Lead Machine Learning Engineer - ML Infrastructure
Core
Technical anchor for ML infrastructure across Samsara's Safety AI organization, owning end-to-end platform architecture from training to edge deployment for 2M+ devices.
Role type
Lead Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer (Staff/Principal level)
Builds
End-to-end ML platform (training, experimentation, inference, edge) for Safety AI products
Domain
IoT, Physical Operations, AI for Safety
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed training, Kubernetes, Ray, Spark, ML fundamentals (evaluation, drift, dataset design), cross-org technical leadership, system design, observability, security
Preferred skills
Edge deployment patterns, firmware integration, open source contribution
Technologies
Ray, Kubernetes, Spark
Responsibilities
Set technical strategy and own end-to-end delivery of ML platform; Drive design and launch of Safety AI features; Design and operate scalable online/batch inference systems; Own reliability, observability, and security for ML systems; Mentor senior engineers and applied scientists; Champion developer experience and best practices
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic scope (Staff/Principal level)