Manager, Firmware Engineering

About the role:

As an Engineering Manager at Samsara, you will lead teams to develop features that have a tangible impact on active and future customers. You’ll hire and develop your team, define project plans and roadmaps, and work with your engineers to define next-generation technology across our Safety products.

This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the US except the San Francisco Bay Metro Area, NYC Metro Area, and Washington, D.C. Metro Area.In this role, you will:

• Lead teams in delivering products and capabilities that contribute to Samsara’s products and revenue.
• Manage a team of engineers, ensuring alignment with business objectives and optimizing team productivity.
• Manage a team of engineers on our Video-Safety products, solving complex technical problems, guiding architectural decisions, improving quality, and owning key aspects of our tech stack.
• Ensure long-term scalability by driving key architectural outcomes and overseeing technical solutions that support both immediate needs and future growth.
• Collaborate with senior management and cross-functional teams to align technical roadmaps with product and business goals, influencing broader organizational strategies.
• Foster a culture of performance and accountability by conducting regular performance reviews, addressing underperformance, and mentoring team members for growth.
• 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.Minimum requirements for the role:

• 7+ years of engineering experience, including 2+ years managing teams of engineers.
• Proven expertise in developing embedded software applications
• Proven track record of applying best practices in development, testing, and deployment, with a hands-on approach to code quality and architecture reviews.
• Demonstrated ability to spearhead strategic initiatives, drive alignment across teams, and influence without direct authority.
• Strong experience in project management, managing multiple projects simultaneously using agile development methods and tools.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and improving release processes.
• Demonstrated ability to manage large-scale changes while maintaining team productivity and engagement during transitions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

An ideal candidate also has:

• Experience developing embedded software applications in Golang
• Experience with Atlassian tool set (e.g.; Jira, Confluence, etc.)
• Experience with network protocols (e.g.; TCP/IP, HTTP, gRPC, etc.) and wireless technologies (e.g.; Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc.)
• BS and/or MS in Computer Science or related field