Strava
App for active people
SeniorEngineerII,ActivitiesPlatform
“Senior Engineer II, Activities Platform at Strava. Skills: Backend services, Data pipelines, Production infrastructure, Platform capabilities. Evolve systems for activity data. Design and build backend services”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver platform capabilities; Make movement fun, meaningful, and accessible
Industry & Context.
Break down ambiguous problems
24/7 on-call rotation, More than half of your time on-site in San Francisco office
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
4+ years of professional software development experience, backend/server engineering experience, Experience with distributed systems, Hands-on experience with data stores such as SQL or column stores, Proficiency in at least one of Strava's backend languages (Ruby, Scala, Go, Java), Experience with distributed systems technologies like Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud infrastructure (AWS)
Nice to Have
Kubernetes a plus
What You'll Do.
Evolve systems for activity data
Design and build backend services
Handle millions of activity uploads
Operate and improve production infrastructure
Partner with product teams
Contribute to technical design reviews
Write and review design docs
Set technical direction
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with product teams; Communicate clearly with engineers and cross-functional partners
Communication Scope
Communicate clearly
Process & Methodology
Drive projects through to delivery
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