[Hiring] Senior Manager, Software Engineering - AI Developer Productivity @Samsara

Role Description

AI is changing how our R&D organization builds and runs software. This is a new role: one leader for Samsara's AI bets across the software development lifecycle. You'll own two efforts that started and whatever comes next.

• Dev Agents: Builds in-house and integrates vendors such as Claude and Codex. This includes an Agent Gateway that serves internal MCPs, managed access to skills, and cloud runners that fan work out to cloud agents.
• SRE AI: An agent that does the first-line work of an on-call engineer. It already runs on real incidents in production: it writes a root cause analysis, escalates severity when it has proof, and can roll back the deployment it identified as the cause.

This is a new role. You'll lead a team of five to 10 senior engineers, from Senior to Staff. You'll work directly with every R&D leader and with the developers who use what you build.

This is a remote position open to candidates based in North America.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• 5+ years of people management experience.
• Has led a team of about six to 10 engineers. Scope matters more than title.
• Has led senior and staff-level engineers.
• Has built something with current AI tools or agents, at work or at home.
• Has set direction where no playbook existed, without a product manager.
• BS or MS in Computer Science or another technical degree.

Requirements

• A methodical, systems-level mind.
• A connection to what industry leaders build.
• Relevant background in developer productivity, agentic AI, incident response or on-call tooling.
• Cost awareness regarding token spend and infrastructure as models and prices change.
• An advanced degree (MS or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field).

Benefits

• Flexible working model that caters to the diverse needs of our teams.
• Professional development stipend.
• Comprehensive health and parental leave plans.
• Initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff, and ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance.