driven decisions. We are a scrappy and growing team that loves all things data! The team will be composed of data engineers, analytics managers and data scientists. We are passionate about leveraging world class data and analytics to deliver a great customer experience.

Our team promotes an agile, collaborative, supportive environment where diverse thinking, innovative design, and experimentation is welcomed and encouraged.

In this role, you will: 

• Develop and maintain databases, datasets, pipelines and Samsara’s Customer Data Platform (CDP) to enable advanced segmentation, targeting, automation and analytics
• Work with data from a variety of sources including but not limited to: CRM data, Product data, Marketing data, Order flow data, Support ticket volume data
• Manage critical data pipelines to enable our growth initiatives and advanced analytics
• Facilitate data integration and transformation requirements for moving data between applications; ensuring interoperability of applications with data mart and CDP environments
• Develop and improve the current data architecture, data quality, monitoring and data availability
• Write data transformations in SQL/Python to generate data products consumed by customer systems and Analytics, Marketing Operations, Sales Operations teams
• 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

Minimum requirements for the role:

• 2+ years of working experience in a growth, software or data engineering role
• Strong SQL and proficient Python knowledge with hands-on data modeling experience 
• Exposure to data warehouse technical architectures, infrastructure components, ETL/ ELT and reporting/analytic tools
• Hands-on experience working with modern data technologies stack such as Data Bricks, Google Big Query, Redshift, RDS, Snowflake or similar solutions 
• Comfort in working with business customers to gather requirements and gain a deep understanding of varied datasets
• Self-starter, motivated, responsible, innovative and technology-driven individual who performs well both independently and as a team member
• A proactive problem solver and have good communication as well as project management skills to relay your findings and solutions across technical and non technical audiences

An ideal candidate also has:

• Familiarity with customer, marketing and/or web data 
• Knowledge of Marketo, Salesforce.com and Google Analytics
• Experience working with CDPs such as Segment, Blueshift, Lytics or Adobe Real-time CDP
• Experience with data visualization tools and packages (e.g. Looker, Domo, Tableau, MixPanel)
• Familiarity with Marketing Technologies (MarTech stacks)
• Experience coding with Scala, R or Pandas

At Samsara, we welcome everyone regardless of their background, race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, etc. We depend on the unique approaches of our team members to help us solve complex problems. We are committed to increasing diversity across our team and ensuring that Samsara is a place where people from all backgrounds can make an impact.