Is Samsara a good company to work for?

Samsara has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,604 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 75% of employees would recommend working at Samsara to a friend and 72% 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?

75% 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 (146) , 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 PTO!" ((in 126 reviews)); "great company events and leadership" ((in 116 reviews)); "Good pay is the only pro and don't fall for it" ((in 65 reviews)); "Great team and generally pleasant people to work with" ((in 50 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 18 reviews)); "many folks who were from Meraki, MIT etc.. other power groups were not impacted in the layoffs" ((in 14 reviews)); "Blatant favoritism by management in sales dept." ((in 12 reviews)); "Terrible middle management" ((in 11 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

Samsara reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,409 total reviews)

Sanjit Biswas

90% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

Samsara has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,409 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Samsara employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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1K reviews

2.0

Jul 31, 2019

Struggling Leadership Team: sales nightmare

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The people and mostly individual contributors are awesome. The technology is great, honestly the best in the market. Sanjit the CEO is a god like visionary and I think he wouldn’t be pleased if he really knew what was going on with the org. Catered food is awesome, dogs in the office make all the better. You can make some good money here but money is better elsewhere.

Cons

Whether it’s frowned upon PTO, unsupportive managers who don’t get to know their reps at all. Samsara is being run like a boot camp and the morale for the sales team is at an all time low. People fearing for their jobs constantly, even the great ones. Sales directors for the most part claim to be transparent but that is far from the case. No transparency other than board slides. Most teams are underperforming now and there aren’t any inbound leads any further. Just a really toxic place to work now, and they’re only Hiring more. Growing pains of a start up, leadership leads with fear tactics.

3.0

Jul 22, 2019

Tech Unicorn Not Recommended for Sales

Sales account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great product led by a team of talented engineers who consistently improve the product's software. The company is backed by a CEO who is a genius in engineering and starting successful companies. Sanjit is one of the most inspiring leaders I have ever met. Hyper growth mode and riding the rocket ship. There are lots of dogs to play with, catered meals, and awesome benefits. The people at Samsara are collaborative, kind, and want to see one another succeed.

Cons

The culture has turned toxic and people are terrified to lose their job even when they are at or above quota. Quota grew 3x in 6 months resulting in a surge in PIPs/employee turnover and a decline in income. Sales at Samsara is luck of the draw based on a "random"/manually controlled inbound line. People with zero sales background will over preform due to luck, while people with years of selling under their belt will fail due to bad inbound leads. Samsara believes in pushing product out fast and fixing the product issues later. Sales - be mindful that any product/department failure directly lands on your shoulders and negatively impacts your quota. This makes job security impossible. You have no control over your sales attainment consistency - you could be the top preforming Rep one quarter and fired the next. With the toxic culture, people are looking to take mental health days, but PTO is not encouraged by management and will result in a meeting to discuss your priorities even it you are over plan. Whether people are hitting plan or not, many people are no longer happy and have voiced it to management, but had their reservations shot down from consideration.

4.0

Jul 22, 2019

Hypergrowth - Pros and Cons

Recruiting coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

+incredible growth, opening new offices and expanding across North America and Europe +Silicon valley perks like free lunches and dinners, snacks, monthly Lyft or Uber credits +We have some of the best leadership in the business +diversity efforts are taken very seriously + I believe in the product and the future of the company

Cons

- their "flexible vacation policy" is a scam. No one feels comfortable taking time off, and it is absolutely noted by management when you take a day off. - there are definite opportunities for career advancement, but it's very much a game of politics, and if you don't suck up to your manager you will not be considered. Little to no explanation around who gets promotions and why

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