Senior AI Security Engineer

Responsibilities

• Conduct security assessments of software, code, firmware, and hardware against AI-driven and adversarial attacks and implement fixes.
• Translate general AI security findings into Samsara-specific application, hardware, and embedded-firmware security improvements.
• Build, pressure-test, and drive adoption of AI-enabled security tooling and workflows.
• Partner with engineering, hardware, and senior leadership on threat modeling and AI-related security risks.
• Define and drive the organization’s strategy for adopting AI safely within security operations.
• Use AI and LLM tools for offensive validation, red teaming, defensive tooling, and testing of AI-enabled systems.
• Champion Samsara’s cultural principles across the organization.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in application security, vulnerability management, threat modeling, offensive security, or a closely related discipline, with demonstrated application-fix impact and broad organizational influence.
• Hands-on experience applying AI and LLM tools to real security workflows, including APIs, agents, or automation.
• Experience conducting technical security assessments across software and hardware or firmware environments.
• Experience creating secure-code solutions with engineers using languages such as GoLang.
• Experience developing AI and agentic solutions using GitHub and AWS.
• Preferred experience with prompt injection, jailbreaks, model or agent abuse, agentic AI security controls, RAG systems, LLM-integrated platforms, organization-wide security strategy, and executive-level technical presentations.
• Relevant certifications such as OSCP, GIAC, CISSP, or AWS certifications are preferred.

Benefits

• Remote position for candidates in the United States except the San Francisco Bay Metro Area, NYC Metro Area, and Washington, D.C. Metro Area.
• Flexible employee-led remote working model with offices available for employees who prefer in-person work.
• Initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff and ongoing performance-based refresh opportunities.
• Performance-based bonus or variable pay and equity eligibility, subject to plan terms.
• Professional development stipend, comprehensive health coverage, parental leave, and additional benefits.