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Staff Engineer, Subscriptions San Francisco, CA

Strava
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/3/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/24/2025

Strava is the leading digital community for active people with more than 135 million athletes, in more than 190 countries. The platform offers a holistic view of your active lifestyle, no matter where you live, which sport you love and / or what device you use. Everyone belongs on Strava when they are pursuing an active life.

This role is on the Subscriptions Team, which is responsible for subscription infrastructure and product experience at Strava. We work on Strava’s platform for web and mobile payments and subscriptions, as well as lifecycle experimentation, to grow our subscriber base. We partner closely with our finance team on core subscription data and our marketing team to support acquisition and retention efforts. Our systems are used by the other engineers to build a world-class experience for our subscribers.

This is a hybrid role based in our San Francisco office with an in office requirement of at least 3 days per week.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will :

  • Partner with an Engineering Manager to define the technical vision for the future of payments and subscriptions at Strava.
  • Work with a team of engineers, designers, product managers, and analysts to build Strava’s subscription platform and product.
  • Deliver backend services in large, reliable, and scalable distributed systems.

You will be successful here by :

  • Mentoring other engineers and up-leveling the organization by writing blog posts and giving tech talks about your work.
  • Demonstrating empathy for athletes and their experience while using Strava.
  • Owning the team’s work and partnering with cross-functional peers to ensure services are adequately scoped and implemented.
  • Contributing to an inclusive and collaborative team culture.
  • Being willing to explore and learn new technologies outside of your comfort zone.
  • We’re excited about you because :

  • You have built services in a production environment, using languages like (but not limited to) Ruby, Java, Scala, Python, Go, etc.
  • You have experience with relational or NoSQL databases in production (we use MySQL, Redis, and Cassandra).
  • You have experience with open-source distributed systems technologies (we use Kafka, Finagle, Kubernetes, and Docker).
  • You have experience working with or are excited to learn about subscriptions and payments.
  • About Strava

    Strava is Swedish for “strive,” which epitomizes who we are and what we do. We’re a passionate and committed team, unified by our mission to connect athletes to what motivates them and help them find their personal best. With billions of activity uploads from all over the world, we have a humbling and adventurous vision : to be the record of the world’s athletic activities and the technology that makes every effort count.

    Strava builds software that makes the best part of our athletes’ days even better. Just as we’re deeply committed to unlocking their potential, we’re dedicated to providing a world-class, inclusive workplace where our employees can grow and thrive, too. We’re backed by Sequoia Capital, TCV, Madrone Partners, and Jackson Square Ventures, and we’re expanding in order to exceed the needs of our growing community of global athletes. Our culture reflects our community. We are continuously striving to hire and engage diverse teammates from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives because we know we are a stronger team together.

    Despite challenges in the world around us, we are continuing to grow camaraderie and positivity within our culture, and we are unified in our commitment to becoming an antiracist company. We are differentiated by our truly people-first approach, our compassionate leadership, and our belief that we can bring joy and inspiration to athletes’ lives — now more than ever. All to say, it’s a great time to join Strava!

    Strava is an equal opportunity employer. In keeping with the values of Strava, we make all employment decisions including hiring, evaluation, termination, promotional and training opportunities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, physical handicap, mental disability, medical condition, disability, gender or identity or expression, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital status, height and / or weight.

    We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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