Senior Manager, Software Engineering - AI Developer Productivity (Dev Agents and SRE AI)
Role Overview
Own Samsara’s AI initiatives across the software development lifecycle, including Dev Agents and SRE AI.
Lead five to ten senior engineers and work directly with R&D leaders and developers.
The role is remote and open to candidates based in North America.
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Role overview
Own Samsara’s AI initiatives across the software development lifecycle, including Dev Agents and SRE AI.
Lead five to ten senior engineers and work directly with R&D leaders and developers.
The role is remote and open to candidates based in North America.
Responsibilities
- Lead Dev Agents and SRE AI, set direction, and choose experiments for agent infrastructure.
- Make build, integrate, or buy decisions as AI models and vendors change.
- Lower cost per pull request while increasing output; scale SRE AI across teams and build trust in automated actions.
- Manage, hire, develop, and lead an inclusive team of five to ten senior engineers.
- Collaborate directly with R&D leaders and developers; set priorities without a product manager or established roadmap.
Minimum requirements
- At least 8 years of software engineering experience and 5 years of people management experience.
- Experience leading approximately six to ten engineers, including senior- and staff-level engineers.
- Has built something with current AI tools or agents and set direction without an established playbook or product manager.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or another technical field.
Desirable qualifications
- Background in developer productivity, agentic AI, incident response, or on-call tooling.
- Ability to reason about token and infrastructure costs as model capabilities and prices change.
- An MS or PhD in computer science or a related technical field is desirable.
Compensation
- Annual base salary range is CAD 154,800 to CAD 212,850, with eligible equity and variable compensation.
Total rewards
- Benefits include a professional development stipend, health and parental leave plans, and a flexible remote work model.
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