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We’re a genuinely approachable, exceptionally kind, and intensely passionate crew.\nWe seek to ignite that passion by setting high standards, championing teamwork, and creating work-life harmony as we collectively navigate rapid growth on a global scale while striving for greater equity and opportunity - inside and outside our organization.\nTo flourish here, you must be prepared to set a high bar for yourself and those around you. There is always a way to contribute: Acting with autonomy, having accountability and being open to new perspectives are essential to our continued success.\nOur deep curiosity to learn and our eagerness to share diverse passions with others gives us balance and injects a one-of-a-kind vibrancy into our culture.\nIf you are driven to solve exhilarating challenges and have a bias toward action in the face of change, you will be empowered to make a real impact here, with a sharp and passionate team at your back. If Braze sounds like a place where you can thrive, we can’t wait to meet you.\nWHAT YOU’LL DO\nWe’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join the User Targeting team as a hands-on technical leader. The team is responsible for how our customers segment and target their users. Every message Braze sends goes through our pipelines, which process billions of users per day. We are a fast-paced team working close to customers in a core and high-impact area of our product.\nYou will create and own complex systems end to end, from the segmentation engine and data pipelines through the APIs and the dashboard experience customers use every day, at the scale demanded by some of the biggest brands in the world. You will have a say in what the team builds as well as how it gets built. Architecture, performance, and cost are constant considerations, but your success will be measured by the value you unlock for customers. Your responsibilities will include:\nArchitect & Build: conceive, design, and implement large-scale systems and services that handle massive data volumes and complex workloads in real time. This includes extending our ClickHouse pipeline to support new filters and attributes\nOwn the Product: partner with product to define what gets built and why, then keep improving it after launch as you learn how customers actually use it\nOwn Core Systems: take ownership of the complex backend systems behind Braze segmentation, continuously improving their performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness\nMentor & Influence: lead by example and mentor engineers on best practices in software design, coding, and operations\nCollaborate Cross-Functionally: work closely with other engineering teams, product managers, and stakeholders to ensure segmentation systems are effectively integrated and aligned with business objectives\nInnovate & Optimize: continuously identify opportunities to improve our systems, research new technologies, and advocate for their adoption where appropriate\nMaintain & Evolve: support and refine operational procedures (alerts, on-call rotation, troubleshooting playbooks) to maximize system stability and quality\nThe team extensively integrates AI into its daily workflow, leveraging agentic tools to navigate our large Ruby monolith, create proof of concepts, and transition quickly and safely from an ask to a working solution. AI has been used across all stages of product delivery, fundamentally enhancing the team’s ability to deliver high-quality results more efficiently.\nWHO YOU ARE\nExtensive Software Engineering experience: 7+ years of professional experience, including hands-on work in full-stack development or back-end services, particularly with high-scale, high-throughput systems\nProduct Ownership at Scale: proven track record of delivering customer-facing products on high-scale data systems, from problem definition through launch and adoption. You can point to what customers or the business gained, not only what the system did\nSystems at Scale: proven track record of building foundational data-driven systems at scale: whether streaming, real-time pipelines, or large-scale data platforms\nTechnical Leadership: skilled at driving architectural direction, scoping large efforts, and effectively managing technical debt. Known for precise communication of complex technical concepts and a willingness to drive major technical initiatives\nStrong Fundamentals: deep understanding of software design, data structures, and algorithms\nSelf-Starter: great communication and organizational skills, with a history of thriving in team environments\nBonus points:\nLanguages/Frameworks: familiarity with Ruby, Ruby on Rails, TypeScript, React, Sidekiq, and SQL/NoSQL databases\nDatabase Experience: previous experience with MongoDB, ClickHouse, Snowflake, or other data lake solutions\nCloud Technologies: experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes), and cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure)\nArchitecture: experience with distributed systems, API design, monitoring, and best practices\nPassionate about customer experience\nFor candidates based in the United States, the pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $184,000 and $314,079 annually with an expected On Target Earnings (OTE) between $204,000 - $348,000/year (including bonus or commission). Your exact offer may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to cash compensation, Braze offers full- and part- time employees a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes equity grants of restricted stock (RSUs) so that all Braze employees own a piece of our company.