Who we are
Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, which is a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. At Samsara, we are helping improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of the physical operations that power our global economy. Representing more than 40% of global GDP, these industries are the infrastructure of our planet, including agriculture, construction, field services, transportation, and manufacturing — and we are excited to help digitally transform their operations at scale.
Working at Samsara means you’ll help define the future of physical operations and be on a team that’s shaping an exciting array of product solutions, including Video-Based Safety, Vehicle Telematics, Apps and Driver Workflows, Equipment Monitoring, and Site Visibility. As part of a recently public company, you’ll have the autonomy and support to make an impact as we build for the long term.
About the role:
Samsara is looking for an experienced and visionary Engineering Manager II to lead our Full-Stack Platform Team. This person will be responsible for driving innovation and overseeing the development of both customer-facing experiences and Samsara’s platform services, APIs, and frameworks. The platform components your team builds will empower product teams to build high-quality customer experiences efficiently. As an EM, you will partner with cross-functional teams, including Product, Design, AI, and Infrastructure, to shape the technical vision and strategy for our platform. You will also ensure that our backend and frontend ecosystems are scalable, reliable, and developer-friendly.
This is an opportunity to lead a high-impact team in a fast-paced, high-scale environment while working on cutting-edge technologies.
This is a remote position open to candidates in Poland. Relocation assistance will not be provided for this role.
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:
- Define and execute the platform engineering strategy aligned with Samsara’s product roadmap, ensuring scalability, reliability, and high developer velocity.
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of high-performing engineers across multiple locations, fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture.
- Drive the development of scalable full-stack infrastructure, ensuring robust APIs, frontend frameworks, and backend services for seamless product development.
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to develop shared services, tools, and frameworks that accelerate development velocity across Samsara’s web and mobile applications.
- Ensure high reliability, performance, and security across the stack by implementing best practices in testing, monitoring, observability, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Oversee the development lifecycle from planning to deployment, following Agile methodologies to ensure timely and efficient delivery.
- Champion best practices for API design, authentication, service orchestration, and frontend architecture to create a seamless developer experience.
- 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 team.
Minimum requirements for the role:
- 7+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5 years leading full-stack or platform teams in a fast-paced environment.
- Full-Stack Expertise: Proficiency in both frontend (React, TypeScript, CSS) and backend (Node.js, Python, or Go) technologies, with experience designing scalable and maintainable systems.
- Platform Engineering & API Design: Strong background in building reusable services, SDKs, and APIs that serve multiple product teams, with a deep understanding of RESTful and GraphQL architectures.
- Cloud & DevOps: Experience with cloud-native architectures, containerization, and CI/CD automation to enable rapid iteration and deployment.
- Software Architecture: Expertise in distributed systems, microservices, event-driven architectures, and database technologies (SQL & NoSQL).
- GraphQL: Proficient in using GraphQL for efficient data fetching and API design, with a working knowledge of integrating GraphQL in mobile and web environments.
- Performance & Security: Deep understanding of web performance optimizations, caching strategies, observability, and security best practices.
An ideal candidate also has:
- Leadership Experience: A proven ability to scale and manage diverse engineering teams and foster a high-performance culture.
- Collaboration & Communication: Strong ability to communicate technical concepts clearly across engineering and non-engineering teams.
- Experience in SaaS & High-Scale Systems: 5+ years working in SaaS software development, especially for large-scale, high-traffic applications.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Passion for Developer Experience: Experience improving developer velocity through tooling, documentation, and platform enhancements.
At Samsara, we welcome everyone regardless of their background. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, and other characteristics protected by law. We depend on the unique approaches of our team members to help us solve complex problems and want to ensure that Samsara is a place where people from all backgrounds can make an impact.
Benefits
Full time employees receive a competitive total compensation package along with employee-led remote and flexible working, health benefits, Samsara for Good charity fund, and much, much more. Take a look at our Benefits site to learn more.
Accommodations
Samsara is an inclusive work environment, and we are committed to ensuring equal opportunity in employment for qualified persons with disabilities. Please email [email protected] or click here if you require any reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process.
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.
Fraudulent Employment Offers
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