Product Design Intern

About the role:
As a Product Design Intern at Samsara, you will help design features that our customers use every day to run their infrastructure. We're looking for someone who is excited to shape the experience of our platform across industries such as transportation and logistics, construction, food and beverage, government, and more.
You should apply if:

• You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will result in real-world impact-helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, reduce emissions, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely.
• You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work, this role won't be your last at Samsara. We set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development, countless opportunities to experiment and master your craft in a hyper growth environment.
• You're energized by our opportunity: The vision we have to digitize large sectors of the global economy requires your full focus and best efforts to bring forth creative, ambitious ideas for our customers.
• You want to be with the best: At Samsara, we win together, celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by a high-caliber team that will encourage you to do your best.

Click here to learn about what we value at Samsara.
In this role, you will:

• Learn how to conduct research at Samsara, talk to customers, and understand user workflows and critical user journeys
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to identify customer needs, explore design solutions, and deliver value to customers
• Produce well-crafted designs for features that make our customers' operations more efficient, safe, and sustainable
• Push for high-quality design through a focus on feedback, iteration, and attention to details
• Articulate your perspective and provide a compelling rationale for design decisions
• Have a dedicated design mentor to learn from throughout the internship
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara's cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, and Win as a Team)

Minimum requirements for the role:

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree and graduating in Spring/Summer of 2025 or Fall/Winter 2025
• 0-1+ years experience
• A portfolio showcasing your approach to solving problems and your standard for design quality
• Located in San Francisco for the summer of 2024
• Experience in design through your university major, school projects, past internships or externships, or extracurriculars
• Proficiency in Figma

An ideal candidate also has:

• Effective interaction, visual design, user research, problem solving, and communication skills
• Experience designing consumer or business facing experiences for web and mobile
• The ability to prototype ideas to explore and effectively convey design solutions
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional partners to ship successful products that meet user needs
• A drive to continuously improve yourself, the team, and product experiences

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The range of hourly base salary for this position is below. Please note that base hourly pay may vary depending on factors including your city of residence, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
$33 - $48 USD
Who we are
Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, which is a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. At Samsara, we are helping improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of the physical operations that power our global economy. Representing more than 40% of global GDP, these industries are the infrastructure of our planet, including agriculture, construction, field services, transportation, and manufacturing - and we are excited to help digitally transform their operations at scale.
Working at Samsara means you'll help define the future of physical operations and be on a team that's shaping an exciting array of product solutions, including Video-Based Safety, Vehicle Telematics, Apps and Driver Workflows, Equipment Monitoring, and Site Visibility. As part of a recently public company, you'll have the autonomy and support to make an impact as we build for the long term.
Recent awards we've won include:
Great Place To Work Certified™ 2023
Best Place to Work by Built In 2023
Financial Times The Americas' Fastest Growing Companies 2023
Deloitte Fast 500 Companies
IoT Analytics Company of the Year in 2022's IoT Breakthrough Winners
We see a profound opportunity for data to improve the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of operations, and hope you consider joining us on this exciting journey.