Software Engineer I (Growth)

Runna
UK
1 day ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
2 years minimum
Compensation
£78,000.0
Working hours
Shift work
Job source

Tech stack

JavaScript (Programming Language) A/B Testing Amazon Web Services Amazon S3 Apple IOS App Store (IOS) Continuous Integration Amazon DynamoDB Github Node.Js Mixpanel TypeScript
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Google Tag Manager ReactJS Snowflake AWS Lambda Backend Servicebus Kotlin Sentry Graphql React Native Front End Software Development Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) Serverless Computing

Job description

  • Architect, build, test and ship high impact user journeys and subscription funnels, focusing on turning curious visitors into engaged subscribers.
  • Design and run experiments across web and app - onboarding flows, paywalls, plan discovery - to improve conversion at every step.
  • Work closely with Product, Design and Data to help prioritise opportunities, define success metrics and make decisions grounded in experiment results.
  • Collaborate across teams to ensure users have a smooth, consistent experience as they move between products and platforms.
  • Implement and maintain instrumentation, tracking and tooling so we can understand behaviour, spot issues quickly and measure impact.
  • Own features end-to-end: from early discovery and technical design through to implementation, rollout, monitoring and iteration.
  • Contribute to our developer experience by improving CI/CD, testing and release workflows so the team can ship and learn quickly., Frontend
  • React or React Native (iOS and Android)
  • TypeScript
  • GraphQL (Apollo Client)

Backend

  • Node.js
  • Serverless (AWS) - Lambdas, SQS, DynamoDB, EventBridge, S3

Tools & Platforms

  • Sentry, GitHub Actions
  • Mixpanel, Intercom, RevenueCat
  • App Store Connect / Play Store
  • Google Tag Manager, Snowflake

Requirements

We’re looking for people who are strong in some of these areas, not necessarily all of them. If this role excites you, please apply.

  • Solid TypeScript / JavaScript experience.
  • Experience building user-facing product surfaces where conversion and UX really matter - onboarding, paywalls, landing pages, growth loops, etc.
  • React experience (React Native is a bonus, not a requirement).
  • 2+ years of full stack experience - we value full stack experience more than depth in just one layer.
  • Comfortable working in a fast paced, iterative environment with lots of experimentation and learning from data.
  • Able to deliver features end-to-end: from architecture through to rollout, measurement and iteration.
  • Curious about what didn’t work as much as what did., * Experience with Swift or Kotlin for mobile.
  • Experience working on growth, experimentation, or funnel optimisation teams.
  • Experience with analytics and experimentation tooling (A/B tests, feature flags, etc).

Benefits & conditions

  • Iterative development, continuous deployment and test automation.
  • Knowledge sharing and collaborative design - we build together, not in silos.
  • Shared ownership of code and outcomes across cross-functional teams.
  • Psychological safety to experiment, fail, learn and try again., We’re offering a salary of £70,00-£78,000 per year, depending on experience, plus participation in Strava’s long-term incentive (stock) programs. Overview of our benefits is below:We’re also committed to continually evolving our benefits to support you as we grow., * Flexible working - typically 3 days a week in our Vauxhall office, with flexibility around life commitments.
  • ️ 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
  • Private health insurance (Bupa) and workplace pension scheme.
  • Modern Health - mental wellness platform combining therapy, coaching and self guided programmes.
  • Carrot Fertility - inclusive fertility, hormonal health and family forming support. We want everyone to feel supported in building their family, whatever that looks like.
  • Headspace membership for mindfulness and sleep.
  • Annual budget for gear, events and gym.
  • Free Runna and Strava subscriptions for you and 3 friends.

Please see more info on our amazing benefits here: Benefits at Runna

About the company

We’re putting together a talented team to build the #1 training platform for Runners

We help everyday runners become outstanding by building an incredible app providing world-class training, coaching and community for everyone, whether you’re improving your 5k time or training for your first marathon.

We’re growing extremely fast! In November 2023 we closed a $6.5M funding round led by JamJar with participation from Eka Ventures, Venrex and Creator Ventures. In 2024, we were selected by Apple as one of three global finalists for the iPhone app of the year, reflecting the innovation and impact of what we’ve built & in 2025 we were acquired by Strava!

Our ambition is huge: to become the go-to global leading training platform for millions of runners everywhere. We’re growing with purpose and looking for people who want to build something meaningful with lasting impact. With the recent acquisition by Strava accelerating our journey, now is a really magical time to join.

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