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Forward Deployed Engineering roles sit at the intersection of software and on-site client problem-solving, making them strong candidates for STEM OPT authorization. Your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify, and your STEM degree qualifies you for the 24-month extension, giving you up to 36 months total to build experience and pursue long-term sponsorship.
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Get Access To All JobsAt 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.
As our customer base continues to grow with the excitement around BrazeAI, we're expanding our team! Join our Forward-Deployed Data Scientist group of creative technical experts who partner with customers to ensure their success. In this role, you will:
- Collaborate with customer Analytics/BI teams and Braze colleagues on implementations, including use case definition, data integration, pipeline setup, and ML model configuration
- Extend product capabilities by improving architecture and developing reusable data pipelines, APIs, and components
- Work closely with the RL pipeline development team to refine and advance our reinforcement learning (self-learning) algorithms
- Contribute to shaping BrazeAI product strategy and roadmap through customer-facing insights and technical expertise
- Provide ongoing technical expertise to ensure successful adoption, measurable outcomes, and long-term customer success
WHO YOU ARE
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field required; Master's or PhD in a relevant technical discipline preferred
- Experience: 3–5+ years of hands-on experience as a Data Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer, or similar role working with large-scale data and production environments. Experience in customer-facing or consulting roles is strongly preferred
- Strong technical expertise: Proficient in Python (Pandas) and core ML libraries (TensorFlow, Keras, scikit-learn, CatBoost, XGBoost). Skilled in SQL for querying/manipulating datasets, with experience in machine learning pipelines and model deployment
- Engineering best practices: You write well-structured, modular, documented code; follow strong development practices (Git, CI/CD, testing frameworks, type-hinting, code reviews); and can build scalable, maintainable solutions
- Nice-to-have skills: Experience with DevOps tools (Airflow, Kubernetes, Terraform, GCP), data integration/ETL, and pipeline optimization, or reinforcement learning algorithms
- Customer collaborator: Comfortable working directly with clients and cross-functional teams, aligning stakeholders, and translating technical concepts into clear business value
- Entrepreneurial problem-solver: You identify opportunities and risks early, troubleshoot obstacles, and drive creative solutions
- Continuous learner: You stay current with industry trends, explore new tools/technologies, and thrive in environments that push you to grow
- Clear communicator: Able to explain complex technical ideas persuasively to both technical and non-technical audiences
For candidates based in the United States, the pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $98,000-$164,000/year, with an expected On Target Earnings (OTE) between $109,000-$183,000/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, 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.
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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 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®
ABOUT BRAZE
Braze is the leading customer engagement platform that empowers brands to Be Absolutely Engaging.™ Braze helps brands deliver great customer experiences that drive value both for consumers and for their businesses. 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. From cross-channel messaging and journey orchestration to AI-powered decisioning and optimization, Braze enables companies to turn action into interaction through autonomous, 1:1 personalized experiences.
The company has repeatedly been recognized as a Leader in marketing technology by industry analysts, and was voted a G2 "Best of Marketing and Digital Advertising Software Product" in 2025.
Braze was also named a 2025 Best Companies To Work For by U.S. News & World Report, a 2025 America's Greatest Companies by Newsweek, and a 2025 Fortune Best Workplace in Technology™ by Great Place To Work®, among other accolades. Braze is also proudly certified as a Great Place to Work® in the U.S., the UK, Australia, and Singapore.
The company is headquartered in New York with offices in Austin, Berlin, Bucharest, Chicago, Dubai, Jakarta, London, Paris, San Francisco, São Paulo, Singapore, Seoul, Sydney and Tokyo.
BRAZE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
At Braze, we strive to create equitable growth and opportunities inside and outside the organization.
Building meaningful connections is at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our recruiting practices. We're committed to offering all candidates a fair, accessible, and inclusive 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. When applying and interviewing with Braze, we want you to feel comfortable showcasing what makes you you.
We know that sometimes different circumstances can lead talented people to hesitate to apply for a role unless they meet 100% of the criteria. If this sounds familiar, we encourage you to apply, as we'd love to meet you.
