Senior Platform Infrastructure Engineer

Braze

full-time

Posted on: 9/27/2025

Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $154,800 - $248,400 per year

Senior

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About the role

Build, manage, and optimize foundational systems such as Kubernetes clusters, ecosystems, cloud-based resources (e.g., EC2, S3), and edge routing
Develop building blocks with well-defined lifecycles, scaling strategies, and maintenance
Implement robust, scalable architecture to support the seamless operation of platform services
Ensure high availability and fault tolerance across all infrastructure components
Collaborate with platform software engineers and site reliability engineers to define and meet Service Level Objectives (SLOs)
Continuously monitor and tune system performance and iterate on infrastructure based on user feedback and metrics
Participate in on-call rotations, incident resolution, retrospectives, and proactive prevention
Implement self-healing, failover strategies, backups, disaster recovery plans, and proactive monitoring/alerting
Partner with engineering teams to integrate infrastructure solutions, share expertise, and document processes and best practices

5+ years managing large-scale infrastructure systems in production environments
Hands-on expertise with Kubernetes, cloud services (AWS/GCP/Azure), and configuration management tools
Nice to have: Kafka
Proficiency in infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform or Ansible
Strong knowledge of network architecture, security, and performance tuning
Familiarity with containerization, service discovery, and load-balancing technologies
Experience participating in on-call rotations for infrastructure-related incidents and incident response
Experience implementing backups, disaster recovery, self-healing, failover strategies, monitoring and alerting

Benefits

Competitive compensation that may include equity
Equity grants of restricted stock (RSUs)
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 learning stipend
A curated in-office employee experience, designed to foster community, team connections, and innovation
Opportunities to give back to your community, including an annual company-wide Volunteer Week and donation matching
Employee Resource Groups that provide supportive communities within Braze
Collaborative, transparent, and fun culture recognized as a Great Place to Work®

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