Staff Server Engineer, Subscriptions

Strava • San Francisco, CA

1d • Hybrid

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. About This Role 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

• Have built services in a production environment, using languages like (but not limited to) Ruby, Java, Scala, Python, Go, etc.
• Have experience with relational or NoSQL databases in production (we use MySQL, Redis, and Cassandra)
• Have experience with open-source distributed systems technologies (we use Kafka, Finagle, Kubernetes, and Docker)
• Have experience working with or are excited to learn about subscriptions and payments

Responsibilities

• Partner with an Engineering Manager to define the technical vision for the future of payments and subscriptions at Strava
• Work with a team of engineers, designers, product managers, and analysts to build Strava's subscription platform and product
• Deliver backend services in large, reliable, and scalable distributed systems.
• Mentor other engineers and upleveling the organization by writing blog posts and giving tech talks about your work.
• Demonstrate empathy for athletes and their experience while using Strava
• Own the team's work and partnering with cross-functional peers to ensure services are adequately scoped and implemented.
• Contribute to an inclusive and collaborative team culture
• Be willing to explore and learn new technologies outside of your comfort zone.

What This Job Offers

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