Senior Staff Engineer

Braze

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Austin, TXNew York City, NY
Salary: $208,000–$349,655 / yr
Posted: 148 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $207k

This role $279k

$138k most similar roles pay here $372k

This role pays more than 91% of similar roles. Most pay $170,950–$244,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $279k versus about $207k for comparable roles.

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About Braze

Braze is a leading cloud-based customer engagement platform that enables brands to foster human connection with consumers through interactive, real-time, cross-channel marketing.

Braze currently has 108 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $149,000–$234,000 across 107 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Staff Engineer

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Senior Staff Engineer As a Senior Staff Engineer within the Channels division, you will serve as a technical anchor responsible for the lifecycle of messages from dashboard configuration to final delivery. You will bridge the gap between customer-facing interfaces and underlying delivery engines while providing technical leadership across multiple teams. Your daily responsibilities include defining architectural directions, managing large ambiguous projects, mentoring engineers, and building foundational systems that act as force multipliers. You will work on developing shared frameworks for message editors, evolving dashboard functionality, and creating code-generation tools to streamline new channel integration. The role requires expertise in Ruby, Ruby on Rails, TypeScript, and React, alongside experience with MongoDB, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures. You will solve complex problems regarding infrastructure scalability and reliability within a high-volume messaging ecosystem.

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Skills

Ruby Ruby on Rails TypeScript React MongoDB Event-driven Architecture Distributed Systems API Design CI/CD Code Generation

What you'll do

Define the technical vision, architectural direction, and quality standards for the Channels division.
Lead large, ambiguous projects from initial problem framing through implementation and operational support.
Develop foundational systems, frameworks, and tools to act as a force multiplier for engineering teams.
Mentor engineers across all levels through code reviews, architecture reviews, and technical coaching.
Improve system reliability by enhancing observability and tightening error handling across delivery layers.
Build and maintain shared infrastructure to support the expansion of marketing message features.
Translate complex technical debt into business risks to influence high-level decision making.
Write production code using Ruby on Rails, TypeScript, and React to build core platform components.

What we're looking for

Must have 10+ years of software engineering experience.
Must have experience as a technical leader influencing multiple teams or complex product systems.
Must be comfortable working across the full stack with experience in Ruby on Rails and TypeScript/React.
Must have experience designing and shipping foundational infrastructure, such as frameworks, libraries, or platform services.
Must possess strong architectural judgment to balance abstraction with simplicity for a maturing product suite.
Must be an effective communicator capable of mentoring engineers and translating technical debt into business risk.
Must have a track record of identifying high-leverage work and driving projects through ambiguity.
Experience with shared component libraries, real-time systems, or developer experience tooling is preferred.

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