Manager, Product Engineering

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

The Ingestion Foundations team operates in a core, high-impact area of our product, processing billions of updates per day with high uptime and low latency. We are responsible for reliably, efficiently, and securely accepting user data to process from internal and external services. We also build tooling which enables other teams at Braze to act on this data to serve their customers. Given our scale and scope, we have tremendous leverage to make the entire organization more successful.

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Engineering Manager to lead this crucial team. As a strategic thinker with a strong technical background, you will be given the autonomy and responsibility to shape the future of our core data processing pipeline and its related products.

As the Engineering Manager, you will build and maintain best-in-class systems by helping architect, develop, and optimize our product. You’ll own your team’s success by shaping its process, supporting engineers’ growth, and working closely with the team’s product manager and designer to keep team efforts on target for product goals.

WHO YOU ARE

• 6+ years of relevant experience with a strong track record of success, with 2+ years managing high performing teams
• Strong software engineering background, able to effectively mentor Senior Engineers and ensure high-quality technical decision-making
• Experienced technical leader with strong and good opinions on product development practices
• Passionate about customer experience and product delivery
• Calm, patient, considerate, compassionate, supportive, and inspiring leader
• A self starter with great communication and strong organizational skills, able to manage competing priorities and multiple streams of work at once
• Experience with agile processes and tools
• Bonus:
  • Professional experience building software at scale
  • Experience with distributed systems, Golang, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Kubernetes, Redis, Datadog, React, MongoDB
  • Experience building and operating data APIs and processing pipelines, and their related technologies (Sidekiq, Kafka, etc)

For candidates based in the United States, the pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $153,000 and $270,300/year with an expected On Target Earnings (OTE) between $180,000 and $318,000/year (including bonus or commission). Your exact offer may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to cash compensation, Braze offers full- and part- time employees a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes equity grants of restricted stock (RSUs) so that all Braze employees own a piece of our company.

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WHAT WE OFFER

Braze benefits vary by location, and we encourage you to review our specific benefits offerings for each country here. More details on benefits plans will be provided if you receive an offer of employment.

From offering comprehensive benefits to fostering hybrid ways of working, we’ve got you covered so you can prioritize work-life harmony. Braze offers benefits such as:

• Competitive compensation that may include equity
• Retirement and Employee Stock Purchase Plans
• Flexible paid time off
• Comprehensive benefit plans covering medical, dental, vision, life, and disability
• Family services that include fertility benefits and equal paid parental leave
• Professional development supported by formal career pathing, learning platforms, and a yearl