Software Engineering Intern, Server, Internal Platform
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. As an Engineering Intern at Strava, you will be embedded in a team working on real projects that ship to our athletes and within the company, treated like a full-time member of the engineering team. You'll collaborate with cross functional teams that help us support and deliver to our athletes faster, while keeping them inspired and motivated. We’ll give you experienced mentors and all the tools you need to make a meaningful impact on our product. To see examples of what past interns have contributed, read our Engineering Blog! We follow a hybrid model that translates to most of your time on-site in our San Francisco office — four days per week. Available Internship: Strava is looking for software engineering interns for a range of disciplines. This Server internship would be on the Internal Platform team. The Internal Platform team builds and maintains the development platform that powers our engineering organization. The team works closely with engineers across the organization to understand their needs and design solutions. We create reliable, scalable frameworks, tooling, and standards that enable product teams to write, build, and deploy code quickly and safely.
Requirements
- Are currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, with an expected graduation date of May 2026, December 2026, or May 2027 — OR– have recently completed or are currently enrolled in a coding bootcamp, technical training program, or are transitioning into software engineering through equivalent practical experience.
- Have experience writing efficient, reusable code in one or more programming languages (e.g., Go, Python, Scala, Ruby).
- Demonstrate strong fundamentals in coding best practices, documentation, and testing.
- Have experience building projects that handle meaningful scale or data complexity through coursework, internships, or personal work.
Nice To Haves
- Are familiar with version control systems (e.g., Git) and have exposure to CI/CD concepts (e.g., GitHub Actions).
- Have exposure to databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) and cloud or container technologies (e.g., AWS, Docker, Kubernetes) through coursework, internships, or personal projects.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to foundational systems that power Strava’s engineering organization and enable product teams to move faster and ship safely.
- Collaborate with our internal partners in product and support
- Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, maintainable code
- Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and distribute knowledge
- Share your knowledge by giving lunch & learns, writing blog posts, and giving tech talks
Benefits
- This is a paid internship
- Housing Stipend for Summer is provided to live in SF for 3 months
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