Engineering Manager, Growth
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Renttherunway · Brooklyn, NY (rent The Runway Hq)Prepare for this interview
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About the role
Rent the Runway (RTR) is transforming the way we get dressed by pioneering the world's first Closet in the Cloud. Founded in 2009, RTR has disrupted the $2.4 trillion fashion industry by inspiring women with a more joyful, sustainable and financially-savvy way to feel their best every day. As the ultimate destination for circular fashion, the brand now offers infinite points of access to its shared closet via a fully customizable subscription to fashion, one-time rental or ownership. RTR offers designer apparel and accessories from hundreds of brand partners and has built in-house proprietary technology and a one-of-a-kind reverse logistics operation. RTR has been named to CNBC's "Disruptor 50" five times in ten years, and has been placed on Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies list multiple times. At Rent the Runway, we believe getting dressed should be a joyful, empowering experience. As an Engineering Manager on our Subscriber Retention team, you'll play a key role in shaping how our users discover, engage with, and fall in love with our platform. You'll lead a team dedicated to creating delightful, seamless, and personalized experiences that help our members feel confident and supported-whether they're getting ready for a special occasion or planning their everyday wardrobe. We're redefining the relationship people have with fashion by making access more sustainable and more fun. Our members return to us multiple times a week because of the magic we deliver-and you'll be building the systems that make that magic possible. You'll manage one of two engineering teams focused on subscriber acquisition and activation. Our work spans personalization, onboarding, funnel optimization, and SEO/AEO/ASO - always with the goal of making our customer journey more intuitive, delightful, and sticky. We operate across NYC and Galway, and you'll collaborate with a global, cross-functional group including Product, Design, Revenue, and Marketing.
Responsibilities
- Guide and grow a high performing, collaborative team of software engineers (front-end, back-end, full-stack, and mobile).
- Lead technical planning and project delivery and champion engineering practices for high-impact consumer-facing initiatives.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to prioritize and deliver work that supports both customer needs and business goals.
- Foster a culture of psychological safety, learning, and continuous feedback.
- Support the career development and wellbeing of your team members.
- Partner with peers and senior leadership to shape long-term strategy and engineering excellence.
- About You
- You have hands-on technical leadership and/or people management experience as well as delivering impactful consumer products.
- You're passionate about designing systems and experiences that are resilient, scalable, and user-centered.
- You've worked with agile teams and know how to prioritize in fast-moving environments.
- You enjoy mentoring and creating opportunities for others to grow.
- You have a strong command of best practices, design patterns, and system architecture tradeoffs.
- You're a clear, thoughtful communicator who values empathy and collaboration.
- Bonus: Experience working in e-commerce/fashion or B2C subscriptions at scale.
- Our Tech Environment Includes:
- React, Next.JS, Typescript
- Swift/SwiftUI and The Composable Architecture
- Kotlin, Java and Springboot
- Cloud-native infrastructure (GCP)
- Jira, Confluence, and modern DevOps practices
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