Senior Manager, Software Engineering – AI Developer Productivity, Dev Agents, SRE AI

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Lead the Development Agents and SRE AI teams while determining future directions.

• Establish strategies and select experiments for agent infrastructure, encompassing the gateway, internal MCPs, skills, and cloud runners.

• Make decisions regarding build, integration, and purchasing across various vendors including Claude and Codex.

• Reduce cost per pull request while enhancing output efficiency.

• Expand SRE AI from two teams to all teams and foster trust in automated actions.

• Collaborate directly with every R&D leader and developers utilizing the products, without needing a product manager.

• Advocate for and integrate Samsara’s cultural principles into the team.

• Manage and develop a team comprised of five to ten senior engineers, advancing them from senior to principal roles.

• Recruit, nurture, and lead a diverse, engaged, and high-performing team.

• Oversee AI initiatives throughout the software development lifecycle.

• Construct and manage AI developer productivity and SRE agent systems.

• Attain objectives such as making SRE AI the first responder for five teams and the default choice for every team by the end of 2027.

• Establish a comprehensive agent factory system within three months for campaign-style tasks, such as backfilling tests and resolving recurring logging issues.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in software engineering.

• At least 5 years of experience in people management.

• Proven experience leading a team of approximately six to ten engineers.

• Experience in guiding senior and staff-level engineers.

• Hands-on experience in building applications using current AI tools or agents, whether professionally or personally.

• Ability to set direction in the absence of a playbook and without a product manager.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.

• Candidates must be located in North America.

• Must possess legal authorization to work at Samsara and in the designated location.

• Preferred: background in developer productivity, agentic AI, incident response, or on-call tooling.

• Preferred: capability to analyze token expenditure and infrastructure expenses.

• Preferred: advanced degree, such as an MS or PhD, in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.

🏝️ Benefits

• Initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff.

• Continuous equity refresh opportunities linked to performance.

• Performance-based bonuses and variable pay.

• Flexible, employee-led remote work model.

• Professional development stipend available.

• Comprehensive health care plans.

• Parental leave policies.

• Flexible working arrangements.

• Support for remote work.

• Equal opportunity employer with reasonable accommodations offered.