Senior Staff Engineer

Braze

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Chicago, ILNew York City, NY
Salary
$208,000–$349,655 / yr
Posted
148 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

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.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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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At a glance

TL;DR · Senior Staff Engineer

As a Senior Staff Engineer within the Channels division, you will serve as a technical anchor responsible for the entire lifecycle of a message from dashboard configuration to 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 driving architectural direction, leading large ambiguous projects, mentoring engineers, and building foundational systems that act as force multipliers. You will work on developing shared frameworks for marketing message editors, evolving dashboard functionality, and creating code-generation tooling to streamline new channel integration. The role requires expertise in Ruby, Ruby on Rails, TypeScript, React, MongoDB, and distributed systems. You will solve complex problems regarding infrastructure reliability and scalability within a high-volume messaging environment to ensure a consistent experience across various communication channels.

What does a Engineer earn in New York?

Median $236625 from 32 postings across 12 companies.

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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 other engineering teams.
  • Mentor engineers at all levels through code reviews, architecture reviews, and technical coaching.
  • Improve system reliability by enhancing observability and tightening error handling across delivery layers.
  • Write production code in Ruby, TypeScript, and React to build core infrastructure and features.
  • Resolve persistent technical debt and ensure the architecture supports a maturing suite of channels.

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 demonstrate 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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