Braze
Software Engineer II, User Targeting
$104K–$196K
New York City · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years of professional experience building and shipping web applications, in full-stack development or back-end services.
About the job
Build and maintain features for Braze’s high-scale user segmentation system, which customers use to segment and target users.
What you'll do
- Design and deliver features across Ruby on Rails backend and React frontend, from design review through rollout.
- Own medium-sized projects and work with large-scale data to improve segmentation features, performance, and cost.
- Collaborate across teams; write automated tests, review code, and participate in the on-call rotation.
What they ask for
- Solid understanding of software design, data structures, and algorithms.
- Experience with SQL and at least one production database.
- Ability to turn ambiguous feature requests into working, tested code with limited oversight.
- Strong communication and organizational skills, and experience working in team environments.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with Ruby, Ruby on Rails, TypeScript, React, Sidekiq, and SQL/NoSQL databases.
- Experience with MongoDB, ClickHouse, Snowflake, other data lake solutions, or high-scale, high-throughput systems.
Pay
$104,400 and $176,040 annually (base salary); $116,000 - $195,600 /year (OTE, including bonus or commission; total pay)
Tools
Ruby on Rails, React, MongoDB, ClickHouse, SQL, TypeScript, Sidekiq, Snowflake
AI focus
The team uses agentic AI tools in daily development to navigate its Ruby monolith, create proof of concepts, and speed delivery across product stages. Braze also uses AI-assisted tools to screen applications and support recruiting administration; candidates may opt out of AI-assisted application review.
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