Senior Server Engineer, Achieve
About The Position
Strava is the app for active people. With over 150 million athletes in more than 185 countries, Strava is where connection, motivation, and personal bests thrive. No matter your activity, gear, or goals, we help you find your crew, crush your milestones, and keep moving forward. 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. We're seeking a Senior Server Engineer to join the Achieve Team, specializing in backend and server-side development to support product and feature initiatives for the Progress Tab on Strava's mobile app. In this role, you will play a key part in designing and building scalable services and systems that elevate the Strava experience for millions of athletes worldwide. 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, API design (GraphQL is a plus), and technologies like Kafka, Kubernetes, and Docker.
- You excel at mentoring engineers and fostering a positive, growth-oriented team culture.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services using Strava's tech stack (Ruby, Java, Scala, Python, Go, MySQL, Redis, Cassandra, Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, Elasticsearch, and GraphQL).
- Develop and optimize APIs that seamlessly integrate with client-facing applications to deliver impactful features.
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners, including product managers, designers, and client-side engineers, to align technical implementation with business needs.
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Publishing Industries
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
