Engineering Manager

At Playlist, life's richest moments happen when people step away from screens to move, connect, explore, and play. We're building the definitive platform for intentional living, connecting people with inspiring experiences in fitness, wellness, and beyond. With popular brands like Mindbody and ClassPass, Playlist empowers businesses and individuals, making it effortless for aspirations to become actions. Join us in reshaping technology's role to foster meaningful, real-world connections.

ClassPass offers thousands of fitness and wellness experiences worldwide, helping people lead active, balanced lifestyles. Our platform makes discovering and enjoying activities simple, personalized, and joyful—whether it's fitness classes, self-care sessions, a healthy lunch, or a new adventure. Join us in shaping healthier, more vibrant communities around the globe.

Who we are:

We’re a passionate engineering team, developing and supporting a product where the majority of our users open the app more than 20 times per month. We are faced with an interesting set of technical challenges, and we believe in giving our engineers the autonomy to go and solve them. Much of our team comes from non-traditional computing backgrounds; we know that by bringing together a diverse set of voices we’ll be able to build a better product, and a better company. We care less about what languages or frameworks you know, and care more that you are excited to work with highly impactful teams and be constantly learning. Our engineers work in cross-functional teams that are focused on impact, and movement between teams is encouraged. We work very closely with our brilliant product team to deliver a world class user experience, and ultimately to empower our users to live their fullest, healthiest lives.

Your role:

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead a mobile-focused team with skills across the stack dedicated to assisting ClassPass in expanding into new growth areas. You thrive in an experiment-driven and data-oriented environment while guiding your team toward a long-term technical vision. You enjoy tackling complex technical challenges and leveraging your technical expertise to help the team select sustainable solutions. You understand that the best software is produced through collaboration and iteration, and you are seeking the right opportunity and team to further your experience.

You’ll likely spend time working on:

• Empowering your engineering team to deliver high levels of technical quality and business impact.

• Recruiting a diverse team of engineers recognized as some of the best in the industry, from outreach to closing.

• Managing a team of engineers and facilitating their career development through challenging responsibilities and constructive feedback.

• Actively participating in strategic direction and product decisions for your team.

• Contributing to engineering-wide initiatives as a member of ClassPass’ engineering management team.

About the right team member:

You are an experienced engineer who has successfully transitioned into a people leader, passionate about creating impactful and high-quality mobile applications. You possess extensive experience in at least one aspect of developing a world-class mobile application and can effectively manage a high-performing team throughout the entire process.

You’ll thrive in this role with experience in:

• 3+ years of direct management experience with an engineering team of at least 6 members with skills across the stack

• Experience in delivering high-quality frontends or mobile applications.

• Established architecture and best practices for web or mobile applications and their backends.

• Proven ability to establish and articulate a vision, set goals, and execute effectively.

Technologies you’ll be working with:

We value adaptability and problem-solving over specific tools, but here’s what you’ll likely work with:

• Kotlin / Java

• AWS (ECS, SQS, RDS)

• Modern mobile development (Swift/SwiftUI, Android/Jetpack Compose)

Pay Transparency

It is Playlist’s intent to pay all Team Members competitive wages and salaries that are motivational, fair, and equitable. The goal of Playlist’s compensation program is to be transparent, attract potential employees, meet the needs of all current employees, and encourage Team Members to stay with our organization. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location.

The base salary range for this position in the United States is $151,275 - $201,700. The total compensation package for this position also includes a bonus target and a full benefits package.

Have we piqued your curiosity?

Sound like the role for you? We’d love to hear from you! Even if you’re not 100% sure about potential fit, we still encourage you to apply. We’re looking for the right person, not the perfect series of checkboxes.

The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We highly value diversity at our company and encourage people of all different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or other protected characteristics.

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