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# Driver – Data Collection (Contract) at Sama

- **Company:** Sama
- **Location:** San Francisco California, United States
- **Posted:** 2026-03-12
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/samainc/jobs/5825544004

## Job description

Sama is supporting a professional services engagement with an automotive client to conduct structured real-world data collection using sensor-equipped vehicles. This project will collect high-quality driving data to support the development of advanced autonomous vehicle systems.

The field team will operate in a dual driver/co-pilot configuration to ensure safety, reduce fatigue, and improve data collection quality. We are hiring 3 Drivers to join this project team.

This is a 4 months contract opportunity paying $25/hour. Sama will offer a Driver Incentive Program tied to completion of the full project duration.

## Role Overview

Drivers will operate client-provided vehicles equipped with specialized sensors to capture structured driving scenarios across designated routes and locations in the Bay Area. Drivers will work closely with a co-driver during collection sessions and follow predefined protocols to ensure high-quality data capture.

## Key Responsibilities

Vehicle Operation

- Drive sensor-equipped vehicles along predefined routes across the Bay Area.
- Operate vehicles with trailer hitching and reversing when required.
- Maintain safe driving practices and comply with all local traffic laws.

Data Collection

- Conduct daily driving sessions during peak sunlight hours (approximately 4 hours per day) to optimize sensor performance.
- Follow structured collection protocols to capture specific driving scenarios and objects.
- Monitor collection tools and systems to ensure successful capture.

Operational Support

- Assist with troubleshooting minor operational or equipment issues.
- Support setup and breakdown of equipment when required.
- Ensure safe operation of vehicles, sensors and surrounding environments during data collection.
- May include data upload of collected data
- Communication with Project Manager for list of target locations and routes for the coming day(s)

## Qualifications

- Valid clean driver’s license
- Minimum age 25 years old
- Proven experience driving with trailers, hitching and reversing (ability to provide a demonstrating short video)
- Comfortable driving for extended periods in urban environments
- Attention to detail and safety awareness

## About Sama

Sama provides high-quality training data that powers AI technology for Fortune 2000 companies such as Google, Walmart, Ford, Microsoft, and Marriott. We’re experts in data annotation, supporting text, 2D, 3D image, video, and sensor data for machine learning algorithms and generative AI models. Sama offers the highest quality SLAs in the industry, along with cutting-edge ML-assisted annotation tools, QA processes, and security and compliance standards.

Founded in 2008 on the belief that “talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not”, Sama is driven by the mission to expand opportunities for those who are underprivileged. As a certified B-Corp, Sama has provided worker training programs to increase economic opportunity for more than 15,000 people from underserved communities. By connecting our customers with amazing talent in East Africa, we've impacted more than 69,000 workers and their dependents.

Today, our vision is to provide data scientists, ML engineers, and data operations teams with an indispensable, integrated platform for AI data preparation, labeling, and collection.

For more information, visit [www.sama.com](http://www.samasource.com/).

More information can be found at:

- [Featured in Forbes: How Ethical Is Your AI?](https://www.forbes.com/sites/meghanmccormick/2020/06/21/how-ethical-is-your-ai/?sh=d9cc7d8490e1)
- [Sama Honored on Inc. Magazine’s Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies — the Inc. 5000](https://www.sama.com/blog/inc-5000-list-third-year-in-a-row/?utm_content=218206733&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lcp-410136)
- [Reversing Poverty - Ted Talk by our founder Leila Janah](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQZJ4ot4ONQ)

Our Culture:

Sama is quite unique. We are a technology company with a social mission. People that thrive in a high-growth environment, love working on the bleeding edge of technology, and really care about having a positive impact on the world are a great fit for the Sama culture. Our core values are One Team, One Goal - Deliver. Period. - Trust & Transparency - Customer First - Humanity.

Our Benefits:

Sama offers competitive compensation commensurate with experience and a full benefits package, including: medical, dental, and vision insurance, long-term disability insurance, life, and AD&D insurance, employer-matching Group RRSP, generous holiday and vacation policies, a monthly fitness stipend, monthly cell phone reimbursement and professional development opportunities. Our Talent Acquisition team would be happy to discuss our benefits packages with you in more detail during the interview process.

