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title: 'Staff Software Engineer (Full Stack) at Runna'
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# Staff Software Engineer (Full Stack) at Runna

- **Company:** Runna
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-16
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-18
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/runna/c17bfb35-6894-44e9-af23-23b85f2d11a4

## Job description

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](https://www.strava.com/about?hl=en-GB)! 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. 🚀

The team you’ll join We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer (Full Stack) to play a pivotal role in driving the technical success of Runna. This is a hands-on role where you’ll work across multiple squads, providing architectural direction, ensuring engineering excellence, and enabling the successful delivery of features across the entire Runna platform. We have a jam packed roadmap, with countless opportunities to champion new technologies, work on meaningful problems that impact millions of runners, and improve existing architecture to elevate the whole of our engineering team.

We follow a flexible hybrid model that translates to more than half of your time on-site – 3 days per week in Runna's office based in London, UK.

## What you’ll be doing

You’ll be a multiplier for the engineering team; mentoring developers, improving processes, and guiding the evolution of our systems as we scale. We’re looking for someone who is not only technically excellent, but also a creative problem solver and collaborative leader who brings energy and clarity to fast-paced environments.

- Lead the architectural design and technical strategy across multiple product teams, ensuring scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions.
- Champion how we adopt AI across our SDLC, from agentic workflows and automated code review through to the tooling and guardrails that help the wider team ship faster without lowering the bar.
- Drive the end-to-end delivery of key initiatives, working hands-on to build, test, and ship features across the full stack (mobile, backend, integrations).
- Coach and support engineers by providing technical guidance, mentorship, and code reviews without creating bottlenecks.
- Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering Leads to define the best solutions for user experience, balancing speed, quality, and long-term technical goals.
- Own the release process and support a culture of reliable, continuous deployment—while enabling teams to ship confidently and independently.
- Maintain and grow a high-performing engineering culture based on ownership, knowledge-sharing, and continuous improvement.

What you’ll bring to the team:

- 6+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with a focus on technical leadership and driving projects end-to-end.
- Deep expertise in TypeScript/JavaScript, with a strong foundation across the full stack.
- Hands-on experience putting AI to work in a real engineering organisation, whether that’s agentic workflows, automated code review, or internal agents. You have a clear view of where it pays off and where it doesn’t.
- Familiarity shipping LLM-backed features to production, including prompt and context design, in a user facing product.
- Broad AWS experience across serverless (Lambda, API Gateway, AppSync), containers (ECS/EKS) and managed services, with no strong attachment to one deployment model.
- Skilled in defining and delivering features from initial architecture and design through to release, testing, and production support.
- Able to thrive in a highly skilled, fast-paced engineering team. So far in 2026, we shipped:
- 49 mobile app releases (iOS and Android)
- 878 API releases
- 552 modelling backend releases
- Proven ability to mentor engineers, support team growth, and guide complex projects from design to release.
- Comfortable with Infrastructure as Code tooling like Terraform, CDK, or CloudFormation.
- Able to thrive in autonomous roles, taking ownership without heavy direction.

Bonus points if you have:

- Experience working with cross-platform frameworks, such as React Native
- Have hands-on experience with SwiftUI or native mobile development.
- Are confident working with and improving CI/CD pipelines, release cycles, and deployment processes.

Our Tech Stack Below you can find a small reflection of our current tech stack:

Frontend:

- React Native (iOS and Android)
- Typescript
- GraphQL (Apollo Client)
- Fastlane
- SwiftUI (Apple Watch)
- Maestro E2E tests

Backend:

- AWS (Serverless/Terraform)
- Lambdas (NodeJS & Python)
- ECS
- AppSync, DynamoDB, S3, SQS, SNS, EventBridge
- Snowflake

All the other good stuff:

- Sentry
- GitHub Actions
- Intercom, Mixpanel
- RevenueCat
- App Store Connect / Play Store

Salary and Benefits We’re offering a salary of £110,000 - £131,000 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. Here is a brief overview what we currently offer in the UK 🇬🇧

