Senior Software Engineer, Strava
Data Platform
$180-200k
3+ days a week in office
Social network for tracking run and cycle routes
Be an early applicant
Social network for tracking run and cycle routes
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$180-200k
3+ days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To create the most committed, close, and engaged athlete community on the internet.
Role
Who you are
- Have 3+ years of experience developing data-intensive software using languages like Python, Scala, Java, Go, or Ruby, with the ability to evaluate and adopt new technologies as business needs evolve
- Be comfortable reading and reasoning about SQL queries in data pipeline contexts (e.g., dbt models), understanding how transformations impact downstream systems
- Have hands-on experience working with distributed data processing tools (e.g., Spark, Flink, Kafka) on production datasets, with an understanding of their tradeoffs and appropriate use cases
- Have built or maintained data pipelines using cloud data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift), Data lakes (e.g., Iceberg, Hudi) or similar solutions, understanding performance optimization and cost considerations
- Understand the underlying infrastructure needed to serve production data platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure), including experience deploying and managing data infrastructure components like clusters, storage systems, and compute resources
What the job involves
- We are seeking a senior software engineer to help grow our data platform as Strava scales
- Data is a critical driver of decisions that benefit both our athletes and the business
- The Strava Data Platform serves as the foundation for this decision-making process, supporting every part of the company through infrastructure enabling rich data analysis
- We strive to build a platform that enables self-service for a variety of use cases while maintaining strong governance and reliability
- Collaborate with people across teams and functions that hold deep curiosity for data
- Work with hefty data systems at the global scale of Strava, supporting functions including analytics, AI/ML, engineering, and finance, and help strengthen our infrastructure as we grow
- Deliver value more through software, leaning into tooling and automation rather than repetitive toil
- Grow your expertise in the steadily evolving technologies and ecosystem of data
- You Will Be Successful Here By:
- Building scalable software solutions to existing data problems utilizing modern data technologies
- Writing high quality and reliable code that supports our end user experience
- Understanding that data security and privacy is of utmost importance
- Holding empathy for the users of our platform to truly understand the challenges we address for them
- Fostering an inclusive and motivating team culture to help everyone achieve their best
Application process
- This application closes on Friday, December 5th at 5:00pm PT
Our take
Strava has created an online network where runners, swimmers and cyclists can record fitness activities, and compare and compete with their community. It offers both a free and premium subscription service with added features. The company also partners with local councils and urban planners who purchase valuable journey data from Strava which can be used to map out cities and develop safer cycle paths.
The platform helps members discover and plan workouts, as well as offering a leaderboard which is updated using GPS as users compete for the top spot on particular fitness segments.
With over 125 million athletes and growing, Strava released several new product rollouts in 2024, including an AI-enabled leaderboard. A partnership with the wearable fitness tracker Oura will mean Strava software is available on wearables, taking the company into fresh competition with the likes of Peloton and Apple. In 2025, the company secured new funding in a round led by Sequoia Capital, growing its value to $2.2 billion.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Nov 2020
$110m
SERIES F
Oct 2014
$18m
LATE VC
Total funding: $151.4m
Company benefits
- Competitive base salary & stock options
- 100% company paid benefits for employees and families
- Flexible paid time off
- $2,000 annual professional development stipend
- Paid time off for volunteering
- 401(k) plan - with company matching
- $1000 annual gear stipend
- $500 annual gym or coaching reimbursement
- On-site fitness rooms with showers, lockers, and towel service
- Weekly team workouts – including remote employees
- Safe and secure bike storage on-site
- Weekly all hands meetings
- Employee resource groups
- Anti-racism nonprofit company matching program
- Free lunch on Wednesdays on-site
- Regular team happy hours
- Team offsites and company retreats
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Generous industry discounts on gear and activities
- Race entries to events we sponsor
- Snacks and stocked kitchens on-site
- Strava gear
Company HQ
Mission District, San Francisco, CA
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