Senior Full Stack Engineer @ Braze

Senior Full Stack Engineer

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Posted on 3/15/2023

INACTIVE

Locations

Chicago, IL, USA

Experience Level

Entry

Junior

Mid

Senior

Expert

Desired Skills

Agile

Data Analysis

Data Structures & Algorithms

JavaScript

MongoDB

Postgres

React.js

Ruby

Ruby on Rails

TypeScript

Requirements

5+ years of full-stack development experience
Experienced technical leader
Strong understanding of design, data structures and algorithms
A self starter with great communication and organizational skills and will have worked in a team environment before

Responsibilities

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our SDKs Fullstack team, which is responsible for building and scaling several of Braze's core products - Feature Flags, SDK Authentication, and Ingestion APIs. We own message definition, composition, journey-building, and analytics for our products, including a feature-rich dashboard that allows our customers to compose messages and a highly parallelized platform for sending and processing messaging-related events at scale
As a senior engineer on the team, you will work with us to build out new features, improve performance, and provide guidance on key architectural decisions. You will have the opportunity to tackle significant engineering challenges, such as architecting new iterations of critical components for our systems and optimizing our systems for resilience as they scale. We greatly value colleagues who help make us better engineers and are excited, in turn, to learn from us. If that's you, we'd love to hear from you!

Desired Qualifications

Professional experience building software at scale
Professional experience with Ruby, Go, TypeScript or JavaScript; MongoDB or Postgres; Ruby on Rails or React
Experience with agile processes

Braze (Nasdaq: BRZE) is a leading, comprehensive customer engagement platform that powers interactions between consumers and brands they love. With Braze, global brands like Burger King, Delivery Hero, HBO Max, Mercari, and Venmo can ingest and process customer data in real time, orchestrate and optimize contextually relevant, cross-channel marketing campaigns, and continuously evolve their customer engagement strategies. And we do it at scale – last fiscal year our customers used Braze to send approximately 1.5 trillion messages to billions of monthly active users.

But we’re so much more than our platform. Although we’ve recently grown to a team of over 1,300 people, Braze still buzzes with energy, collaboration, and transparency. We value curiosity, individuality, and tenacity—as part of the team, you’ll be encouraged to take your seat at the table and create your own destiny. Our values are inspired by our employees, which means Braze is a place where you can truly be yourself. We’re growing, with a focus on building for the long term under tenured leadership and continuing to evolve for the better.

Need more proof? Braze is proudly certified as a Great Place to Work® in the U.S. and the UK. In 2022, Braze ranked #1 on Fortune’s Best Small and Medium Workplace in New York, #5 on Fortune’s Best Workplaces for Millennials in the US, and #11 on Fortune’s Best Medium Sized Workplace for Women in the UK.

You’ll find many of us at headquarters in New York City or around the world in Austin, Berlin, Chicago, London, Paris, San Francisco, Singapore, Tokyo, and Toronto.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our SDKs Fullstack team, which is responsible for building and scaling several of Braze’s core products - Feature Flags, SDK Authentication, and Ingestion APIs. We own message definition, composition, journey-building, and analytics for our products, including a feature-rich dashboard that allows our customers to compose messages and a highly parallelized platform for sending and processing messaging-related events at scale.

As a senior engineer on the team, you will work with us to build out new features, improve performance, and provide guidance on key architectural decisions. You will have the opportunity to tackle significant engineering challenges, such as architecting new iterations of critical components for our systems and optimizing our systems for resilience as they scale. We greatly value colleagues who help make us better engineers and are excited, in turn, to learn from us. If that’s you, we’d love to hear from you!

WHO YOU ARE

5+ years of full-stack development experience
Experienced technical leader
Strong understanding of design, data structures and algorithms
A self starter with great communication and organizational skills and will have worked in a team environment before

Bonus:

Professional experience building software at scale
Professional experience with Ruby, Go, TypeScript or JavaScript; MongoDB or Postgres; Ruby on Rails or React
Experience with agile processes

For candidates based in the United States, the pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $170,000 and $184,000/year with an expected On Target Earnings (OTE) between $180,000 and $200,000/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.

WHAT WE OFFER

From comprehensive benefits to remote availability to flexible time off, we’ve got you covered so you can prioritize work-life harmony.

Competitive compensation that includes equity
Retirement and Employee Stock Purchase Plans
Flexible paid time off
Comprehensive benefit plans covering medical, dental, vision, life, and disability
Family services that include fertility benefits and equal paid parental leave
Global presence, dog-friendly offices, and remote availability
Professional development supported by formal career pathing, learning platforms, and tuition reimbursement
Community engagement opportunities throughout the year, including an annual company wide Volunteerism Week
Employee Resource Groups that provide supportive communities within Braze
Collaborative, transparent, and fun culture recognized as a Great Place to Work®

Details of these benefit plans will be provided if a candidate receives an offer of employment. Benefits may vary by location.

Please see our Candidate Privacy Policy for more information on how Braze processes your personal information during the recruitment process and, if applicable based on your location, how you can exercise any privacy rights.

501-1,000 employees

Website

Customer engagement platform for marketing

Company Overview

Braze is committed to setting new standards in customer engagement. The company provides multi-channel marketing automations for companies to better engage with their customers.

Benefits

Competitive compensation that includes equity
Generous time off policy to balance your work and life, including paid parental leave
Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
Collaborative, transparent, and fun loving office culture

Company Core Values

Take Your Seat At The Table - Our community welcomes and respects your unique talents and perspective
Don't Ignore Smoke - We help each other notice issues before smoke turns to fire
Shape The Future - We believe in the positive trajectory of change
Embrace Curiosity - We are explorers of details and new horizons
Seek The Truth - We combine intelligence with humility to challenge our assumptions and ask thoughtful questions
Be A Human - Each of us contributes to the Braze culture through our individuality