Braze
Senior Lead Systems Engineer, AI & Automation
$116K–$202K
New York City · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 30, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years; no alternative stated.
About the job
Leads the design and delivery of enterprise integrations, automation, and AI-enabled self-service experiences across Braze’s internal business systems.
What you'll do
- Build scalable integrations, APIs, middleware, and event-driven workflows across enterprise platforms.
- Develop AI-enabled automation and conversational IT experiences that improve employee productivity and reduce manual work.
- Lead technical initiatives and contribute to platform strategy, governance, architecture, and engineering best practices.
What they ask for
- 8+ years designing enterprise-scale integrations and automation across modern SaaS environments.
- Strong software engineering experience building APIs, integrations, automation, or platform services; proficient in one or more of Python, Go, TypeScript, or JavaScript.
- Experience with REST APIs, webhooks, OAuth, SCIM, GraphQL, and modern authentication standards.
- Familiarity with enterprise SaaS platforms and ability to design scalable architectures balancing business needs, security, and operational simplicity.
Nice to have
- Experience implementing AI agents, MCP integrations, LLM-powered workflows, or enterprise AI platforms.
- Experience with Terraform, infrastructure as code, cloud automation, event-driven architectures, message queues, or serverless technologies.
Pay
$116,000 and $182,000/year USD base salary; $129,000 and $202,000/year USD OTE (including bonus or commission)
Tools
Python, Go, TypeScript, JavaScript, REST APIs, OAuth, SCIM, GraphQL
AI focus
Build intelligent automation, agentic workflows, conversational self-service, and AI integrations; evaluate and implement LLMs, MCP integrations, and agent frameworks.
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