Manager II, Software Engineering, Infrastructure

NextGenEnergyJobs; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Samsara is seeking an Engineering Manager II to lead the Core Infrastructure team responsible for compute, networking, storage, and cloud systems underpinning our platform. You will guide infrastructure strategy, drive modernization, and improve reliability at scale, partnering with security and product leaders across a globally distributed team.

You will build automation, self-service capabilities, and leverage AI-enabled workflows to boost engineering effectiveness while maintaining a strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of relevant software engineering experience, including 2+ years directly managing software or infrastructure engineers.
• Experience leading, developing, and raising the performance of an established engineering team.
• Experience with multi-region public cloud, container orchestration, and declarative infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a globally distributed Core Infrastructure team.
• Define and translate technical strategy into an integrated roadmap for compute, networking, storage, and cloud efficiency.
• Improve reliability, observability, and operational health; enable product teams via automation and self-service.

Skills

Engineering leadership

8+ years experience

2+ years managing engineers

Infrastructure for cloud platforms

Distributed teams leadership

AI-enabled tooling

Multi-region cloud experience

Container orchestration

Declarative infrastructure

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Manager II, Software Engineering, Infrastructure

At Samsara, we embrace a flexible working model that caters to the diverse needs of our teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Samsara is looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our Core Infrastructure team. This team builds and operates the foundational compute, networking, storage, and cloud systems behind Samsara’s products. Core Infrastructure is central to the availability, scalability, security, and efficiency of our platform.
• This role combines technical and people leadership to evolve Samsara’s infrastructure at scale, supporting a platform that processes more than 25 trillion data points annually. You will guide infrastructure strategy and modernization, improve reliability and operational health, and enable product teams to move faster through automation and self-service capabilities.
• As a manager, you’ll lead a globally distributed team, develop senior engineers, and create clear ownership across critical infrastructure domains. You’ll work closely with engineering and security leaders across Samsara to build the infrastructure required for the company’s continued growth.
• This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the US.
• Lead, coach, and develop a globally distributed Core Infrastructure team, raising performance, establishing clear ownership, and creating leverage through senior ICs and technical leads.
• Own technical strategy and translate it into an integrated roadmap across compute, networking, storage, infrastructure control planes, reliability, and cloud efficiency.
• Improve operational health by strengthening capacity management, failure isolation, observability, safe rollouts, incident learning, and sustainable on-call practices.
• Build paved paths, automation, and self-service infrastructure that help engineering teams move faster, safely, and reliably.
• Apply AI-enabled tools and workflows thoughtfully to improve engineering execution, operational analysis, and toil reduction.
• 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 team

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of relevant software engineering experience, including 2+ years directly managing software or infrastructure engineers.
• Experience leading, developing, and raising the performance of an established engineering team.
• A strong technical background in production infrastructure, cloud platforms, or distributed systems at scale.
• A track record of leading complex technical initiatives and translating strategy into measurable results.
• Strong communication, technical judgment, and the ability to create alignment across teams.
• Experience leading infrastructure for a large-scale cloud or distributed platform.
• Experience with multi-region public cloud, container orchestration, and declarative infrastructure.
• Led major modernization, reliability, disaster-recovery, or cloud-efficiency initiatives.
• Experience leading globally distributed teams.
• Practical experience using AI-enabled tools to improve engineering effectiveness.
• The range of annual base salary for full-time employees for this position is below. Please note that base pay offered may vary depending on factors including your city of residence, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This role is also eligible for an initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff, and ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance, subject to plan terms and conditions. Learn more about our total rewards and benefits below.
• $154,700
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• $260,000 USD
• At Samsara, we build for the people who keep the global economy moving. We want owners, not passengers, which is why our rewards are designed to fuel high-impact builders. Our compensation program delivers above-market total compensation through a combination of base salary, performance-based bonus/variable pay, and equity (for eligible roles) in a high-growth public company. We meaningfully differentiate pay for our top performers, who have the opportunity to earn above-market compensation that can outpace the broader market over time.
• Beyond compensation, we provide the foundations that enable long-term success: a flexible, employee-led remote model, a professional development stipend, comprehensive health and parental leave plans, and more. If you’re ready to build for the long term and own the outcome, your journey starts here.