Senior Android Engineer

Strava; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Strava is seeking a Senior Android Engineer to enhance the user experience for its massive community of athletes. You will collaborate with various teams to design and develop features impacting millions globally, using your expertise in Kotlin and a user-centric mindset. The position follows a hybrid work model, and candidates can expect a competitive salary range of $160,000 to $190,000 annually, reflecting Strava's commitment to employee success and satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Experience building Android applications in a production environment.
• Ability to build maintainable and testable code bases.
• In-depth knowledge of Android development.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance Strava's Android experience.
• Build innovative mobile applications that impact millions of users.
• Mentor and provide technical leadership to the team.

Skills

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

User-Centric Development

API Design

Unit Testing

Job description

About This Role

Strava is the app for active people. With over 150 million athletes in more than 190 countries, it’s more than tracking workouts—it’s where connection, motivation, and personal bests thrive. No matter your activity, gear, or goals, Strava’s got you covered. Find your crew, crush your milestones, and keep moving forward.Start your journeywith Strava today.

We’re looking for a Senior Android Engineer to join our core product engineering teams. This team is responsible for building and enhancing the experiences that help our community of athletes connect, engage, and get the most out of Strava. As an Android Engineer, you will collaborate with cross-functional partners to design, develop, and optimize features that impact millions of users worldwide. You will help shape the future of our mobile experience and contribute to the evolution of Strava’s product.

We follow a flexible hybrid model that generally translates to around half your time on-site in our San Francisco office—roughly three days per week.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will:

• Work with engineers, designers, product managers, and analysts to develop and enhance Strava’s Android experience.
• Build innovative, high-quality mobile experiences that directly impact millions of athletes.
• Use experimentation and data-driven approaches to optimize and refine product experiences.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and influence the evolution of Strava’s mobile platform..

You will be successful here by:

• Excelling at user-centric product development.
• Building beautiful, smooth, delightful mobile experiences.
• Mentoring other engineers and providing technical leadership to the team through forums like tech talks.
• Using your in-depth knowledge of all things Android to help drive technical conversations with peers from different backgrounds, across different teams.

We’re excited about you because:

• Have experience building Android applications in a production environment using Kotlin. Jetpack compose experience is a nice to have
• Stay up to date and experiment with the latest Android technologies.
• Have a product-focused mindset. Our team works together to deliver projects that use technology to solve real business problems.
• Enjoy working on mobile apps at all levels – from networking up to user interfaces and everything in between.
• Have experience building maintainable and testable code bases, including API design and unit testing techniques.
• Can collaborate with iOS, Android, and Server engineers to ship features.

We'd love to talk to you about the future of Strava’s core technologies and your role in developing them. For more on Strava’s engineering team check out the Engineering Blog. It covers a wide range of topics, from how we rebuilt our leaderboard systems to personal perspectives on what it’s like to be an engineer at Strava.

Compensation Overview

At Strava, we know our employees are the most important ingredient to our success, and our compensation and total rewards programs reflect that. We take a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on the department and your location. Salary ranges are categorized into one of three tiers based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. We will determine the candidate’s starting pay based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. We may modify these ranges in the future. For more information, please contact your talent partner.

Compensation: $160,000 - $190,000 The base salary posted is within the compensation range for this role. This range reflects base pay only and does not include, equity, or benefits. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

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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. 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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