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Lead Strava’s Web Evolution as an Engineering Manager and Propel the Future of Digital Fitness Communities
Overview
Salary
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Location
San Francisco, CA
Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation summary - Strava is at the forefront of digital communities for athletes, boasting over 125 million users worldwide. It's a place where passion for an active lifestyle thrives, encompassing a variety of sports and activities, regardless of location or equipment. Strava is on a mission to motivate athletes and help them reach their peak performance, all while fostering a diverse, inclusive workplace. The company is backed by prominent investors and is committed to growth, inclusivity, and a people-first approach, making it an exceptional time to join the team.
- Lead the transition of Strava’s web platform from Rails to React with Next.js.
- Collaborate with product teams to deliver impactful web features for athletes.
- Manage and inspire a seasoned team of web engineers to innovate using Strava's extensive geospatial data.
- Proven expertise in modern web technologies and frameworks is required.
- Experience managing engineering teams and collaborating with product managers and designers is crucial.
- A passion for technical challenges in web infrastructure, map rendering, and data visualization is a must.
About This Role
Strava is the leading digital community for active people with more than 125 million athletes, in more than 190 countries. The platform offers a holistic view of your active lifestyle, no matter where you live, which sport you love and/or what device you use. Everyone belongs on Strava when they are pursuing an active life.
As the Engineering Manager for the Web team, you will plan and execute the roadmap for Strava’s web products. You will help the team transition Strava’s web products from Rails to React running on Next.js. You will partner with product teams to deliver high-impact user functionality that is best suited for the web form factor. You will be working with a talented and tenured group of web engineers, and have the opportunity to showcase Strava’s vast geo data in exciting new ways.
This is a hybrid role based in our San Francisco office.
For more information on compensation and benefits, please click here.
You’re excited about this opportunity because:
- You enjoy a broad range of technical challenges, ranging from web platform infrastructure to map rendering to data visualization.
- You thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
You will be successful here by:
- Refining and executing Strava’s web technology strategy.
- Giving Strava’s talented web engineers space and freedom to do their best work, while providing guidance and support.
- Designing and writing web software yourself - we are looking for a hands-on manager who enjoys technical work.
We’re excited about you because:
- You have deep technical knowledge of modern web technologies and frameworks.
- You have experience managing small to medium sized engineering teams.
- You have experience working with product managers and designers building user-facing web products.
About Strava
Strava is Swedish for “strive,” which epitomizes who we are and what we do. We’re a passionate and committed team, unified by our mission to connect athletes to what motivates them and help them find their personal best. With billions of activity uploads from all over the world, we have a humbling and adventurous vision: to be the record of the world’s athletic activities and the technology that makes every effort count.
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 diverse teammates from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives because we know we are a stronger team together.
Despite challenges in the world around us, we are continuing to grow camaraderie and positivity within our culture, and we are unified in our commitment to becoming an antiracist company. We are differentiated by our truly people-first approach, our compassionate leadership, and our belief that we can bring joy and inspiration to athletes’ lives — now more than ever. All to say, it’s a great time to join Strava!
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.
