What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Engineering, Achieve & Explore position at Strava?
Director of Engineering, Achieve & Explore
About This Role
Strava is the leading social platform for athletes and the largest sports community in the world, with over 100 million athletes in 195 countries. If you sweat you’re an athlete, and Strava’s mobile apps and website connect millions of active people every day!
You will be responsible for two product engineering teams, Achieve and Explore. Achieve’s charter is to help active people achieve their athletic goals. They own features like our Progress and Training experiences, the Activity Page and Athlete Intelligence. Explore’s charter is to help our athletes explore the world around them. They own features like Routes, Segments and how our users interact with Maps.
This role is based in our San Francisco, CA office with a hybrid in-office work requirement of at least 3 days per week.
You’re excited about this opportunity because you will :
- Lead two product engineering teams, inclusive of two engineering managers and mobile and server engineers
- Be responsible for launching features and novel experiences that bring increased value to our users
- Partner closely with product, design, analytics and other cross-functional partners to ensure the success of your teams
- Build an inclusive and impactful team culture within your team.
- Work closely with other engineering leaders on team-wide initiatives such as hiring, the intern program and career development
You will be successful here by :
We’re excited about you because you :
We'd love to talk to you about the future of Strava’s core technologies and your role in developing them.
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. And with billions of activity uploads from all over the world, we have a humbling and audacious 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. And 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. 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.
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.
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