Senior Director, Software Engineering
SamsaraPosted February 26, 2025
Location not specified
Energy Management$195k - $348k
Full Time
Job Description
The Senior Director of Software Engineering at Samsara will lead the development of Workforce product lines, focusing on building and launching innovative solutions from scratch while managing a high-performing team. This role requires a strong technical background and the ability to balance speed and scalability in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- •Own the technical vision, strategy, and execution for the Workforce product line.
- •Lead the team in building and launching new 0-to-1 products, iterating quickly and delivering measurable impact.
- •Lead, mentor, and grow a team of high-performing engineers and managers across multiple locations.
- •Work cross-functionally to develop solutions that integrate hardware and AI components.
- •Make thoughtful product and engineering tradeoffs to balance speed, scope, and quality.
- •Communicate priorities, progress, and technical decisions clearly across teams and stakeholders.
- •Ensure long-term scalability and reliability as products mature.
- •Take full ownership of team outcomes, driving execution and delivering results aligned with business goals.
- •Champion new technologies, tools, and processes to enhance team capabilities.
Requirements
- •10 years of software engineering experience, with 5 years in leadership roles.
- •Proven success building 0-to-1 products, from concept to launch, and scaling them over time.
- •Experience managing managers and teams of 30 engineers.
- •Technical background, including a degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
- •Strong technical decision-making skills, with a focus on simplicity and customer impact.
- •Deep expertise in using React Native for mobile app development, including complex implementations and integration with native modules.
- •Proficient in using GraphQL for efficient data fetching and API design, with a working knowledge of integrating GraphQL in mobile and web environments.
- •Experience with modern web frameworks and backend technologies.
- •Strong knowledge of mobile and web architecture patterns with a focus on scalability and maintainability.
- •Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and monitoring tools to ensure high-quality releases.
- •Excellent communication skills, with the ability to align teams and stakeholders at all levels.
Benefits
- •Compensation range: 194,600 - 347,500 USD
- •Flexible working model (remote and in-person options)
- •Health benefits
- •Employee-led charity fund (Samsara for Good)
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