Senior Staff Full Stack Engineer

Strava; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Strava is seeking a senior engineering leader to tackle cross-stack, ambiguous problems from client to server. You will report to a Senior Director of Product Engineering and work with a compact bench of ICs to address Strava’s riskiest technical questions, including initiatives with Runna.

The role requires deep full-stack skills, the ability to move between initiatives, and a track record of driving change in a recently integrated organization.

Qualifications

• Genuine full-stack range and ability to operate across systems you didn’t build.
• Proven track record solving unscoped, cross-team technical problems.
• Ability to influence and drive change without formal authority.
• Senior technical judgment; able to set direction in ambiguity.
• Experience navigating recently acquired or integrated organizations is a plus.
• Tiger-team, fixer, or SWAT-style experience at scale is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drop into ambiguous, cross-stack problems and diagnose what’s actually happening before prescribing a fix.
• Reason fluently across client and server systems to unblock high-priority product initiatives (iOS, Android, Go, Scala).
• Drive measurable impact on critical bets, starting with organic growth and subscriber value initiatives.
• Act as a trusted agent of change inside teams and parts of the business you don’t own.
• Partner with leadership to surface recurring product and technical opportunities worth attacking proactively.
• Set technical direction and bring teams along on high-risk work.

Skills

Full-stack range

Cross-team problem solving

Influence without authority

Senior technical judgment

Experience with acquisitions

Tiger-team experience

Job description

About Strava

Strava is the app for active people. With over 200 million athletes in more than 185 countries, it’s more than tracking workouts—it’s where people make progress together, from new habits to new personal bests. No matter your sport or how you track it, Strava’s got you covered. Find your crew, crush your goals, and make every effort count.

Our mission is simple: to motivate people to live their best active lives. We believe in the power of movement to connect and drive people forward.

About This Role

Some of the most important problems at Strava don’t belong to any one team. They’re cross-stack, ambiguous, and high-stakes, and they need someone who can walk in, figure out what’s actually going wrong, and drive the fix. This role exists to be that person.

You’ll report directly to a Senior Director of Product Engineering and join a small bench of exceptional individual contributors deployed against Strava’s riskiest and least-understood technical problems. You’ll think across client and server at the same time, move between initiatives as priorities shift, and bridge what’s on fire today with what we need to build next. You’ll also help drive change in newly integrated parts of the business, including our work with Runna.

We follow a flexible hybrid model that translates to more than half of your time on-site in our San Francisco office, three days per week.

What You’ll Do

• Drop into ambiguous, cross-stack problems and diagnose what’s actually happening before prescribing a fix




• Reason fluently across client and server systems to unblock high-priority product initiatives. You will work across iOS, Android, Go and Scala platforms.




• Drive measurable impact on critical bets, starting with initiatives in our organic growth and subscriber value areas




• Act as a trusted agent of change inside teams and parts of the business you don’t own




• Partner with leadership and senior ICs to surface recurring product and technical opportunities worth attacking proactively




• Set technical direction and bring people with you on the highest-risk work in the company

What You’ll Bring to the Team

• Genuine full-stack range, with the ability to operate in systems you didn’t build




• A track record of entering unscoped, cross-team technical problems and driving them to resolution




• The ability to influence and drive change without formal authority




• Senior technical judgment: you set direction, earn the trust of leadership, and operate well in ambiguity




• Experience navigating a recently acquired or integrated organization is a plus




• A prior tiger-team, fixer, or SWAT-style role at scale is a plus

Why Join Us?

Movement brings us together. At Strava, we’re building the world’s largest community of active people, helping them stay motivated and achieve their goals.

Our global team is passionate about making movement fun, meaningful, and accessible to everyone. Whether you’re shaping the technology, growing our community, or driving innovation, your work at Strava makes an impact.

When you join Strava, you’re not just joining a company—you’re joining a movement. If you’re ready to bring your energy, ideas, and drive, let’s build something incredible together.

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 teammates from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives because we know we are a stronger team together.

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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