Data Platform Manager II: Remote & Scalable AI

Samsara; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Samsara is seeking a Manager II, Data Platform, to lead teams that maintain a data lake and related infrastructure, expanding the platform as the company grows. You will align data capabilities with business needs, privacy and security requirements, and customer-focused feature development.

You will drive long-term planning, collaborate across cross-functional teams, and foster an inclusive, high-performing engineering culture while delivering scalable data solutions for global operations.

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in CS or related technical field.
• 2+ years of technical people management.
• 5+ years of relevant data infrastructure experience.
• Experience deploying large-scale data platforms with feedback loops.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams including scientists and researchers.
• Understanding of agentic development practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of data-focused engineers to build and maintain a stable, scalable data platform 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 AI transformation leadership.
• Stay connected to novel technological developments that suit Samsara’s needs.
• Champion and embed Samsara’s cultural principles as we scale globally.
• Hire, develop and lead an inclusive, high-performing international team.

Skills

Team leadership

Data infrastructure

Big data systems

Education

MS or PhD in Computer Science or related

PhD in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Delta / Hudi / Iceberg

Python / Scala

Kubernetes

Terraform

Airflow

Dagster

Go

Job description

Samsara is seeking a Manager II, Data Platform, to lead teams that maintain a data lake and related infrastructure, expanding the platform as the company grows. You will align data capabilities with business needs, privacy and security requirements, and customer-focused feature development.

You will drive long-term planning, collaborate across cross-functional teams, and foster an inclusive, high-performing engineering culture while delivering scalable data solutions for global operations.