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

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

📋 Description

• Lead the Development Agents and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) AI teams, determining the future direction.

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

• Make critical decisions about building, integrating, and purchasing from vendors such as Claude and Codex.

• Reduce cost per pull request while enhancing overall output.

• Expand SRE AI from two teams to encompass all teams, fostering trust in automated actions.

• Collaborate closely with all R&D leaders and developers utilizing the products, without the involvement of a product manager.

• Promote and integrate Samsara’s cultural principles.

• Oversee and develop a team of five to ten senior engineers, from senior to principal levels.

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

• Steer AI initiatives throughout the software development lifecycle.

• Create a comprehensive system for campaign-style agent work, including backfilling tests and addressing recurring logging issues.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of experience in software engineering.

• More than 5 years of experience in people management.

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

• Experience managing senior and staff-level engineers.

• Background in building solutions with contemporary AI tools or agents, whether professionally or personally.

• Experience in setting direction in the absence of a playbook, without a product manager.

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

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

• Preferred: capability to analyze token spending and infrastructure as models and prices evolve.

• Preferred: Master’s or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.

🏝️ Benefits

• Initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff.

• Continuous equity refresh opportunities linked to performance.

• Performance-based bonus or variable pay.

• Flexible, employee-driven remote working model.

• Stipend for professional development.

• Comprehensive health insurance plans.

• Parental leave policies.

• Competitive total compensation above market standards.

• Flexible working arrangements.

• Support for remote work in line with operational needs.