Full Stack Staff Engineer, Runna
£95-110k
+ Equity
1-4 days a week in office
Tailored running training plans
Job no longer available
Tailored running training plans
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
£95-110k
+ Equity
1-4 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make running training effective, enjoyable and easy for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- We’re looking for a Staff Level Full-Stack Engineer to play a pivotal role in driving the technical success of Runna
- Deep expertise in TypeScript/JavaScript, with a strong foundation across the full stack
- Proven track record of leading the architecture and successful delivery of large scale React-Native mobile applications in a production environment
- Experience working in AWS cloud environments, with a strong preference for familiarity with Serverless architectures (e.g. Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, AppSync)
- Able to thrive in a highly skilled, fast-paced engineering team. In 2024, we shipped:
- 99 mobile app releases (iOS and Android)
- 443 API releases
- 237 modelling backend releases
- 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with a focus on technical leadership and driving projects end-to-end
- Comfortable stepping outside your core expertise to solve problems across the stack, from frontend to cloud infrastructure
- Skilled in defining and delivering features from initial architecture and design through to release, testing, and production support
- A strong advocate for modern engineering practices, including:
- Iterative development, continuous deployment, and test automation
- Knowledge sharing, pair programming, collaborative design & development
- Shared code ownership and working in cross-functional product teams
Desirable
- Have delivered impactful work across the full stack—from mobile to backend services and cloud infrastructure
- Have hands-on experience with SwiftUI or native mobile development
- Are confident working with and improving CI/CD pipelines, release cycles, and deployment processes
- Have experience with React Native at scale in performance-sensitive or offline-first applications
- Have deep experience with AWS services and serverless architecture patterns
- Are comfortable with Infrastructure as Code tooling like Terraform, CDK, or CloudFormation
- Have contributed to open-source communities—through code, issues, testing, or documentation
- Have a personal interest in health, fitness, or sports technology
What the job involves
- This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll work across four cross-functional product teams, providing architectural direction, ensuring engineering excellence, and enabling the successful delivery of features across our iOS (React-Native), Android (React-Native), and Apple Watch apps, as well as third-party integrations (Garmin, Strava, Coros, Fitbit, Suunto, etc)
- You’ll partner closely with our CTO and founders, as well as product and design leads, to align technical strategy with company goals
- You’ll be a multiplier for the engineering team—mentoring developers, improving processes, and guiding the evolution of our systems as we scale
- We’re looking for someone who is not only technically excellent, but also a creative problem solver and collaborative leader who brings energy and clarity to fast-paced environments
- As a Staff Level Full-Stack Engineer, your role will include:
- Lead the architectural design and technical strategy across multiple product teams, ensuring scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions
- Drive the end-to-end delivery of key initiatives, working hands-on to build, test, and ship features across the full stack (mobile, backend, integrations)
- Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering Leads to define the best solutions for user experience, balancing speed, quality, and long-term technical goals
- Mentor and support engineers across teams, providing technical guidance, code reviews, and promoting engineering best practices
- Champion developer productivity by improving our CI/CD pipeline, tooling, and internal workflows to accelerate delivery and reduce friction
- Own the release process and support a culture of reliable, continuous deployment—while enabling teams to ship confidently and independently
Application process
- Our aim is to keep the interview process as straightforward and enjoyable as possible, and will consist of the following stages:
- Getting to Know You + Live Coding (45-minute video call, first 25 mins will be an introductory chat followed by two live coding exercises from )
- Take home technical task (max 1-2 hours to complete, or if you have something interesting you recently built and would like to showcase then that's perfectly OK)
- 1.5-hour technical interview (the first half of the call will be used to discuss the take-home technical task from the previous stage and the second half will consist some general architecture/tech questions)
- Meet the team (in-person chat with founder(s) and rest of the team)
- Once the process is finished, we promise to let you know our decision as soon as possible
Salary benchmarks
Our take
As a way to keep fit, running has shot up in popularity in recent years, partially due to accessibility, especially during the pandemic. But for those who want to take running to the next level – whether that be a 5K or a marathon – it can be difficult to know where to start in terms of a training plan. Runna supplies an app with personalised training plans for all types of runs, to help people achieve their running and fitness goals.
Runna was founded by running enthusiasts for running enthusiasts, in response to the lack of tools available to help them train. Although there are many running apps available, Runna stands by providing training plans for specific races, which can be distinguished by distance and goal time. In addition, it supports a sense of community, and still caters to a range of experience levels.
Runna has seen consistent subscriber growth since its launch, serving thousands of users globally. The company has plans to expand both its features and team, while reaching more customers in the future. Its acquisition by fitness giant Strava will certainly help it on its way to achieving these aims.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Nov 2023
$6.7m
SEED
Dec 2022
$2.6m
SEED
Total funding: $10.2m
Company benefits
- Own a part of Runna: We want you to own a part of the company you're building. Everyone who joins Runna receives a generous stock options package
- Grow with us: As one of our early hires, you'll have a unique opportunity to shape and influence Runna's product and culture from the beginning
- Learn and develop: We work with all of the latest tools and technologies so you can learn at the cutting edge of product development
- Team socials: We're a friendly bunch and like to make work-like fun, whether that's lunches and dinners or our bi-weekly team run
- Paid vacation: We want people to take time off to rest and rejuvenate. Runna offers 25 vacation days + bank holidays
- Tools: You'll receive all new equipment including a laptop, running watch of your choice, and anything else you need to do your best work
- Get paid to Run(na): We have a dedicated hour block each week where you'll get paid to run! Whether you want to build up to your first 5k or do that tough intervals sessions it's up to you!
- Enhanced family care: 3 months fully paid when you welcome a new Runna into the family, as well as fertility support & a host of other benefits
Company HQ
Vauxhall, London, UK
Leadership
Walter Holohan
(CTO)Initially joined Runna as a Technical Lead before being promoted to CTO. Prior to Runna, they were a React Native Developer at 11:FS, a Full Stack Engineer at Nationwide Building Society and a Director at Spartn.
Josh Oppenheim
(MD)Initially joined Runna as COO before being promoted to Managing Director. Prior to Runna, they worked in Strategy and Operations at Let's Do This, was a Senior Consultant at Bain & Company and Strategist at X, the moonshot factory.
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