Senior Software Engineer, Runna
Growth & Marketing Technology
£70-78k
+ equity
1-4 days a week in office
Tailored running training plans
Be an early applicant
Tailored running training plans
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
£70-78k
+ 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
- Solid experience as a full stack engineer (ideally 3+ years), comfortable working across frontend and backend
- Strong TypeScript/JavaScript skills and experience with modern frontend frameworks (for example React / React Native)
- Hands‑on experience integrating and maintaining marketing technology such as:
- Analytics and product analytics tools
- Mobile / web attribution
- Tag managers and event tracking
- CRM or lifecycle platforms (email, push, in‑app messaging)
- Comfort working closely with non‑engineering partners (marketing, product, data) and translating business goals into technical solutions
- A bias towards experimentation and iteration – you care about impact and learning fast
- Strong ownership mindset: you’re happy to take a problem from idea to shipped, monitored solution
- Good understanding of event tracking, data quality and debugging issues across multiple platforms and tools
Desirable
- Experience with mobile growth and attribution (for example RevenueCat, app store / play store tooling, mobile attribution providers)
- Previous experience in a product‑led or consumer subscription business
- Experience with experimentation platforms and A/B testing
- Familiarity with AWS or another major cloud provider and modern CI/CD practices
- Experience working in or closely with a Growth / Marketing team
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a full stack engineer to join our Growth team, with a strong focus on marketing technology. You’ll sit at the intersection of product, data and marketing – building and maintaining the systems that power our acquisition, activation and retention efforts across channels
- Although Marketing Technology is a core part of this role, you’ll also spend a significant portion of your time working across full‑stack initiatives in our Growth Product Squad – building features, launching experiments, and iterating based on results
- You’ll join our cross-functional Growth squad, working closely with product, marketing and data. The team is responsible for:
- Improving how new users discover, try and subscribe to Runna
- Running experiments across the funnel, from ad click through to in‑app activation and ongoing engagement
- Owning the core tools and integrations that power our marketing and lifecycle communications
- Own implementation and maintenance of ad tracking SDKs and MMPs (for example TikTok, Meta, Google, AppsFlyer), including event mapping and monitoring for signal loss
- Build and maintain tracking and tag manager setups across web and app so our data is reliable, privacy‑respectful and useful for models and reporting
- Design, build, test and ship full stack features that support growth (for example landing pages, onboarding flows, referral and promo experiences)
- Integrate and maintain CRM and lifecycle tooling (for example Iterable or similar), including catalogues, data feeds, deeplinks and email / in‑app templates
- Build internal tools, automations and scripts (for example in Python or Node) that connect systems, improve workflows and power pLTV, dashboards and alerting
- Collaborate closely with Growth, Marketing and Data to scope experiments and quickly ship A/B tests and campaigns that move key metrics
- Our Tech Stack
- Below you can find a small reflection of our current tech stack:
- Frontend:
- React Native (iOS and Android)
- Typescript
- GraphQL (Apollo Client)
- Fastlane
- SwiftUI (Apple Watch)
- Maestro E2E tests
- Backend:
- Serverless (AWS)
- Lambdas (NodeJS & Python)
- AWS AppSync
- DynamoDB, S3, SQS, SNS, EventBridge, SageMaker
- Snowflake
- All the other good stuff:
- Sentry
- GitHub Actions
- Intercom, Mixpanel
- RevenueCat
- App Store Connect / Play Store
- Google Tag Manager
Application process
- Our aim is to keep the interview process as straightforward and enjoyable as possible, and will consist of the following stages:
- Screening call with Talent team (30 minute video call)
- 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 https://leetcode.com/)
- 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 of system design and some general architecture/tech questions)
- Meet the team (in-person chat with the wider team)
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
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Nov 2023
$6.8m
SEED
Dec 2022
$2.6m
SEED
Total funding: $10.3m
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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