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Posted 1 weeks agoSenior Lead Field Architect
at Braze
San Francisco, United StatesHybrid
Requirements
- Enterprise Design Authority: Lead high-level "Future State" architecture workshops, mapping how Braze interacts with the broader enterprise stack (e.g., Snowflake, Salesforce, Adobe, etc.).
- Beyond baseline API and SDK proficiency, a Field Architect must possess:
- Advanced System Design: Expertise in designing distributed systems and understanding the trade-offs between various integration methods (Batch vs. Real-time vs. Streaming).
- Data Strategy & Governance: Deep knowledge of how data is mastered, cleansed, and moved across an enterprise, including a strong grasp of Zero-Copy and Cloud Data Sharing paradigms.
- Change Management Consulting: The ability to advise prospects on the organizational changes required to support a modern engagement platform (e.g., Center of Excellence setup).
- Competitive Intelligence: A strategic understanding of the architectural weaknesses of legacy Marketing Clouds and how to position Braze as a modern alternative.
- Built on a foundation of composable intelligence, BrazeAI™ allows marketers to combine and activate AI agents, models, and features at every touchpoint throughout the Braze Customer Engagement Platform for smarter, faster, and more meaningful customer engagement.
- Braze is also proudly certified as a Great Place to Work® in the U.S., the UK, Australia, and Singapore.
- OUR AI-POWERED BRAZE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
- To help our recruitment teams focus on what matters most — the person behind each application — we use AI-assisted tools at certain stages of our recruitment process.
- This includes using AI to analyze the experience, skills and
- We also use AI for administrative support, like scheduling and recording interviews and summarizing interview notes.
- Depending on where you are located, you may have the right to request further information about how AI is used in our recruitment process, to opt out of AI-assisted review, to request a manual review of any decision made or to contest a decision.
Benefits
- 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.
- For candidates based in the United States, the pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $166,000 and $248,000/year, with an expected On Target Earnings (OTE) between $207,000 and $310,000/year (including bonus or commission).
- In addition to cash compensation, this role qualifies for a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes equity grants of restricted stock (RSUs) so that you will own a piece of our company. #LI-Hybrid WHAT WE OFFER Braze
- Competitive compensation that may include equity
- Flexible paid time off
- Comprehensive benefit plans covering medical, dental, vision, life, and disability
- benefits and equal paid parental leave
- Professional development supported by formal career pathing, learning platforms, and a yearly learning stipend
- Opportunities to give back to your community, including an annual company-wide Volunteer Week and donation matching
- experience – regardless of age, color, disability, gender identity, marital status, maternity, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.
Additional details
- At Braze, we have found our people. We’re a genuinely approachable, exceptionally kind, and intensely passionate crew.
- 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.
- The Senior Lead Field Architect is a senior, strategic overlay responsible for the technical "North Star" of our most high-stakes deal cycles.
- Unlike the Technical Solutions Engineer (TSE), who builds specific assets, the FA owns the end-to-end technical strategy, ensuring that the proposed solution is technically sound, secure, and aligned with the prospect's multi-year digital transformation roadmap. WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Technical Stakeholder Management: Navigate complex technical committees and address concerns from Information Security, Data Governance, and Enterprise Architecture teams.
- Strategic Gap Analysis: Identify potential technical blockers early in the sales cycle and design creative, scalable workarounds that do not compromise platform stability.