Dynamic Role that respects your time - Sales Engineer Samsara Employee Review

5.0
Mar 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance at mid-market and below Get to work on interesting problems and customers are great, lots of down to Earth blue-collar companies that make a real impact in the world. I love being remote 90% of the time but also getting to meet with customers in person and learn about their business while also getting my hands dirty

Cons

Technology does enable customers to potentially spy on their employees, company doesn't do enough to dissuade customers from doing this There's been talk of using our camera systems to identify homeless encampments so hoping we never get to the point where we're enabling police to more easily harass people. If you stick around you're getting lower than market rates, need to make sure you reward people that stay at the company. DEI initiatives have faltered in the last two years

Explore other reviews about Samsara

5.0
Jul 3, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People, growth opportunities, work-life balance

Cons

Fast-paced environment can be a lot to keep up with at times, AI-fatigue

2.0
Jul 9, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Innovative product, constantly growing the platform

Cons

Compensation doesn’t feel competitive for the workload and expectations of the role. Frequent annual changes—including territory realignments, account books, verticalization, and quota adjustments—create unnecessary disruption and make it difficult to build long-term customer relationships and pipeline. The company has grown rapidly, but account distribution hasn’t always kept pace with headcount, leaving many reps competing for limited opportunity and making OTE difficult to achieve consistently. The Team Lead role is one of the biggest pain points. Team Leads are expected to operate like frontline managers without the compensation or authority that comes with a management position. They carry a fully ramped quota while also traveling, mentoring new hires, leading office hours, answering rep questions, supporting onboarding, and taking on enablement responsibilities. While these leadership opportunities can be rewarding, they often come at the expense of selling time and make it significantly harder to hit quota.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All