About the role:The Samsara Data Platform team owns and develops the analytic platform across Samsara. As a Manager II of Data Platform, you will build and lead teams that maintain our data lake and surrounding infrastructure. You will also be responsible for meeting new business needs, including expanding the platform as the company grows (both in size and geographic coverage), privacy and security needs, and customer-facing feature developments.
This role is open to candidates residing in the US
except the San Francisco Bay Metro Area, NYC Metro Area, and Washington, D.C. Metro Area.
You should apply if:- You want to impact the industries that run our world: The software, firmware, and hardware you build will result in real-world impact-helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely.
- You want to build for scale: With over 2.3 million IoT devices deployed to our global customers, you will work on a range of new and mature technologies driving scalable innovation for customers across industries driving the world's physical operations.
- You are a life-long learner: We have ambitious goals. Every Samsarian has a growth mindset as we work with a wide range of technologies, challenges, and customers that push us to learn on the go.
- You believe customers are more than a number: Samsara engineers enjoy a rare closeness to the end user and you will have the opportunity to participate in customer interviews, collaborate with customer success and product managers, and use metrics to ensure our work is translating into better customer outcomes.
- You are a team player: Working on our Samsara Engineering teams requires a mix of independent effort and collaboration. Motivated by our mission, we're all racing toward our connected operations vision, and we intend to win-together.
In this role, you will:- Lead a team of data-focused engineers to build and maintain a stable, scalable, and modern data platform capable of handling petabytes of data.
- Help drive long-term planning and establish scalable processes for execution.
- Actively contribute to building the data roadmap for Samsara, including being a thought leader in our AI transformation.
- Stay connected to novel technological developments that suit Samsara's needs.
- Champion, role model, and embed Samsara's cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices.
- Hire, develop and lead an inclusive, engaged, and high-performing international team.
Minimum requirements for the role:- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or other related technical degree.
- 2+ years of technical people management experience.
- 5+ years of relevant technical experience with data infrastructure.
- Experience building and deploying large-scale data platform systems with feedback loops for continuous improvement.
- Comfortable leading infrastructure development in collaboration with cross functional teams, scientists, and researchers.
- A solid understanding of agentic development practices.
An ideal candidate also has:- MS or PhD in Computer Science or other technical degree.
- Experience with state-of-art data platform technologies such as:
- AWS (S3 and RDS, SQS, DMS, Dynamo, etc.).
- Spark a must, Flink, Trino/Presto a plus.
- Data lake file formats such as Delta, Hudi, or Iceberg.
- Python/Scala.
- Container based orchestration services such as Kubernetes, ECS, Fargate, etc.
- Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., Terraform).
- Go is a plus.
- Data orchestration system experience is a plus (e.g., Airflow, Dagster).
- Proven track record for innovation and delivering value to customers (both internal and external).
- Demonstrated ability to build cross-functional consensus and drive cross-team collaboration.
The range of annual base salary for full-time employees for this position is below. Please note that base pay offered may vary depending on factors including your city of residence, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This role is also eligible for an initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff, and ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance, subject to plan terms and conditions. Learn more about our total rewards and benefits below.
Annual Base Salary
$154,700-$234,000 USD
Total RewardsAt Samsara, we build for the people who keep the global economy moving. We want owners, not passengers, which is why our rewards are designed to fuel high-impact builders. Our compensation program delivers above-market total compensation through a combination of base salary, performance-based bonus/variable pay, and equity (for eligible roles) in a high-growth public company. We meaningfully differentiate pay for our top performers, who have the opportunity to earn above-market compensation that can outpace the broader market over time.
Beyond compensation, we provide the foundations that enable long-term success: a flexible, employee-led remote model, a professional development stipend, comprehensive health and parental leave plans, and more. If you're ready to build for the long term and own the outcome, your journey starts here.
Flexible Working At Samsara, we embrace a flexible working model that caters to the diverse needs of our teams. Our offices are open for those who prefer to work in-person and we also support remote work where it aligns with our operational requirements. For certain positions, being close to one of our offices or within a specific geographic area is important to facilitate collaboration, access to resources, or alignment with our service regions. In these cases, the job description will clearly indicate any working location requirements. Our goal is to ensure that all members of our team can contribute effectively, whether they are working on-site, in a hybrid model, or fully remotely. All offers of employment are contingent upon an individual's ability to secure and maintain the legal right to work at the company and in the specified work location, if applicable.
