Strava · 9 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$180K/yr - $200K/yr
3+ years expStrava is the app for active people, aiming to motivate individuals to live their best active lives. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help grow their data platform, which is crucial for decision-making and supports various company functions through robust data analysis infrastructure.
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Responsibilities
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
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
Qualification
Required
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
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 CapitalSequoia Capital,TCVJackson Square Ventures
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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