Mobile Software Engineering Intern (iOS & Android)

Mobile Software Engineering Intern 

About This Role

Strava is the leading digital community for active people with more than 125 million athletes, in more than 190 countries. The platform offers a holistic view of your active lifestyle, no matter where you live, which sport you love and/or what device you use. Everyone belongs on Strava when they are pursuing an active life. 

Strava is looking for software engineering interns for a range of disciplines, mainly iOS and Android platforms. As an Engineering Intern at Strava, you will be embedded in a team working on real projects that ship to our users and within the company, treated like a full-time member of the engineering team. You'll collaborate with cross functional teams that help us support and deliver to our athletes faster, while keeping them inspired and motivated.

We’ll give you experienced mentors and all the tools you need to make a meaningful impact on our product. To see examples of what past interns have contributed, read our Engineering Blog! 

This is a Fall 2024 Internship starting this September. 

General Information

• iOS and Android mobile internships available only 
• 12 week Fall Internship (September-November) 
• 40 hours per week (full-time) OR 20 hours per week (part-time)
• This is an hourly paid internship ($40.00 per hour)
• You will be required to be in our San Francisco office one day per week 

Available Internships 

• iOS (must know Objective C or Swift) 
• Android (must know Kotlin or Java) 

Please apply and indicate your interests for a specific platform on the application. 

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will:

• Build the next generation of the Strava experience alongside a team of passionate and talented engineers
• Collaborate with our internal partners in product, design, marketing, analytics, and support
• Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, maintainable code. 
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and distribute knowledge. 
• Share your knowledge by giving lunch & learns, writing blog posts, and giving tech talks

We’re excited about you because:

• Experience with a modern programming language (Objective C, Swift or Kotlin) 
• Familiarity with version control. We use GitHub.
• Demonstrable code in projects or GitHub 
• Disciplined approach to testing your code
• Good technical communication skills

Some of our Technical Expectations

Finding one person with all of the following is almost impossible, so we’re not looking for 100% coverage. If you have experience with at least a few of these, we’d love to hear from you:

iOS

• Swift
• Objective C

Android 

• Kotlin or Java 

Additionally, familiarity with the following technologies is helpful (but not required):

• GraphQL
• JSON APIs
• SQL
• Docker

About Strava

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.

Despite challenges in the world around us, we are continuing to grow camaraderie and positivity within our culture and we are unified in our commitment to becoming an antiracist company. We are differentiated by our truly people-first approach, our compassionate leadership, and our belief that we can bring joy and inspiration to athletes’ lives — now more than ever. All to say, it’s a great time to join Strava!

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.