- 🏢 Flexible working – we typically spend 3 days a week together in our Vauxhall office
- 🏝️ 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
- 📱Free Runna & Strava subscriptions for you and 3 of your friends (get ready to be your friends fave person or save them for holiday presents!)
- 🧘 [Headspace membership](https://www.headspace.com/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=917256451&gbraid=0AAAAADLlnJ13ARNhVsl4YugLQIySZ0scx&gclid=CjwKCAjwr5_CBhBlEiwAzfwYuKoHVVF5c9aFVO5mwW4rSr5oRsg1NGAq69m-JAJ88TR56x_k1dBSHRoC3A8QAvD_BwE)
- 💸 Money every year to spend on gear, events and the gym!
- 🏥 Private health insurance with Bupa and workplace pension scheme
- 💖[Modern Health](https://www.modernhealth.com/) is a mental wellness platform and app that combines technology with professional support to improve mental well-being and reduce stress
- 🥕[Carrot fertility support](https://www.get-carrot.com/) - this benefits provider can provide inclusive fertility, hormonal health, and family-forming benefits to our global employee population and takes the burden off what we know can be a stressful process.
- 🐣 Parenthood is an exciting, challenging and beautiful thing. Our Family Care Leave is here to support parents as they welcome their new arrival. In line with our commitment to inclusivity, we provide leave to parents irrespective of gender or path to parenthood (e.g. natural childbirth, surrogacy or adoption).

Please see more info on our amazing benefits here:[Benefits at Runna](https://www.notion.so/Benefits-at-Runna-197bbd1a44858056a068d897bce297f3?pvs=21)

Our Interview Process: Our aim is to keep the interview process as straightforward and enjoyable as possible, and will consist of the following stages:

- Screening call with Talent team (30 minute video call)
- Getting to Know You + Live Coding (45-minute video call, first 25 mins will be an introductory chat followed by two live coding exercises fromhttps://leetcode.com/)
- Take home technical task (max 1-2 hours to complete, or if you have something interesting you recently built and would like to showcase then that's perfectly OK)
- 1.5-hour technical interview (the first half of the call will be used to discuss the take-home technical task from the previous stage and the second half will consist of system design and some general architecture/tech questions)
- Meet the team (in-person chat with founder(s) and rest of the team)

Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to better accommodate you throughout the interview process - this can be from scheduling interviews around childcare commitments to accessibility requirements. We want you to show your best self in the process, so please speak to your Talent Partner

How to Apply: Please apply through[this link](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/runna) (this will take you to our Ashby career hub). Please note, we are unable to accept any applications outside of Ashby. If you have any questions regarding the status of your application, please email careers@runna.com Still have questions or want to know more? Check out our [Careers Page](https://www.notion.so/Careers-at-Runna-8d9ba4280e70489aad1fad2b1a2aaf47?pvs=21) ✨ 🌎 We’re unfortunately unable to sponsor for this role

## About Runna

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Runna is an AI-powered, personalized running coaching app that provides tailored training plans for runners of all levels, from first 5k to ultramarathon.
- **Entity Type**: Private (acquired by Strava in April 2025; previously venture-backed with ~$10.7M in funding)
- **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom (with a secondary office in Boston, Massachusetts)
- **Founded**: 2021 (LinkedIn lists 2020)
- **Founders**: Dom Maskell (CEO) and Ben Parker (Head Coach)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Health, Wellness & Fitness (running coaching & training technology)
- **Target customers**: B2C – everyday runners (beginners to advanced), in over 180 countries
- **Mission statement**: "Make running training effective, enjoyable and easy for everyone." [runna.com](https://www.runna.com/)

