Senior Server Engineer II, Subscriptions

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. What You’ll Do: 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. What You’ll Bring to the Team: 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. 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. California Consumer Protection Act Applicant Notice #J-18808-Ljbffr TOGETHXR