Senior Platform Software Engineer I

📋 Description

• Design, build, and operate Redis/Valkey, Memcached, Elasticsearch and Observability systems on
• Write the software that manages these systems: Kubernetes operators, automation, CLIs, and
• Own and evolve Braze's observability platform, including metrics collection, long-term storage
• Lead capacity planning, upgrades, and migrations for large, stateful systems with minimal customer
• Partner with engineering teams across Braze to improve how they use these systems, from data
• Investigate complex production issues across the stack and turn what you learn into durable fixes

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, or SRE, with a strong record
• Hands-on experience running stateful, distributed systems in production at scale
• Strong working knowledge of Kubernetes and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi) and comfort
• Proficiency in at least one general-purpose language such as Go, Python, or Ruby
• A systems mindset: you think about interfaces, failure modes, and edge cases, and you debug
• A strong problem-solving mindset and a track record of working with other teams to untangle complex

🎁 Benefits

• 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 yearly