About this role
Samsara is developing the Connected Operations Cloud, a platform that empowers industries dependent on physical operations like agriculture, construction, and manufacturing to harness IoT data for actionable insights. The application security team is establishing a specialized function at the intersection of security engineering and applied AI to protect systems against sophisticated adversaries. The incumbent will serve as the primary AI-focused technologist on the team, utilizing frontier models to conduct offensive red-teaming of cloud environments and validate firmware vulnerabilities on hardware assets.
Operating within a newly formed function, the person filling this vacancy will shape the organization's long-term AI security strategy and build novel AI-enabled security workflows. Ideal candidates bring extensive background in application security combined with hands-on experience integrating or red-teaming AI systems like LLMs and agentic workflows. Professionals who thrive in autonomous, high-visibility roles and enjoy bridging software and hardware security domains will find a strong alignment here.
What you will do
- Deliver accurate and consistent security assessments of software, code, and firmware to evaluate resilience against AI-driven and adversarial attacks.
- Translate general AI security findings into specific fixes for the application security layer, adapting software techniques to hardware and embedded firmware.
- Build and pressure-test novel AI-enabled security tooling and workflows while driving adoption across the broader security organization.
- Partner cross-functionally with engineering, hardware, and leadership during threat modeling sessions as the primary expert on AI-related security risk.
- Help define and drive medium- and long-term strategy for adopting AI safely and effectively within security operations.
- Use frontier AI and LLM tools hands-on for offensive red-teaming of internal systems and for building defensive tooling.
- Champion and embed organizational cultural principles as the company scales globally.
What you need
- Bring 8 or more years of experience in application security, vulnerability management, threat modeling, offensive security, or a closely related discipline.
- Demonstrate application fix impact and influence across a large part of an organization.
- Possess hands-on experience applying AI and LLM tools to real security workflows through APIs, agents, or automation.
- Conduct technical security assessments across both software and hardware or firmware environments.
- Create solutions for secure code with engineers using programming languages such as GoLang.
- Develop AI and agentic solutions using Github and develop applications within AWS cloud environments.
Nice to have
- Experience with AI-specific attack techniques including prompt injection, jailbreaks, and model or agent abuse.
- Experience building or validating security controls for agentic AI, RAG systems, or LLM-integrated platforms.
- A track record of driving org-wide security strategy or presenting technical findings to senior or executive stakeholders.
- Relevant industry certifications such as OSCP, GIAC, CISSP, or AWS certifications.
Benefits
- Initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff and ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance
- Performance-based bonus and variable pay programs
- Flexible, employee-led remote model
- Professional development stipend
- Comprehensive health and parental leave plans
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
What is the remote work policy for this position?
This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the US except the San Francisco Bay Metro Area, NYC Metro Area, and Washington, D.C. Metro Area. Samsara embraces a flexible working model that caters to diverse team needs while supporting remote work where it aligns with operational requirements.
What is the salary range for the Senior AI Security Engineer role?
The range of annual base salary for full-time employees is $157,675 to $238,500 USD. Base pay offered may vary depending on factors including city of residence, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
What kind of total rewards are included alongside base compensation?
This role is eligible for an initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff, and ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance. Additional rewards include a professional development stipend, comprehensive health and parental leave plans, and above-market total compensation through a combination of base salary and equity.
What technologies and AI tools will be used on the job?
The tech stack involves GoLang, GitHub, and AWS cloud development. Practitioners will use frontier AI and LLM tools hands-on, including Anthropic's and OpenAI's cybersecurity-specific programs, for offensive validation and defensive tooling.