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. As the engineering leader for Trust & Safety, you own the systems that keep Strava's community safe and compliant: proactive detection and moderation of harmful content, age assurances, and regulatory reporting. You’ll drive technology strategy for core services and product experiences, often built with AI/ML strategies. You partner closely with Policy, Legal, Product, Design, and Ops, while you own the engineering roadmap, team, and delivery. This role is based in our San Francisco, CA office with a hybrid in-office requirement of at least 3 days per week.
What You'll Do: Lead a team of engineers supporting Trust & Safety at Strava and guide their career development and the teams overall evolution. Partner with AI/ML to set the technical strategy for how Strava applies LLM-based auto-moderation to detect and act on harmful content at scale Identify and drive the capabilities and tech investments that build a durable foundation for trust and safety, including the internal platform other Strava engineering teams integrate with. Partner closely with Product, Policy, Legal, Design, and Ops to deliver on Trust & Safety's most critical priorities. Build an inclusive, high-accountability team culture What You’ll Bring to
the Team: Engaging with an empathetic, business-aligned leadership mindset. Building strong working relationships with cross-functional stakeholders and understanding their needs, while staying clearly accountable for the engineering roadmap. Coaching engineers at all levels and career stages, including managers. Applying sound judgment to ambiguous, high-stakes situations Embracing an inclusive, collaborative environment that elevates a diverse set of voices and experiences. Have a track record delivering trust and safety initiatives for a consumer-facing application with user-generated content. Have experience leading and managing multiple teams of engineers, including managing managers and staff+ engineers. Have hands-on fluency with AI/ML approaches to content moderation and detection — e.g. LLM-based classifiers, automated flagging/auto-moderation systems Have experience partnering with Product and other cross-functional stakeholders to balance short-term deliverables with long-term technology investment Have 5+ years of experience in Trust & Safety and 5+ years of management experience, including at least 2 years managing managers. Full stack experience with 10+ years of systems engineering experience. Up to date on AI technology for engineering and engaged in applying best practices for yourself and your team.