Engineering Manager, Privacy & Identity

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Strava seeks an Engineering Manager for the Privacy and Login team, operating 60/40 as a hands‑on engineer and technical leader. You’ll own sign‑up, login, privacy controls, and data visibility across mobile and web, within a platform engineering context.

The role demands strong product engineering fundamentals and the ability to learn quickly in a high‑trust domain, with a hybrid mode on-site at our San Francisco office three days per week.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of management/people leadership experience.
• 5+ years of strong fullstack or product engineering background.
• Ability to ramp on systems securing user accounts and privacy.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical roadmap for sign‑up, login, password management, and recovery.
• Build reliable login experiences across iOS, Android, and web.
• Collaborate with Product, Security, Trust & Safety, and Legal for compliance.
• Drive consistency across platforms and improve login success rates.

Skills

Management

Fullstack engineering

Product-minded engineering

Job description

About Strava

About StravaStrava 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, the company’s got you covered. Find your crew, crush your goals, and make every effort count. Start your journey with the company 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

Strava is seeking an Engineering Manager for the Privacy and Login team — operating 60/40 as hands‑on engineer and technical leader, with a consumer product focus. You'll own how athletes sign up, log in, and understand and manage their privacy on the company, from account security to giving people clear visibility and control over their data across iOS, Android, and web. This is a platform engineering role, not a security or IAM specialist position. No prior identity or authentication experience is required. We're looking for strong product engineering fundamentals (fullstack skills prioritized) and the ability to learn quickly in a high‑trust domain.

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

What You’ll Do:

• Give athletes clear, intuitive ways to understand and manage their privacy settings, and make sure that information is easy to find and act on in the product
• Own the technical roadmap for account sign‑up, login, password management, and account recovery
• Build reliable, predictable login experiences so athletes can get into their accounts quickly and securely, across a unified foundation spanning the company Group's app portfolio
• Partner with Product, Security, Trust & Safety, and Legal to ensure compliance and platform integrity
• Drive consistency across iOS, Android, and web login, privacy, and account experiences
• Monitor and improve login success rates, recovery flows, and how well users engage with privacy controls
• Lead with strong technical judgment, balancing hands‑on contribution with clear technical leadership
• Establish best practices, operational excellence, and a culture of inclusion and mentorship

What You’ll Bring to the Team:

• 1-2 years of management/people leadership experience — we welcome early‑career managers who are ready to grow into the role
• 5+ years experience of strong fullstack or product engineering background — comfort across backend systems and consumer‑facing UI is welcome, with the ability to quickly ramp up on systems that keep user accounts secure and easy to access
• Comfort learning on the job how to build predictable, secure login experiences and clear, user‑friendly privacy controls — no prior identity‑specific experience required
• Ability to lead a team through ambiguous, high‑stakes technical problems and drive consistency across platforms
• A product mindset: ability to balance user experience with robust data protection and abuse prevention
• A holistic view of platform engineering as a foundation for trust, safety, privacy, and growth

Why Join Us?

Movement brings us together. At the company, 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 the company makes an impact.

When you join the company, 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.

the company 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.

the company is an equal opportunity employer. In keeping with the values of the company, 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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