## Products & Services
- **Runna App** (iOS & Android): A subscription-based mobile app that offers personalized training plans built by the “Runna Engine” – an AI that combines coach-led programming with user data. Includes strength training, mobility routines, injury-prevention support, 24/7 live chat coaching, and device syncing (Garmin, Apple Watch, etc.). Priced at $19.99/month or $119.99/year with a free week trial. [runna.com](https://www.runna.com/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (acquired by Strava in April 2025 for an undisclosed amount)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of $10,678,992 across seed rounds. Annual revenue not disclosed. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/runna)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Eka Ventures, JamJar Investments, Venrex, Creator Ventures. Partners include Parkrun, Cancer Research UK, Garmin, Great Run, HYROX, JustGiving. [remotecorgi.co.uk](https://www.remotecorgi.co.uk/companies/runna)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Acquired by Strava in April 2025; both apps remain separate with Strava investing in team and product growth. [runna.com](https://www.runna.com/strava-acquires-runna)
  - 58.3% headcount growth YoY (to 179 employees as of mid-2026). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/runna)
  - Finalist for Apple’s iPhone App of the Year in 2024.
  - 64,663 LinkedIn followers; 76,000+ App Store ratings with a 4.9 average. [runna.com](https://www.runna.com/)
  - Active in 9 countries with a growing Boston office.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Personalized AI coaching**: The “Runna Engine” adapts plans in real-time based on user performance, goals, and feedback – replacing generic PDF plans or expensive human coaches.
- **Holistic support**: Combines running plans with strength, mobility, injury prevention, and nutrition guidance in one app.
- **High user satisfaction**: 4.9 / 5 on the App Store from 76,000+ ratings, and 4.9 / 5 on Glassdoor (31 reviews, 100% recommend). [remotecorgi.co.uk](https://www.remotecorgi.co.uk/companies/runna)
- **Strava backing**: Post-acquisition, Runna gains access to Strava’s 150+ million user community, resources, and API ecosystem.

## Strategic Focus
- **Product acceleration**: Strava’s investment is aimed at growing the Runna engineering team and speeding up product development. [runna.com](https://www.runna.com/strava-acquires-runna)
- **Global expansion**: Continuing to serve runners in 180+ countries, with a growing engineering presence in Boston.
- **Integration depth**: Strengthening the connection between Runna and Strava while keeping the apps independent, enhancing data sync and social features.
- **Talent acquisition**: 17 active job postings (as of mid-2026), with a 41.7% increase in job postings year-over-year. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/runna)

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Glassdoor score of 4.9 – employees consistently describe the culture as “kind, inclusive, and genuinely supportive,” with flat structure and high ownership. 100% of reviewers recommend Runna. [remotecorgi.co.uk](https://www.remotecorgi.co.uk/companies/runna)
- **Work model**: Flexi-hybrid – typically 3 days per week in the Vauxhall (London) office or Boston (Harvard Square) office. Casual dress (gym/running outfits are the norm). [remotecorgi.co.uk](https://www.remotecorgi.co.uk/companies/runna) Also confirmed in job postings: [jobs.ashbyhq.com/runna](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/runna/9aa42107-6ea4-46be-9bbe-94c930f4b1e0)
- **Benefits** (partial list):
  - Private health insurance (Bupa)
  - Up to 20 weeks fully paid parental leave (16 weeks for secondary caregivers)
  - Strava equity for all employees
  - Smartwatch upon passing probation
  - Paid hour each week to run/exercise during work hours
  - 25 days holiday + bank holidays
  - Workout Wednesdays (exercise + free team lunch)
  - Bi-weekly team runs and regular social events
  - Cash allowance for sports gear and event entries
  - Salary reviews every 6 months
  - Workplace pension scheme
  - Access to Headspace and Modern Health mental wellness platform. [remotecorgi.co.uk](https://www.remotecorgi.co.uk/companies/runna)
- **Engineering culture**: Strong tech stack (Docker, Kubernetes, React, Python, Snowflake, dbt, Terraform, etc.), emphasis on ownership and impact. Active hiring for Senior Software Engineers and a Director of Growth Product.

## Sources
1. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/runna)
2. [runna.com](https://www.runna.com/)
3. [remotecorgi.co.uk](https://www.remotecorgi.co.uk/companies/runna)
4. [runna.com (Strava acquisition)](https://www.runna.com/strava-acquires-runna)
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/runna](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/runna/9aa42107-6ea4-46be-9bbe-94c930f4b1e0)

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