Job brief: Senior Manager, Safety AI

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• Listed on Samsara's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-06 (1 day ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-06.
• The apply link opens samsara.com, the address Samsara's board gives for this job.
• The same title for the same place was listed 1 other time on this board in the last 90 days: several openings, or a re-posted job.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $178,640 to $287,100 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Remote · Remote - US · Remote - SF Bay Area
• Posted: 2026-11-06

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Manager. The title says "Manager".

Must have

• Minimum requirements for the role:
• 8+ years of experience in applied ML or computer vision, with a strong track record of shipping models to production in real-world systems.
• 5+ years leading technical teams of scientists and engineers, including senior ICs — with demonstrated ability to set technical direction, not just manage delivery.

Conditions

• 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 Thi…
• At Samsara, we are helping improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of the physical operations that power our global economy.
• 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,…
• This position requires travel up to 5% of the time. Relocation assistance will not be provided for this role.

Main duties

• 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…
• Lead the transition from individual model deployments to a coherent, system-level platform — one that fuses camera, IMU, GPS, and vehicle telemetry data to d…
• Evaluate and integrate emerging AI capabilities (e.g. VLMs, foundation models, multi-task architectures) and determine when they are ready to move from resea…
• Ship Safety AI Features with Measurable Customer Impact

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for manager jobs across the U.S.: $161k a year (2,903 listings, 244 employers). This listing is 44% higher.
• Across Samsara's 229 open listings, 34% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Samsara hires

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