Is Samsara a good company to work for?

Samsara has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 1,606 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 74% of employees would recommend working at Samsara to a friend and 71% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Samsara have been left by employees working as Director , Sales Engineer and Enterprise Account Executive .

Does Samsara pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Samsara employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Samsara. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Samsara?

74% of Samsara employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Samsara 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Samsara?

Account Executive (147) , Account Development Representative (144) , Senior Account Executive (62) , Software Engineer (47) , Mid Market Account Executive (37) , Sales (37) , Sales Engineer (27) , Recruiter (23) , Technical Support Engineer (18) , Technical Support Specialist (17) , Commercial Account Executive (16) , Senior Software Engineer (15) , Manager (14) , Director (12) , Enterprise Account Executive (12)

What are the pros of working at Samsara according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and set up for you success personally and as a team" ((in 130 reviews)); "Great benefits and always adding more (i.e." ((in 124 reviews)); "great company events and leadership" ((in 120 reviews)); "Good pay is the only pro and don't fall for it" ((in 69 reviews)); "Great product and talented team" ((in 53 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Samsara according to real employee reviews?

"they are 20 mins, managers always is running 5 mins late because theyve been in "back to backs" all day" ((in 29 reviews)); "High expectations with no training" ((in 15 reviews)); "Blatant favoritism." ((in 13 reviews)); "Terrible middle management" ((in 11 reviews)); "no diversity when it comes to gender/culture/ethnicity/sexual orientation/socio" ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about Samsara layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Samsara layoffs and their outlook for job security at Samsara in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Samsara locations?

San Francisco , Atlanta , San Jose , Phoenix , New York , Austin , Los Angeles , Chicago , Denver , San Diego , Dallas , South San Francisco , Seattle , Philadelphia , Charleston , Charlotte , Houston , Minneapolis , Columbus , Tampa , Florida City , Tempe , Mexico , Washington , Raleigh , Cincinnati , Las Vegas , Jacksonville , Miami , Boston

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Pressure - Account Executive Samsara Employee Review

2.0

Dec 8, 2020

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, intelligent people, safely WFH in 2020 and beyond. Rapid rate on innovation. Good communication within my segment. Company overall looks strong financially.

Cons

Segment silos, continuous territory changes that inhibit personal sales growth and commission attainment that was pitched in interview. Almost every top performer has been on PIP, so there is a constant awareness and stress of being expendable. Sales Operations and other necessary support groups are declining, and will rip accounts without warning.

Samsara Response

Thanks for taking the time to write a review. I am glad you enjoy working with your colleagues and are proud of our pace of innovation. I wanted to address your comment around performance culture on the sales team. We know 2020 was a challenging year, and we modified our performance improvement process. This has included more refined coaching and targeted skills development, cross-team calibration, guided by our Sales leadership team. One feature of Samsara’s high-performing sales culture is that there are consistent targets for Sales employees. To ensure accountability, we clearly communicate the performance improvement policies regularly and set realistic targets on a quarterly basis. I’m sorry to hear you did not feel like this was the case. If you have further ideas on how we can communicate these goals, or improve our processes, please reach out to a member of the Sales leadership team or People Partner.

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5.0

Jun 19, 2026

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company solving real problems for the physical operations economy

Cons

Fast growth, innovation focused. Not for everyone!

2.0

Jul 9, 2026

Account executive

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.

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