Senior Director, Software Engineering

Summary

Join Samsara Technologies India Private Limited as an Engineering Director and lead the Platform & Infrastructure organization. You will drive the vision and roadmap for Samsara's Platform teams, ensuring high technical standards and mentoring engineering managers. This in-office role in Bengaluru, India, requires experience in software engineering and management, building high-performing teams, and solving complex technical problems. You will hire, develop, and lead a high-performing team, embodying Samsara's cultural principles. The position offers a competitive compensation package, including health benefits and flexible working options.

Requirements

• 10+ years of industry experience in software engineering/development
• 7+ years of engineering management experience
• A track record of building high-performing software teams
• Willingness to dive-deep and solve challenging technical problems

Responsibilities

• Drive the vision, roadmap and priorities for Samsara’s Platform teams
• Ensure high technical standards through both processes and the culture you instill
• Mentor and grow engineering managers and staff/senior engineers
• 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 managing managers and teams of 40+ engineers
• A customer-focused mindset and good product sense
• 5+ years of experience in SaaS software development roles
• BS in Computer Science or Engineering
• Experience with best practices around testing, monitoring, and SLAs to ensure high product quality in large-scale distributed web services

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package
• Employee-led remote and flexible working
• Health benefits
• Samsara for Good charity fund