Manager, Software Engineering - Identity Access Management

Summary

Join Samsara, a pioneer in the Connected Operations™ Cloud, and lead our Identity and Access Management (IAM) team as an experienced Engineering Manager. This role combines technical leadership and security expertise to drive Samsara’s IAM strategy, supporting over 2.3 million connected devices. You will lead IAM feature development, ensure platform security, collaborate with Product and InfoSec teams, and drive compliance initiatives. As a manager, you’ll guide a globally distributed team, mentor engineers, and own critical infrastructure. This remote position, open to US-based candidates, offers the chance to impact global industries and build for scale. You will work with a wide range of technologies and collaborate closely with customers. Samsara offers a competitive compensation package and benefits.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 8+ years of technical experience, including 3+ years managing engineers and leading high-performing teams
• Deep subject matter expertise in authentication and authorization in multi-tenant cloud platforms
• Hands-on experience with large-scale web services deployed on AWS, Azure, or similar
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis skills
• Proven ability to deliver on roadmap goals and coach top engineering talent
• Experience defining and maintaining SLAs for critical infrastructure services
• Solid understanding of security vulnerabilities, exploits, and mitigations
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across diverse, cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

• Lead your team in driving the continual maturation of Samsara’s Identity and Access Management (IAM) functionality
• Define and shape the roadmap and long-term vision for IAM at Samsara
• Deliver scalable, secure, and reliable authentication and authorization functionality for our customer-facing products
• Solve complex security and compliance challenges with cross-functional impact
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product, and Security leadership to meet key security and compliance goals
• Build, mentor, and grow a high-performing, inclusive, and globally distributed engineering team
• Represent Samsara in external security and industry forums
• Communicate progress, risks, and strategic decisions to senior leadership
• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building and shipping customer-facing software with a strong grasp of SDLC
• Background in developer tools, infrastructure, and productivity engineering
• Technically hands-on: can review code, guide design, and ensure technical excellence
• Proven leadership managing distributed teams across geographies
• Proficient in Golang, Python, or Terraform
• Understanding of security, compliance, and data privacy regulations
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills across engineering and product teams

Benefits

• Health benefits
• Remote and flexible working