Braze
Software Engineer II, User Targeting
$104K–$196K
Austin +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Location
- Austin
New York City - Experience
- 2+ years of professional experience building and shipping web applications.
About the job
Build and maintain features for Braze’s high-scale user segmentation system, which processes billions of users per day.
What you'll do
- Design and implement features across the Ruby on Rails backend and React frontend, from design review through production rollout.
- Own medium-sized projects and work with product, design, and engineering teams to deliver customer-focused features.
- Tune database queries, improve system performance and cost, write automated tests, review code, and participate in on-call rotation.
What they ask for
- 2+ years of professional experience building and shipping web applications, in full-stack development or back-end services.
- Solid understanding of software design, data structures, and algorithms.
- Experience with SQL and at least one production database.
- Ability to clarify ambiguous feature requests and deliver working, tested code with limited oversight.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with Ruby, Ruby on Rails, TypeScript, React, Sidekiq, and SQL/NoSQL databases.
- Experience with MongoDB, ClickHouse, Snowflake or 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)
Tools
Ruby on Rails, React, MongoDB, ClickHouse, SQL, Ruby, TypeScript, Sidekiq
AI focus
Use agentic AI tools in product delivery to navigate the Ruby monolith, create proof of concepts, and move from requirements to working solutions. The team also uses AI across delivery stages to improve efficiency and quality.
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