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Senior Engineering Manager, Community Engagement

Lead a 12-person engineering team focused on community engagement features at Strava, shaping the social roadmap and ensuring quality delivery.

Location
Strava Denver
Compensation
Not disclosed
Level
senior
Type
full time · Hybrid

Posted by employer 3 weeks ago

First seen on Joblaze 1 week ago

Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago

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Role intensity

10% coding — mostly leadership/strategy

Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, years of experience, visa sponsorship.

Joblaze summary

In the role of Senior Engineering Manager for Community Engagement at Strava, the individual will oversee a team dedicated to enhancing the social features that connect athletes, such as clubs and events. This position requires a strong background in product engineering, with an emphasis on making informed technical decisions while managing both senior engineers and a tech-lead manager. Ideal candidates will have experience in community or consumer engagement products and a proven ability to set high expectations for team performance. Strava's commitment to building a vibrant community is reflected in its collaborative and inclusive culture.

Quick facts

Is the Senior Engineering Manager, Community Engagement role remote?
It's hybrid — Strava expects some on-site time in Strava Denver.
Where is the role based?
Strava is hiring for this position in Strava Denver.
What seniority level is this role?
Strava targets senior candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?
Full-time for this Senior Engineering Manager, Community Engagement role at Strava.

From the original posting

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 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.

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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.

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