Senior Engineering Manager, Community Engagement

Strava
Strava Denver
Hybrid

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior engineering leaders with product-engineering experience who can balance technical depth with team management, in a hybrid work arrangement in Denver.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a background in managing both managers and senior engineers in product-driven environments
    — “Experience managing managers and senior individual contributors
  • Individuals who can set high expectations and lead with agency in a consumer-facing product domain
    — “A track record of setting high expectations and leading with agency and urgency
  • Engineering leaders with a strong product sense and experience in social or community features
    — “Experience with social, community, or consumer-engagement products is a plus

Things to consider

  • Requires a significant on-site presence in Denver, with three days per week in the office
    — “flexible hybrid model that translates to more than half of your time on-site in our Denver office
  • Candidates must be prepared to make technical trade-off decisions with confidence
    — “Make sound technical trade-off decisions, staying close enough to the detail to guide the team well

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in shaping social product roadmaps and delivering high-quality features
    — “Own the engineering roadmap for Strava's social features and set a high bar for quality and velocity
  • Showcase your ability to coach senior engineers and tech-lead managers effectively
    — “you'll coach the tech-lead manager and senior engineers
  • Emphasize your track record of growing engineering teams through hiring and development
    — “Grow the team through thoughtful hiring and by developing the talent you already have
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • led a 12-person team
  • shaped and shipped the social roadmap
Typical background
engineering managementproduct management

Skills & requirements

Required

Engineering ManagementProduct VisionTechnical LeadershipTeam Development

Preferred

Social Product ExperienceConsumer Engagement

Stack & domain

Engineering ManagementProduct DevelopmentTechnical LeadershipTeam DevelopmentSocial FeaturesCommunity EngagementLeadershipCollaborationCommunicationProblem-solvingSoftware EngineeringProduct ManagementCommunity Building

About the role

Original posting from Strava via Ashby

ABOUT STRAVA

Strava is the app for active people. With over 200 million athletes in more than 185 countries, it’s more than tracking workouts—it’s where people make progress together, from new habits to new personal bests. No matter your sport or how you track it, Strava’s got you covered. Find your crew, crush your goals, and make every effort count. Start your journey https://www.strava.com/subscription with Strava today.

Our mission is simple: to motivate people to live their best active lives. We believe in the power of movement to connect and drive people forward.

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.

For more information on benefits, please click here https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTkFMPz3eCjd0FgQ28VWnK4d2BEnzGyaSFGwATR-dQdBb9HxZgay6kboqnT0-V-qaBDzSvYIzI76vT5/pub.

WHY JOIN US?

Movement brings us together. At Strava, we’re building the world’s largest community of active people, helping them stay motivated and achieve their goals.

Our global team is passionate about making movement fun, meaningful, and accessible to everyone. Whether you’re shaping the technology, growing our community, or driving innovation, your work at Strava makes an impact.

When you join Strava, you’re not just joining a company—you’re joining a movement. If you’re ready to bring your energy, ideas, and drive, let’s build something incredible together.

Strava builds software that makes the best part of our athletes’ days even better. Just as we’re deeply committed to unlocking their potential, we’re dedicated to providing a world-class, inclusive workplace where our employees can grow and thrive, too. We’re backed by Sequoia Capital, TCV, Madrone Partners and Jackson Square Ventures, and we’re expanding in order to exceed the needs of our growing community of global athletes. Our culture reflects our community. We are continuously striving to hire and engage teammates from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives because we know we are a stronger team together.

Strava is an equal opportunity employer. In keeping with the values of Strava, we make all employment decisions including hiring, evaluation, termination, promotional and training opportunities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, physical handicap, mental disability, medical condition, disability, gender or identity or expression, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital status, height and/or weight.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

California Consumer Protection Act Applicant Notice https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSc8y6On4NlP5s12hf4kmWe_pvenVyQ78TbtVaz_clROhj9ADQ6kY4YScglBIuY2joKFKalOReX7vP_/pub

Source: Strava careers (Ashby)

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