Strava · 11 hours ago
Senior Manager, Data Engineering
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$255K/yr - $271K/yr
7+ years expStrava is the app for active people, connecting over 180 million athletes globally. They are seeking a Senior Manager, Data Engineering to lead a team in building and optimizing data pipelines to enhance data-driven decision-making and product development.
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Responsibilities
Act as the player-coach for our Data Engineering function, fostering a culture of technical excellence and ownership
Define the long-term vision and technical roadmap for Strava’s core data platform, including the development of scalable, robust, and efficient ETL/ELT pipelines
Drive initiatives to significantly improve the quality, integrity, and availability of Strava’s data assets, implementing best-in-class monitoring and alerting systems
Collaborate with Analytics, Data Science, and Product teams to enable advanced data consumption, experimentation, and self-service business intelligence across the company
Represent the Data Engineering team in cross-functional strategic planning and collaborate with the broader data community to elevate our technological craftsmanship and data governance standards
Translating the company's business objectives into a compelling technical strategy for the Data Engineering team, ensuring all data infrastructure supports business relevance
Prioritizing and driving execution of projects that significantly improve the scalability, efficiency, and extensibility of our data models and systems
Serving as a key technical and organizational mentor for your team, guiding them on complex architectural decisions and best practices for modern data development
Proactively anticipating the data needs of a rapidly growing platform, fostering a culture that prioritizes data integrity, security, and privacy
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience in data engineering, data platform, or a related quantitative domain
3+ years of experience leading and mentoring high-performing data engineering teams
Advanced user of SQL and have developed production-grade data pipelines using languages like Python, Scala, or Java
Deep experience implementing and maintaining modern ETL/ELT orchestration systems (e.g., Airflow, dbt) and cloud data infrastructure (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, AWS, GCP)
Strong track record of driving data quality, governance, and the implementation of tools for data cataloging and monitoring
Understanding of underlying infrastructure and engineering best practices (e.g., Kubernetes, CI/CD, software development lifecycle) with the ability to influence architectural decisions
Company
Strava
Strava is a social fitness app that tracks running, cycling, and workouts, connecting athletes.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$151.85MKey Investors
Sequoia CapitalJackson Square VenturesMadrone Capital Partners
2025-05-22Series Unknown
2025-05-22Debt Financing
2020-11-17Series F· $110M
Leadership Team
Michael Martin
CEO & Board Member
Rob Terrell
Chief Technology Officer
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