Senior Manager, Safety AI

Who we are

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, which is a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. At Samsara, we are helping improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of the physical operations that power our global economy. Representing more than 40% of global GDP, these industries are the infrastructure of our planet, including agriculture, construction, field services, transportation, and manufacturing — and we are excited to help digitally transform their operations at scale.

Working at Samsara means you’ll help define the future of physical operations and be on a team that’s shaping an exciting array of product solutions, including Video-Based Safety, Vehicle Telematics, Apps and Driver Workflows, and Equipment Monitoring. As part of a recently public company, you’ll have the autonomy and support to make an impact as we build for the long term.

You should apply if:

• You want to impact the industries that run our world: The software, firmware, and hardware you build will result in real-world impact—helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely.
• You are a life-long learner: We have ambitious goals. Every Samsarian has a growth mindset as we work with a wide range of technologies, challenges, and customers that push us to learn on the go.
• You believe customers are more than a number: Samsara engineers enjoy a rare closeness to the end user and you will have the opportunity to participate in customer interviews, collaborate with customer success and product managers, and use metrics to ensure our work is translating into better customer outcomes.
• You are a team player: Working on our Samsara Engineering teams requires a mix of independent effort and collaboration. Motivated by our mission, we’re all racing toward our connected operations vision, and we intend to win—together.

In this role, you will:

Drive the Safety AI Platform Architecture

• Own the technical direction for Samsara's on-device and cloud safety AI systems — making architectural decisions about what runs on constrained edge hardware vs. cloud, how models are packaged and deployed across more than 2M dashcams, and how the data flywheel is built to drive continuous improvement.
• Lead the transition from individual model deployments to a coherent, system-level platform — one that fuses camera, IMU, GPS, and vehicle telemetry data to detect, interpret, and surface safety events with high precision and low latency.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging AI capabilities (e.g. VLMs, foundation models, multi-task architectures) and determine when they are ready to move from research to production at fleet scale.

Ship Safety AI Features with Measurable Customer Impact

• Partner with product and full-stack teams to define, scope, and ship safety features that reduce accident rates, improve driver coaching outcomes, and deliver quantifiable value to fleet operators.
• Lead experiment design, offline/online evaluation, and go/no-go decisions for new ML-powered features — grounding every launch in real safety metrics, not just model performance benchmarks.
• Own the full model lifecycle: data curation, training, evaluation (shadow and online experiments), deployment, monitoring, and iteration on a continuous improvement loop.

Build and Lead a High-Performing Team

• Lead and grow a team of applied scientists and engineers across CV, sensor fusion, edge ML, maintaining a culture of high technical standards and strong delivery.
• Hire, coach, and develop senior ICs and early-career talent; create growth paths across both technical and leadership tracks.
• Operate as a tech lead manager: setting the architectural direction while staying hands-on enough to review modeling approaches, unblock technical decisions, and maintain credibility with your most 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.

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