Braze is looking for a Staff Software Engineer - Distributed Systems, Real-Time Bidding to design and scale our core real-time bidding services. You will build robust, high-throughput distributed services and machine learning serving infrastructure.

What You'll Do

Evolve our real-time bidding services, including the machine learning serving services and infrastructure.
Manage and optimize our Google Cloud Platform (GCP) ecosystem.
Design and maintain high-throughput distributed systems that gracefully handle large-scale data pipelines.
Own and operate integrations with a growing list of external partners.
Be a critical voice in technical strategy, architecture decisions, and product direction.
Stay fast and focused, delivering impact through smart choices.
Collaborate with a cross-functional team that includes product, data, and fellow engineers.

What We're Looking For

7-12+ years of engineering experience, with a majority focused on backend or infrastructure systems.
Expertise in utilizing GCP managed services to deploy, monitor, manage, and scale reliable systems.
A 'get it done' mindset with the ability to balance speed, performance, and scalability.
The ability to optimize the tech stack functionally, minimize required maintenance and maximize value discovery.
Strong knowledge of architecting for resilience and high availability within cloud infrastructure.

Technical Stack

Python
Kubernetes, GKE
GCP, Pub/Sub, Dataflow, BigQuery

Team & Environment

You will report directly into the Head of RTB, Thomas Boquet.

Benefits & Compensation

$205,000-$215,000 base salary + equity opportunities
Flexible vacation
100% employer-paid health insurance for employees (65% for dependents)
Home office budget
Wellness events throughout the year
Automatic 401(k) contribution
FSAs
Bonuses
Paid parental leave

Work Mode

This is a remote position open to candidates in the US and Canada.

Braze fosters a flat, transparent culture where your voice matters. It's a ground-floor opportunity with room to stretch and grow alongside a team of builders, dreamers, and doers reshaping an industry. We hold quarterly team events to keep our remote culture connected.