Senior Server Engineer II, Subscriptions

Strava • San Francisco, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Strava is the app for active people. With over 180 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. Start your journey with Strava today.
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.
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.
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.

Requirements

• You have 7+ years of professional software development experience or equivalent expertise in backend engineering.
• You are proficient in at least one of Strava's core backend languages (Ruby, Java, Scala, Python, or Go).
• You have experience with relational (e.g., MySQL) and NoSQL (e.g., Redis, Cassandra) databases in production environments.
• You have a solid understanding of distributed systems and technologies like Kafka, Kubernetes, and Docker.
• You have experience working with — or are excited to learn about — subscription billing, payment processing, and related infrastructure.
• You excel at mentoring engineers and fostering a positive, growth-oriented team culture.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services powering Strava's subscription and payments platform using our tech stack (Ruby, Java, Scala, Python, Go, MySQL, Redis, Cassandra, Kafka, Kubernetes, and Docker).
• Develop and optimize APIs that integrate with client-facing applications to deliver seamless subscription and payment experiences for athletes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners, including product managers, designers, and client-side engineers, to align technical implementation with business needs.
• Help define the technical future of payments and subscriptions at Strava, partnering with your Engineering Manager to shape and execute that vision.
• Mentor and support other engineers, fostering a culture of learning, growth, and technical excellence.
• Ensure service reliability, scalability, and performance while balancing technical debt with new feature development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees