Zwift

Senior Engineering Manager, Growth

Zwift$149K — $238K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or similar discipline.
  • 7+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3+ years in engineering management.
  • Deep hands-on expertise in modern web tech stacks, including React, Next.js, AWS, Postgres, and Kubernetes.
  • Experience leading agile teams using methodologies like Scrum and Kanban.
  • Strong experience with headless e-commerce, particularly Shopify and headless CMS platforms.
  • Comfort with the full subscription lifecycle including trials and churn management.
  • Excellent communication skills for collaborating with non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of 5-8 full-stack growth engineers, promoting technical excellence and rapid experimentation.
  • Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to scope, plan, and deliver projects effectively.
  • Partner with senior leaders to develop technical strategies and product roadmaps.
  • Define key performance and technical metrics, communicating progress across disciplines.
  • Build agile project plans while proactively identifying and mitigating risks.
  • Drive investments in quality and development efficiency through best practices.
  • Grow and develop the engineering team through mentoring and performance management.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive and competitive benefits package including performance bonuses and equity.
  • Full range of medical, financial, and other perks and benefits.
Full Job Description
Location: Remote - eligible US locations

About the role and about You:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Engineering Manager to lead a high-impact team dedicated to accelerating user acquisition, activation, retention, and revenue growth through data-driven experimentation and technical optimization. This role sits at the intersection of engineering, product, marketing, and data - with a strong emphasis on modern web technologies, e-commerce platforms, and subscription business models.

You will be responsible for your team's code quality, predictable and efficient delivery, and driving engineering best-practices like automated testing, maintainability, cross-platform development, developer experience, extensibility, resiliency, and scalability. You'll look for opportunities to incubate new ideas, create experiments, and share recommendations with the broader engineering organization. You will be data-driven, establish clear and representative metrics by which we can measure the performance and health of our products, and help your team look around corners for both business opportunities as well as managing operational risks.

You will be accountable for growing and developing your team, both through diverse hiring as well as coaching and mentoring the individuals on your team to improve their professional and technical skills.

What you'll do:
  • Lead a team of 5-8 full-stack growth engineers, fostering a culture of rapid experimentation, ownership, and technical excellence.
  • Work directly with engineers, product managers, UX designers, and stakeholders to scope, plan, and deliver projects.
  • Partner with senior technical leaders and business stakeholders to develop a technical strategy and product roadmap.
  • Define and drive key performance and technical metrics, and communicate progress to a broad set of stakeholders across multiple disciplines.
  • Build realistic and efficient agile project plans, align across partner teams, proactively identify risks, and develop risk mitigation strategies.
  • Identify, define, and drive key investments in improving quality and development efficiency (i.e. quality, testing, engineering best practices, etc.).
  • Build a strong engineering team through coaching, mentoring, hiring, performance management, and retaining and supporting our top talent.

What we're looking for:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or similar discipline.
  • 7+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3+ years in engineering management (preferably leading growth or consumer-facing teams).
  • Deep hands-on expertise in modern web tech stacks, including React, Next.js, AWS, Postgres, and Kubernetes.
  • Proven experience leading teams using agile methodologies like Scrum and Kanban.
  • Strong experience building or optimizing headless e-commerce experiences with Shopify and headless CMS platforms.
  • Comfort owning the full subscription lifecycle: trials, pricing experiments, payment flows, churn reduction, win-back campaigns, and upsell/cross-sell paths.
  • Excellent communication skills and experience collaborating with non-technical stakeholders (Marketing, Growth PMs, Executives).
  • Solid people management experience, including hiring, career development, mentoring, and performance management.

Bonus points:
  • Experience with other native mobile and desktop applications.
  • Interest in building solutions that support our engaged Zwift Community of cyclists, runners, and fitness enthusiasts.
  • Contributions to open-source Next.js/Shopify projects or personal experiments.
  • Familiarity with AI/ML personalization or generative tools in growth contexts.


If Zwift determines in any stage of our interviews that any AI tools are being used without disclosure or citation, your candidacy will be disqualified.

For All US Based Full-Time Positions:

The base salary for this position ranges between $149,500.00 to $238,500.00. The base salary will be based on a number of factors including the role offered, the individual's job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, Zwift is proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package for all eligible employees which also includes performance bonuses, equity, and a full range of medical, financial, and other perks and benefits.

How to stand out among the rest:

Your resume/CV is enough to show off your skills, accomplishments, and experience. However, if you choose to include a cover letter introducing us to your awesome personality, we will read that too.

About Zwift

Zwift is a fitness technology company that develops software and hardware products for indoor cycling and running. The company was founded in 2014 by Eric Min, Jon Mayfield, Alarik Myrin, and Scott Barger. Zwift's products include a virtual reality cycling and running platform that allows users to ride and run in virtual worlds, as well as a range of hardware products such as smart trainers and heart rate monitors. Zwift is headquartered in Long Beach, California and has operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan. The company's mission is to make indoor training more fun and engaging for athletes of all levels.
Learn more about Zwift
Size
300 employees
Industry
Founded
2014

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