Head of Community Engagement Engineering

Socket.dev; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Strava is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a 12-person team focused on the platform's social features. You will set technical direction, partner with Product and Design, and drive delivery for a social roadmap while ensuring quality, performance, and growth.

The role is a flexible hybrid with substantial on-site time at our Denver office, three days per week. The ideal candidate will have deep engineering expertise, proven experience leading managers, and a track record of delivering

Qualifications

• Experience managing managers and senior individual contributors.
• Track record of setting high expectations with urgency.
• Experience with social or consumer-engagement products is a plus.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering management

Roadmap ownership

Product collaboration

People development

Job description

Strava is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a 12-person team focused on the platform's social features. You will set technical direction, partner with Product and Design, and drive delivery for a social roadmap while ensuring quality, performance, and growth.

The role is a flexible hybrid with substantial on-site time at our Denver office, three days per week. The ideal candidate will have deep engineering expertise, proven experience leading managers, and a track record of delivering