Good but frustrating - Software Engineer Strava Employee Review

4.0
Aug 5, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Refreshing to work on a product that I feel is making a positive impact - Subscription based model means making the product better for users is the focus - Good work life balance - Awesome team mates, most people are passionate about the work

Cons

- CEO has it out for remote workers, makes them feel second class and through this is slowly pushing out many of the most senior people - Leadership has stated that promotions will less frequent going forward - Compensation could be better, they took away benefits like lite fridays and a fully remote policy and replaced them with nothing - Twice a year leadership does some radical pivot of the product roadmap, they can't make up their mind - Allocation of eng resources is out of line with priorities, too few people working on some of the most important elements of the product

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5.0
Jan 31, 2026
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Pros

Worked from home, great mentorship

Cons

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2.0
May 11, 2026
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Recommend
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Pros

The main pros are that there are actually some really brilliant people who work here. They are intelligent, funny, and have an actual clear vision of how things should be done to deliver a great product to users.

Cons

The cons are that leadership only believes in and genuinely elevates white male voices. Sure, there are ERGs and prominent people of color at the company. But the real decisionmaking power is made by a combination of certain "golden boys" and their buddy, Claude. The ones driving the ship actually lack critical thinking skills.

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