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Senior Manager, Software Engineering - AI Developer Productivity (Dev Agents and SRE AI)

Samsara
Remote, CAN
Full-time
Mid-Senior
Remote
CAD 154,800 to CAD 212,850,
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Software engineeringPeople managementAI agentsDeveloper productivitySite reliability engineering (SRE)Incident response and on-call tooling

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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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