About this 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 Senior Software Engineer II for our Currents team, responsible for building, maintaining, and evolving Currents, our data export system at scale. The Currents system is a robust Kafka-based event pipeline handling tens of billions of messages daily that our customers leverage to analyze user behavior in near real-time.
You’ll be a key engineer on a highly collaborative and skilled team, responsible for bringing projects from concept to production and improving our existing high-scale systems. You will be leveraging your experience, your skills, and a strong sense of teamwork to tackle the significant engineering challenges of running a critical data streaming system. At Braze, we actively harness the power of AI to enhance our efficiency. Identifying solutions to challenges and developing skills to further optimize our execution is integral to our daily operations
WHO YOU ARE
• 5+ years of full-stack development experience
• Experience building foundational systems at scale and spearheading software projects that significantly advanced the goals of your organization
• Leads by example. Excellent at mentoring engineers. Makes your colleagues better
• Self-starter with great communication and organizational skills and experience working in a highly collaborative team environment
• Experience with Kafka at scale, or comparable technology
Nice to Have:
• Professional experience working with distributed systems and/or microservices
• Bonus if you’ve worked with Java, Kotlin, Confluent, or React
For candidates based in Ontario, the pay range at the start of employment for this position is expected to be between CA$186,838 - CA$334,740/year, with an expected On Target Earnings (OTE) between CA$205,600 - CA$366,000/year (including performance-based or variable compensation (bonus or commission). Your particular offer may vary depending on multiple individ