Software Engineer II

About the role

At Braze, we have found our people. We’re a genuinely approachable, exceptionally kind, and intensely passionate crew.

We 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.

To 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.

Our 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.

If 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.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

We’re looking for a Software Engineer II to join our WhatsApp team. Our team is responsible for building, scaling, and expanding Braze’s suite of global messaging channels including WhatsApp, LINE, and Kakao. The WhatsApp team owns all of the sending, analytics, and subscription management parts of Braze's product, including a feature-rich dashboard that allows our customers to compose messages and and a highly parallelized platform for sending and processing messaging events.

As an engineer on the team, you will work with your teammates 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

- 2-4 years of full-stack development experience

- Strong understanding of distributed systems, data structures and algorithms

- A self starter with great communication and organizational skills

- Prior experience working in a team environment

- Bonus:

- Professional experience with any of: Ruby, Rails, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, Sidekiq, React, TypeScript

- Professional experience building distributed systems at scale

- Experience with agile processes

For candidates based in Canada, the pay range at the start of employment for this position is expected to be between CA$125,280 - CA$210,600/year, with an expected On Target Earnings (OTE) between CA$139,200 - CA$234,000/year (including performance-based or variable compensation (bonus or commission). Your particular offer may vary depending on multiple individual factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to cash compensation, this role qualifies for a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes equity grants of restricted stock (RSUs) so that you will own a piece of our company.