MyFitnessPal

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At MyFitnessPal, we believe good health starts with what you eat. We provide tools, resources and support to enable users to reach their health goals. We are seeking a Sr. Manager, Engineering to lead a cross-functional team of Android, Backend, and iOS engineers to drive foundational engineering work that enables product teams and internal teams to deliver exceptional customer value. At MyFitnessPal, our vision is to be the most trusted brand for improving your health through better food choices. The team focuses on outcomes over outputs, prioritizing work based on MFP’s product vision and strategy using data and experimentation. About the Team: Product Platform is composed of some of our most senior engineers, passionate about solving complex problems and building high-impact engineering solutions. The team is responsible for critical systems that power the broader organization, including modernizing data synchronization and persistence between our mobile clients and backend, improving the mobile developer experience, and building AI-driven tooling to accelerate code modernization. This role offers the opportunity to immediately shape and deliver technical solutions that unlock significant business and product opportunities across multiple teams. What you’ll be doing: As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will lead a talented team in defining and delivering against quarterly objectives that increase velocity, safety, and effectiveness across product engineering teams. Your primary focus will be cultivating an environment where engineers thrive in identifying, justifying, and creating solutions that drive meaningful product value. Build strong relationships and regularly converse with Engineering and Product leaders across teams to proactively identify collaboration and platform opportunities Balance product platform delivery with foundational improvements to core services and mobile clients, ensuring scalability, reliability, and long-term sustainability Take a hands-on approach to delivery management, maintaining a healthy backlog, prioritizing technical debt and maintenance work, and ensuring predictable execution Own and elevate engineering quality standards by championing testing practices, fostering continuous improvement, and strengthening delivery rigor Coach and develop engineers through mentorship, performance management, and career growth support, while maintaining strong team health and engagement Qualifications to be successful in this role: Meaningful experience managing platform or foundational engineering work in close partnership with Product and cross-functional stakeholders. Successful candidates have typically spent 5+ years in a leadership role Experience leading high-performing engineers through discovery and delivery of large-scale engineering initiatives Proven track record of delivering internal platform work across single and multi-platform environments Demonstrated success developing engineers through coaching, mentorship, and performance leadership Strong understanding of software engineering best practices and architectural patterns, particularly within high-traffic mobile ecosystems Experience building systems designed for scale, reliability, and experimentation Values you’ll model Be Kind and Care — build with empathy; assume positive intent; support teammates and members. Live Good Health — champion healthy habits and balance in how we work and what we ship. Be Data-Inspired — ground decisions in research and data; measure what matters. Champion Change — lean into ambiguity; iterate, learn, and improve continuously. Leave it Better than You Found It — raise quality, clarify systems, and document as you go. Make It Happen — bias to action; deliver impact with craft and accountability. The reasonably estimated salary for this role at MyFitnessPal ranges from $200,000 - $230,000. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, qualifications, experience, and locale. In addition, MyFitnessPal offers a wide range of comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, parental planning, mental health benefits, annual performance bonus, a 401(k) plan and match, responsible time off, monthly wellness and technology allowances, and others. Exciting Full-Time Employee Benefits, Perks and Culture Face-to-Face Connections: We value personal connections. Enjoy opportunities to meet and connect with your team members in person to help forge meaningful relationships that extend beyond the virtual realm. Teams meet as often as needed and all of MyFitnessPal gathers annually. Flexibility At Its Best: Achieve the work-life balance you deserve. Enjoy a flexible time-off policy with our Responsible Time Off benefit. Give Back: Use your volunteer days off to support what matters most to you. Each full time teammate receives 2 days per calendar year to give back to their community through service. Mentorship Program: Take control of your career through our mentorship program where, if you’d like, you will be matched with a teammate who can help you scale your skills and propel your growth. Family-Friendly Support: Embrace the journey with confidence and care. Enjoy our paid maternity and paternity leave, to provide time to balance family responsibilities with your career and take the time needed to strengthen family relationships. We understand the complexities of starting or expanding a family, which is why we provide best-in-class comprehensive assistance for fertility-related matters. Wellness Comes First: Live Good Health is one of our core values. Receive a monthly Wellness Allowance, empowering you to focus on your physical and mental well-being by choosing from a range of wellness initiatives, including dedicated mental health days. Celebrate Greatness: Your hard work deserves recognition! Our reward and recognition platform empowers peers to acknowledge and reward each other for the exceptional contributions they make. Elevate Your Health & Fitness: Get access to MyFitnessPal Premium, allowing you to take your fitness, health and wellness journey to new heights. Unlock Your Potential: Access our virtual learning and development library, and participate in training opportunities to continuously grow and enhance your skills. Championing Inclusion: Our dedicated DEI Committee actively fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace by setting actionable goals and evaluating progress across the organization. Healthcare Matters: Your well-being is our priority. Take advantage of our competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits that cater to your holistic healthcare needs. Feel secure and supported on your wellness journey. Secure Your Future: Benefit from our retirement savings program, giving you peace of mind for your financial goals. Reach them sooner with MyFitnessPal’s competitive employer match. At MyFitnessPal, our mission is to enable people to make healthy choices. And it wouldn't be possible without our team. We celebrate the unique POV that each person brings to the table and believe in a collaborative and inclusive environment. As an equal opportunity employer, we prohibit any unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, religion, military or veteran status, sex, gender, marital status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, or disability. These are our guiding ideologies and apply across all aspects of employment. MyFitnessPal participates in E-Verify.