Manager II, Software Engineering

Samsara is seeking a Manager II, Software Engineering to lead and grow a team of engineers. The successful candidate will define and drive technical strategy and roadmaps for new products and platform capabilities, guide teams to design and ship full-stack features end-to-end, and partner with product, design, and customer-facing teams to translate ambiguous problems into clear technical plans.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and grow a team of engineers: hire top talent, coach and develop individuals, manage performance, and build a culture of ownership, quality, and velocity.
• Take ownership of technically complex, mission-critical areas and run with them.
• Define and drive technical strategy and roadmap for new products and platform capabilities.
• Guide teams to design and ship full-stack features end-to-end, delivering AI-powered products that solve real operational problems.
• Partner with product, design, and customer-facing teams to translate ambiguous problems into clear technical plans.
• Oversee systems behind AI-driven products, including data ingestion, APIs, and workflows.
• Raise the bar across engineering through design reviews, hiring standards, mentorship, and setting standards for quality, velocity, and craft.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of experience in software design and development, including building and operating production systems at scale.
• 3+ years of experience directly managing software engineers.
• Strong technical fundamentals across backend services, APIs, and frontend.
• Familiarity with modern languages and frameworks (Go, Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, React).
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-team or cross-org projects.
• Experience building or leading teams that build AI-powered or data-driven products.

Nice to Have:

• Experience shipping AI-powered features in production.
• Experience leading teams through AI-augmented development workflows.
• Background working with real-world operational data.
• Proven track record of managing and developing senior engineers.

Compensation:

• Annual Base Salary: $155,000-$260,000 USD
• Eligible for initial RSU grant and ongoing refresh opportunities