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.
About This RoleThe Community Engagement team at Strava builds the features that help athletes connect, compete, and stay engaged with the communities they care about — clubs, challenges, social feeds, and the interactions that make Strava more than a fitness tracker. This team sits at the heart of what makes Strava meaningful to its 180M+ users. As a Senior Engineer I on the CE team, you'll own Android delivery for some of Strava's most-used community surfaces. You'll work closely with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to build implementations that are strong for users and sound under the hood. This role carries real ownership — you'll be shaping how features get built, not just executing on decisions made elsewhere.
We follow a flexible hybrid model that translates to more than half of your time on-site in our Denver office, three days per week.
What You'll DoDesign and ship Android features for Strava's community and social surfaces, from technical planning through delivery
Partner with server engineers on shared implementations, contributing to solutions that work well at every layer of the stack
Collaborate with PMs and designers as a full participant in planning — helping shape scope, flag trade-offs, and advocate for technically sound approaches
Contribute to code reviews and help raise the technical bar on the team
Deliver medium-to-large scope projects accurately and on time, with minimal oversight
Begin mentoring junior engineers on the team as you grow your leadership presence
Solid Android engineering fundamentals, including Kotlin, Jetpack, and modern Android architecture patterns
A product mindset — you engage with PMs and designers as a partner, not just a ticket taker
Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, particularly working with backend engineers on shared implementations
The ability to assess technical trade-offs and advocate for solutions that serve both users and the codebase
A track record of delivering features end-to-end with accuracy and ownership
Experience with social or community features (feeds, groups, challenges, notifications) is a plus
Prior experience at a company with a large-scale consumer Android app is a plus
Familiarity with Android performance optimization at scale is a plus
Movement brings us together. 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.
When you join Strava, you’re not just joining a company—you’re joining a movement. If you’re ready to bring your energy, ideas, and drive, let’s build something incredible together.
Strava builds software that makes the best part of our athletes’ days even better. Just as we’re deeply committed to unlocking their potential, we’re dedicated to providing a world-class, inclusive workplace where our employees can grow and thrive, too. We’re backed by Sequoia Capital, TCV, Madrone Partners and Jackson Square Ventures, and we’re expanding in order to exceed the needs of our growing community of global athletes. Our culture reflects our community. We are 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. In keeping with the values of Strava, we make all employment decisions including hiring, evaluation, termination, promotional and training opportunities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, physical handicap, mental disability, medical condition, disability, gender or identity or expression, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital status, height and/or weight.
We will 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. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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Skills Required
- Solid Android engineering fundamentals
- Experience with Kotlin and Jetpack
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
- Ability to assess technical trade-offs
- Experience delivering features end-to-end
- Experience with social or community features is a plus
- Prior experience at a large-scale consumer Android app is a plus
- Familiarity with Android performance optimization is a plus
Strava Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Strava and has not been reviewed or approved by Strava.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive and compensation is broadly viewed as fair, even if not consistently at the very top of the market. Overall satisfaction appears stronger when factoring in cash pay and benefits.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is often described as fully covered for employees and families, standing out as a core strength of the package. This reduces out-of-pocket costs while supporting comprehensive medical, dental, and vision access.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness-oriented perks such as health club support, event entry reimbursements, and gear or home-office stipends are highlighted as meaningful. These benefits align closely with an active, athlete-focused culture and add tangible value beyond salary.
Strava Insights
What We Do
Strava is Swedish for “strive,” which epitomizes who we are and what we do. We’re a passionate and committed team, unified by our mission to connect athletes to what motivates them and help them find their personal best. And with billions of activity uploads from all over the world, we have a humbling and audacious vision: to be the record of the world’s athletic activities and the technology that makes every effort count. Strava builds software that makes the best part of our athletes’ days even better. And just as we’re deeply committed to unlocking their potential, we’re dedicated to providing a world-class, inclusive workplace where our employees can grow and thrive, too. We’re backed by Sequoia Capital, Madrone Partners and Jackson Square Ventures, and we’re expanding in order to exceed the needs of our growing community of global athletes. Our culture reflects our community – we are continuously striving to hire and engage diverse teammates from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives because we know we are a stronger team together.When you’re ready for a challenge and a team that will support you along the way, join us!