At Sama, we pride ourselves in being a diverse and equal opportunity employer.

## About Sama

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Sama provides human-verified data annotation, validation, and evaluation services to help AI teams train, ship, and scale models with accurate, production-ready data.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Certified B Corporation)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States (with major offices in The Hague, Netherlands; Montreal, Canada; Nairobi, Kenya; Kampala, Uganda; Gulu, Uganda; San José, Costa Rica)
- **Founded**: 2008
- **Founders**: Leila Janah (deceased)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: AI data services (data annotation, validation, model evaluation for computer vision, NLP, and multimodal AI)
- **Target customers**: B2B – Fortune 500 companies, ML teams, data scientists, and engineering organizations in industries such as autonomous vehicles, retail, e-commerce, robotics, manufacturing, and consumer tech
- **Mission**: “To provide data scientists, ML engineers, and data operations teams with an indispensable, integrated platform for AI data preparation, labeling, and collection.” Underpinned by a social mission: creating full-time, fair-wage work for historically excluded communities.

## Products & Services
- **Data Annotation**: Expert-led labeling for vision, multimodal, and sensor data at production scale, combining automation with human review for computer vision, NLP, and multimodal AI.
- **Data Validation**: Human-verified validation to catch errors early, reduce rework, and improve downstream model performance.
- **Model Evaluation**: Score real-world performance to guide retraining, iteration, and confident deployment.
- **Professional Services**: Custom workflows aligned to client model architecture, performance targets, and production constraints.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total lives impacted to date: over 65,000 (as of 2024); supported more than 69,000 lives and built careers for over 15,000 associates. Data volume: 10 billion data points processed per month.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not disclosed in public sources (investors not mentioned on current website). Key customers include **Walmart** (improved search across 2.5M+ SKUs globally), **PolyPerception** (waste object labeling with 99% quality), and **Volumental** (shoe sizing with 97.8% accuracy).
- **Growth Signals**: 99% first-batch client acceptance rate; 92% customer satisfaction (CSAT) score and NPS of 64 in 2024; listed as one of Inc.’s 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America; certified B Corp since early days; multiple awards including 2021 B Corp “Best for the World” in Workforce and 2020 AI Breakthrough Award for Best Image Processing Solution.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Ethical AI + B Corp status**: One of the first AI companies certified as a B Corporation, embedding social impact into the business model (fair wages, career training for underserved communities).
- **Human-verified accuracy**: Human-in-the-loop approach with expert-led labeling yields high first-batch acceptance (99%) and reduces downstream risk.
- **Global delivery network**: Offices and training centers across North America, Europe, and Africa enable scalable, cost-effective, 24/7 operations.
- **Longevity and trust**: Founded in 2008, Sama has worked with Fortune 500 companies for over 15 years, building deep domain expertise in data annotation for critical AI use cases.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling ethical data pipelines**: Continue investing in technology that combines automation with human expertise to deliver predictable timelines and controlled costs.
- **Expanding model evaluation services**: Help clients score real-world model performance to drive retraining and confident deployment.
- **Deepening customer partnerships**: Emphasize side-by-side collaboration with customer teams to reduce execution risk and accelerate time-to-market.

## Why Work Here
- **Remote-friendly work environment**: Flexible, remote-friendly policy with offices in San Francisco, Montreal, The Hague, Nairobi, Kampala, Gulu, and San José.
- **Comprehensive benefits**: Includes competitive salary with bonus, generous vacation, paid holidays, sabbatical, fitness stipend, phone reimbursement, professional development budget, and comprehensive health and retirement plans.
- **Culture & impact**: Strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion; a DEI committee delivers inclusive hiring and onboarding training. Employees are empowered by the mission of creating economic opportunity through ethical AI.
- **Growth opportunities**: Work on leading-edge technology with AI leaders; clear career paths for data training agents and professional roles.

## Sources
1. [sama.com](https://www.sama.com/?req=1)
2. [sama.com/careers](https://www.sama.com/careers)
3. [sama.com/about](https://sama.com/about)
4. [sama.com/our-team](https://www.sama.com/our-team)
5. [Greenhouse job board](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/samainc)

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