Braze backend engineering salaries

Across 20 open backend engineering postings at Braze that state a range, the middle half pays $151k–$188k a year, with a median of $176k. The lowest posted floor is $88k and the highest ceiling $350k. This is base pay as posted by Braze, converted to US dollars; equity and bonus are not included.

From pay ranges in open postingsRebuilt 12 Oct 2026

The range

Lowest floor$88k
25th percentile$151k
Median$176k
75th percentile$188k
Highest ceiling$350k

Postings by the midpoint of the posted range, in steps of $20k

Middle halfMedian bucket

Median by team at Braze

AI and machine learning$249k
Backend engineering$176k
Product management$174k
Marketing$154k
Sales$143k
Customer success$127k
Security$126k
Solutions engineering$121k

Postings with a stated range: AI and machine learning 6 · Backend engineering 20 · Product management 14 · Marketing 23 · Sales 67 · Customer success 12 · Security 8 · Solutions engineering 19

Backend engineering pay by level

LevelPostingsMedianMiddle half
Mid-level4$130k$125k–$135k
Senior11$181k$163k–$181k
Staff and principal5$249k$249k–$249k

Best-paid open backend engineering roles

Senior Staff Engineer
New York · San FranciscoStaff and principal
$208k–$350kMay 11
Staff Software Engineer, User Targeting
New York · AustinStaff and principal
$184k–$314kOct 2
Staff Software Engineer, User Targeting
New York · ChicagoStaff and principal
$184k–$314kOct 2
Staff Software Engineer, User Targeting
New York · San FranciscoStaff and principal
$184k–$314kOct 2
Senior Software Engineer II, Full-Stack
San Francisco · TorontoSenior
$156k–$251kSep 16
$131k–$235kSep 25

24 backend engineering roles open at Braze now

20 of them show the pay range on the posting.

Questions

How much does Braze pay for backend engineering roles?

The median of the 20 posted ranges is $176k a year; the middle half sits between $151k and $188k.

Is this base salary or total compensation?

Base salary as written in the posting. Many US employers post ranges under state pay transparency laws (California, New York, Washington, Colorado and others); equity and bonus are not part of these figures.

Why posted ranges and not self-reported salaries?

A posted range is what the employer commits to for a role it has open today. It is fresher than a survey and cannot be inflated by respondents. Each posting counts once, at the midpoint of its range.

Which level pays most?

Staff and principal roles have the highest median here: $249k a year across 5 postings.

Source: the pay ranges of 20 open postings on Braze's careers board; the midpoint of each rangeUpdated 12 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0