Manager, Software Engineering (platform Reports)

Samsara Samsara · Enterprise · Poland · Remote · Platform

Manager, Software Engineering (Platform Reports) at Samsara, a company focused on the Connected Operations Cloud. This role involves leading a team responsible for the core platform that enables customers to create custom reports and dashboards using their data. The team also acts as an internal accelerator for product teams by making data reportable. The role requires experience in building scalable SaaS applications, operating large-scale services, attracting and coaching talent, and driving technical strategy. While the team owns the end-to-end report lifecycle, including fetching, transforming, and visualizing data, and mentions a 'conversational AI report builder', the core focus of the role is on platform engineering and team leadership rather than direct AI/ML model development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Participate with senior leadership and cross-functional peers to develop a long-term roadmap and strategy for Samsara’s telematics feature sets
  2. Collaborate with senior engineers to drive technical strategy
  3. Set quarterly goals and balance product/engineering priorities for maximum impact
  4. Drive planning and execution on the roadmap, delivering features and infrastructure enhancements to delight customers
  5. Set a high-standard for the reliability of your components
  6. 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 expand and scale our mobile presence (more apps across more geographies)
  7. Hire, develop and lead an inclusive, engaged, and high-performing team

Skills

Required

  • Experience building scalable, mission-critical SaaS applications
  • Experience operating, maintaining, and improving upon large scale application services
  • Strong interpersonal communication skills (including listening, speaking, and writing) and ability to work well in a diverse, team-focused environment
  • Strong track record of delivering products and features that customers love
  • Proven record of attracting top-talent and coaching the team
  • 8+ years of relevant software engineering work experience
  • 3+ years of hands-on technical management experience
  • You speak English proficiently

Nice to have

  • B.S. in Computer Science or related technical discipline
  • Experience building data pipelines and/or data analytics products
  • Exposure to query engine optimizations

What the JD emphasized

  • 8+ years of relevant software engineering work experience
  • 3+ years of hands-on technical management experience