Strava

Senior Engineering Manager, Community Engagement

Strava$135K — $160K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years in engineering management or similar roles
  • Strong background in product engineering and a keen product sense
  • Ability to manage and mentor a diverse team including tech leads
  • Proven experience in setting high performance expectations
  • Familiarity with social or community engagement products is advantageous

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a 12-person engineering team
  • Own and define the engineering roadmap for social features
  • Collaborate with Product and Design to realize the social vision
  • Make informed technical trade-offs and guide the team
  • Hire new talent and cultivate existing team members
  • Ensure team systems remain fast, reliable, and scalable

Benefits

  • Flexible hybrid work model with onsite days in Denver
  • Opportunities for professional development and growth
  • Collaborative work environment fostering creativity and engagement
  • Access to community-driven events and activities
  • Potential for involvement in Strava's athlete-focused initiatives
Full Job Description
About This Role

Community Engagement builds the social heart of Strava - clubs and events, follower experiences, kudos, and shareables. These are the features that turn solo effort into shared momentum and keep athletes coming back for each other, not just their own stats.

As Senior Engineering Manager, you'll lead a team of 12 (a tech-lead manager and eleven engineers) that owns this social fabric. You'll set the technical and product direction for the team, coach the tech-lead manager and senior engineers, and partner closely with Product and Design to shape and ship the social roadmap. You'll stay close to the technical detail and make sharp trade-off calls, while being accountable for your team's delivery, quality, and growth.

We follow a flexible hybrid model that translates to more than half of your time on-site in our Denver office, three days per week.

What You'll Do:
  • Lead and develop a 12-person team, coaching a tech-lead manager and senior engineers.
  • Own the engineering roadmap for Strava's social features and set a high bar for quality and velocity.
  • Partner with Product and Design to define and deliver the social product vision.
  • Make sound technical trade-off decisions, staying close enough to the detail to guide the team well.
  • Grow the team through thoughtful hiring and by developing the talent you already have.
  • Keep the team's systems fast, reliable, and scalable as Strava's community grows.
    What You'll Bring To The Team:
  • A product-engineering background, with strong product sense informing your engineering decisions.
  • Technical depth you keep current - you may not write production code day to day, but you stay in the weeds and make confident technical calls.
  • Experience managing managers and senior individual contributors.
  • A track record of setting high expectations and leading with agency and urgency.
  • Experience with social, community, or consumer-engagement products is a plus.


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About Strava

Strava is a social fitness network that is primarily used to track cycling and running exercises, using GPS data. The company was founded in 2009 by Mark Gainey and Michael Horvath. Strava's website and mobile apps offer users the ability to track their activities, compare performance with others, and share photos, stories and highlights of their activities. Strava has a freemium model, with some features available only to paid subscribers. The company has raised over $40 million in funding from investors including Sequoia Capital and Madrone Capital Partners.
Learn more about Strava
Size
300 employees
Industry
Founded
2009

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