\nWHAT WE OFFER\nBraze benefits vary by location, and we encourage you to review our specific benefits offerings for each country at here. More details on benefits plans will be provided if you receive an offer of employment.\nFrom offering comprehensive benefits to fostering hybrid ways of working, we've got you covered so you can prioritize work-life harmony. Braze offers benefits such as:\nCompetitive compensation that may include equity\nRetirement and Employee Stock Purchase Plans\nFlexible paid time off\nComprehensive benefit plans covering medical, dental, vision, life, and disability\nFamily services that include fertility benefits and equal paid parental leave\nProfessional development supported by formal career pathing, learning platforms, and a yearly learning stipend\nA curated in-office employee experience, designed to foster community, team connections, and innovation\nOpportunities to give back to your community, including an annual company-wide Volunteer Week and donation matching\nEmployee Resource Groups that provide supportive communities within Braze\nCollaborative, transparent, and fun culture recognized as a Great Place to Work®\nABOUT BRAZE\nBraze is the leading customer engagement platform that empowers brands to Be Absolutely Engaging™ Braze helps brands deliver great customer experiences that drive value both for consumers and for their businesses. Built on a foundation of composable intelligence, BrazeAI™ allows marketers to combine and activate AI agents, models, and features at every touchpoint throughout the Braze Customer Engagement Platform for smarter, faster, and more meaningful customer engagement. From cross-channel messaging and journey orchestration to Al-powered decisioning and optimization, Braze enables companies to turn action into interaction through autonomous, 1:1 personalized experiences.\nThe company has repeatedly been recognized as a Leader in marketing technology by industry analysts, and was voted a G2 “Best of Marketing and Digital Advertising Software Product” in 2025.\nBraze was also named a 2025 Best Companies To Work For by U.S. News and World Report, a 2025 America’s Greatest Companies by Newsweek, and a 2025 Fortune Best Workplace in Technology™ by Great Place To Work®, among other accolades. Braze is also proudly certified as a Great Place to Work® in the U.S., the UK, Australia, and Singapore.\nThe company is headquartered in New York with offices in Austin, Berlin, Bucharest, Chicago, Dubai, Jakarta, London, Paris, San Francisco, São Paulo, Singapore, Seoul, Sydney and Tokyo.\nBRAZE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER\nAt Braze, we strive to create equitable growth and opportunities inside and outside the organization.\nBuilding meaningful connections is at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our recruiting practices. We're committed to offering all candidates a fair, accessible, and inclusive experience - regardless of age, color, disability, gender identity, marital status, maternity, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran. When applying and interviewing with Braze, we want you to feel comfortable showcasing what makes you you.\nWe know that sometimes different circumstances can lead talented people to hesitate to apply for a role unless they meet 100% of the criteria. If this sounds familiar, we encourage you to apply, as we’d love to meet you\nOUR AI-POWERED BRAZE RECRUITMENT PROCESS\nAt Braze, we’re committed to a fair and transparent candidate experience. To help our recruitment teams focus on what matters most - the person behind each application - we use AI-assisted tools at certain stages of our recruitment process.\nThis includes using AI to analyze the experience, skills and qualifications in your application materials to help with screening and prioritizing candidates. Such screening may amount to a form of solely automated decision-making. We also use AI for administrative support, like scheduling and recording interviews and summarizing interview notes. Our recruiting teams remain responsible for all hiring decisions and are involved throughout the process.\nDepending on where you are located, you may have certain rights available to you in relation to Braze’s use of AI:\nTo opt out of AI-assisted review of your application, please click the “Learn More” at the end of the application form below and follow the instructions before submitting your application. Please note, if you apply to multiple roles at Braze, you will need to opt out in relation to each application.\nTo exercise other types of rights, such as rights to request further information about how AI is used in our recruitment process, to request a manual review of any decision made or to contest a decision, please contact us at . \nPlease contact us at  with any questions. To find out more about our hiring process, check out this page.\nNotice Regarding Automated Employment Decision Tool (NYC Local Law 144)\nOur use of AI during the application review process may include the use of automated employment decision tools. Pursuant to New York City Local Law 144, for roles based in New York City, or if you reside in New York City, you have the right to request an alternative selection process or a reasonable accommodation instead of AI-assisted review. \nTo opt out of AI-assisted review of your application, please click the “Learn More” button below and follow the instructions before submitting your application. Please note, if you apply to multiple roles at Braze, you will need to opt out in relation to each application. Please submit any other request to our Talent Acquisition team at  promptly after applying. 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