Manager, Engineering - Trainingpeaks

Manager, Engineering

Join the team powering the world's best endurance athletes.

At TrainingPeaks, we believe that behind every great athlete is a great coach and the right technology to help them reach their potential. Our platform is trusted by Tour de France winners, Olympic gold medalists, and everyday endurance athletes to plan, track, and analyze their training. Whether you're a performance-driven athlete, a passionate coach, or someone who simply thrives on building tools that empower others, TrainingPeaks is where ambition meets impact.

As part of the Peaksware portfolio, consisting of brands like TrainingPeaks, MakeMusic, Alfred Music, TrainHeroic, we're united by a shared mission: to create software that transforms deliberate practice into performance. At Peaksware, we don't just build products. We build communities of motivated people chasing progress, including athletes, musicians, performers, and the teams that support them.

Join TrainingPeaks as a Manager, Engineering on our core product team to build the future of endurance training.

As Manager, Engineering, you will lead our team in developing and maintaining three key platforms: TrainingPeaks Virtual, TrainingPeaks Hub, and Run With Hal. This is a critical leadership position that blends technical expertise with a passion for people management and strategic execution.

You will be responsible for overseeing the entire software development lifecycle, from project planning and requirements gathering to deployment and delivery. Your role is to build a successful, high-performing team by fostering a collaborative environment, driving engineering excellence, and aligning your team's efforts with company-wide goals.

You are a continuous learner with a hunger for knowledge. You approach challenges as opportunities to improve. You value team members' input from all levels and you actively seek ways to support your colleagues.

This role is part of the Core Product Engineering Team and reports to the Director, Engineering.

Core functions:

• Lead and mentor: supervise and lead a team of software engineers, providing continuous feedback, mentorship, and career development support. You'll also be actively involved in hiring and onboarding new talent.
• Manage product execution: take ownership of the roadmap, integrations, and feature execution for the three platforms. You will manage all aspects of product delivery, including project planning, sprint grooming, and using agile/lean principles to ensure quality and timely releases.
• Drive strategic initiatives: facilitate both engineering and go-to-market initiatives across various teams. You will work closely with peer managers, stakeholders, and executive leadership to align team goals with the company's vision and strategy.
• Champion engineering excellence: drive a culture of quality and best practices within the team by applying Agile/Lean principles and methodologies. This includes building and implementing key processes like CI/CD for both backend and frontend systems, establishing robust development and staging environments, and migrating our infrastructure from Microsoft Azure to AWS.
• Problem-solve and innovate: balance short-term needs with long-term strategic goals. You will be responsible for managing project risks, evaluating new business initiatives, and pragmatically facilitating technical decisions with your team.

Collaborate and communicate: act as a key liaison between the engineering team and other departments, including Product and Marketing. You will manage relationships with all stakeholders, providing clear and continuous communication on project status, risks, and changes.