Senior Server Engineer II, Subscriptions

About the 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 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.

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.

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.

Benefits

At Strava, we’re building the world’s largest community of active people, helping them stay motivated and achieve their goals. Our global team is passionate about making movement fun, meaningful, and accessible to everyone. Whether you’re shaping the technology, growing our community, or driving innovation, your work at Strava makes an impact.

We’re continuously striving to hire and engage teammates from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives because we know we are a stronger team together. Strava is an equal opportunity employer. We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Pay

Compensation Range: $198K - $235K