Manager II, Data Platform

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, and Equipment Monitoring. 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:

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 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.