Strava

Senior Engineer II, Privacy and Identity (Fullstack)

Hybrid

Part remote, part office, you need to live within commuting distance of a named location.

Hybrid · Strava SF

Employer listed it 11 days ago · Added 2 weeks ago

Been open since 2 weeks ago, still being checked, but it has been live a while.

Salary

$198k to $235k per year

Location

Hybrid · Strava SF

Timezone

Not stated

Contract

Full-time

Experience

Senior

What the advert says

Quoted word for word from the employer's advert. Where it says nothing, we say so.

Working hours: Not mentioned in the advert
Where you can work from: 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.
Contract: Not mentioned in the advert
Experience asked for: Not mentioned in the advert
Pay: Not mentioned in the advert

Remote flexibility

Hybrid

This role is only partly remote, the employer expects time in the office around Strava SF, Hybrid, so you need to live within commuting distance.

What the employer says

Source listing states candidate location: "Strava SF, Hybrid"
Listing mentions "Hybrid" and three days per week in the office

What Nomaders makes of it

Not suitable if you plan to move between countries

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Before you apply

Experience: employer states

Written as a requirement

“No prior identity or authentication experience is required, just strong product engineering fundamentals and a willingness to learn quickly in a high-trust domain..”
“Comfort ramping up on systems that keep user accounts secure and easy to access; no prior identity-specific experience required”

Written as a nice-to-have

“Experience with authentication protocols (OAuth, SSO) or in privacy- or compliance-sensitive domains is a plus”

Questions worth asking: Nomaders interpretation

This role involves office time, but the advert does not say how often. Ask how many days a week are expected on site.
The advert does not say whether this is employment or a contractor arrangement. Ask, as it affects tax and benefits.

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About the role

About Strava

Strava is the app for active people. With over 200 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 Role

The Privacy and Identity team owns how every athlete securely accesses their Strava experience and builds the tools that help them understand and manage their privacy on Strava, from account security to giving people clear visibility into and control over their data across iOS, Android, and web.

We're looking for a fullstack engineer to help build and improve the systems that keep athlete accounts secure and easy to access. You'll work across mobile, web, and server, contributing to sign-up, login, password management, account recovery, and privacy controls. This role will span work across platforms and key product surfaces. No prior identity or authentication experience is required, just strong product engineering fundamentals and a willingness to learn quickly in a high-trust domain..

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

Build and ship features across account sign-up, login, password management, and account recovery, working across both mobile (iOS/Android) and backend services

Design and implement clear, intuitive privacy controls that make it easy for athletes to understand and manage their experience and data on Strava

Partner with Product, Security, Trust & Safety, and Legal to build features that meet compliance and platform integrity needs

Help drive consistency in login, privacy, and account experiences across iOS, Android, and web

Use data to monitor and improve login success rates, recovery flows, and engagement with privacy controls

Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and on-call rotations

Break down ambiguous problems into well-scoped, multi-component solutions and weigh technical trade-offs

What You'll Bring to the Team

5+ years of software engineering experience, with fullstack range spanning mobile (iOS or Android) and backend/server systems

Comfort ramping up on systems that keep user accounts secure and easy to access; no prior identity-specific experience required

Experience breaking down complex, ambiguous problems into multi-component solutions

A product mindset: the ability to balance user experience with data protection and abuse prevention

Strong collaboration skills, with comfort partnering across product, security, and legal stakeholders

Experience with authentication protocols (OAuth, SSO) or in privacy- or compliance-sensitive domains is a plus

For information on benefits, please click here .

Why Join Us?

Requirements

·5+ years of software engineering experience, with fullstack range spanning mobile (iOS or Android) and backend/server systems
·Comfort ramping up on systems that keep user accounts secure and easy to access; no prior identity-specific experience required
·Experience breaking down complex, ambiguous problems into multi-component solutions
·A product mindset: the ability to balance user experience with data protection and abuse prevention
·Strong collaboration skills, with comfort partnering across product, security, and legal stakeholders

Benefits

·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.

How to apply

1Check the flexibility label above, hybrid, matches where you plan to live and work.
2Tailor your CV to the role at Strava, mentioning your remote working experience.
3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.

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