Please see our Candidate Privacy Policy for more information on how Braze processes your personal information during the recruitment process and, if applicable based on your location, how you can exercise any privacy rights.
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.
As our customer base continues to grow with the excitement around BrazeAI, we're expanding our team! Join our Forward-Deployed Data Scientist group of creative technical experts who partner with customers to ensure their success. In this role, you will:
- Collaborate with customer Analytics/BI teams and Braze colleagues on implementations, including use case definition, data integration, pipeline setup, and ML model configuration
- Extend product capabilities by improving architecture and developing reusable data pipelines, APIs, and components
- Work closely with the RL pipeline development team to refine and advance our reinforcement learning (self-learning) algorithms
- Contribute to shaping BrazeAI product strategy and roadmap through customer-facing insights and technical expertise
- Provide ongoing technical expertise to ensure successful adoption, measurable outcomes, and long-term customer success
WHO YOU ARE
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field required; Master's or PhD in a relevant technical discipline preferred
- Experience: 3–5+ years of hands-on experience as a Data Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer, or similar role working with large-scale data and production environments. Experience in customer-facing or consulting roles is strongly preferred
- Strong technical expertise: Proficient in Python (Pandas) and core ML libraries (TensorFlow, Keras, scikit-learn, CatBoost, XGBoost). Skilled in SQL for querying/manipulating datasets, with experience in machine learning pipelines and model deployment
- Engineering best practices: You write well-structured, modular, documented code; follow strong development practices (Git, CI/CD, testing frameworks, type-hinting, code reviews); and can build scalable, maintainable solutions
- Nice-to-have skills: Experience with DevOps tools (Airflow, Kubernetes, Terraform, GCP), data integration/ETL, and pipeline optimization, or reinforcement learning algorithms
- Customer collaborator: Comfortable working directly with clients and cross-functional teams, aligning stakeholders, and translating technical concepts into clear business value
- Entrepreneurial problem-solver: You identify opportunities and risks early, troubleshoot obstacles, and drive creative solutions
- Continuous learner: You stay current with industry trends, explore new tools/technologies, and thrive in environments that push you to grow
- Clear communicator: Able to explain complex technical ideas persuasively to both technical and non-technical audiences
For candidates based in the United States, the pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $98,000-$164,000/year, with an expected On Target Earnings (OTE) between $109,000-$183,000/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, 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 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 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®
ABOUT BRAZE
Braze is the leading customer engagement platform that empowers brands to Be Absolutely Engaging.™ Braze helps brands deliver great customer experiences that drive value both for consumers and for their businesses. 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. From cross-channel messaging and journey orchestration to AI-powered decisioning and optimization, Braze enables companies to turn action into interaction through autonomous, 1:1 personalized experiences.
The company has repeatedly been recognized as a Leader in marketing technology by industry analysts, and was voted a G2 "Best of Marketing and Digital Advertising Software Product" in 2025.
Braze was also named a 2025 Best Companies To Work For by U.S. News & World Report, a 2025 America's Greatest Companies by Newsweek, and a 2025 Fortune Best Workplace in Technology™ by Great Place To Work®, among other accolades. Braze is also proudly certified as a Great Place to Work® in the U.S., the UK, Australia, and Singapore.
The company is headquartered in New York with offices in Austin, Berlin, Bucharest, Chicago, Dubai, Jakarta, London, Paris, San Francisco, São Paulo, Singapore, Seoul, Sydney and Tokyo.
BRAZE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
At Braze, we strive to create equitable growth and opportunities inside and outside the organization.
Building meaningful connections is at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our recruiting practices. We're committed to offering all candidates a fair, accessible, and inclusive 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. When applying and interviewing with Braze, we want you to feel comfortable showcasing what makes you you.
We know that sometimes different circumstances can lead talented people to hesitate to apply for a role unless they meet 100% of the criteria. If this sounds familiar, we encourage you to apply, as we'd love to meet you.
Please see our Candidate Privacy Policy for more information on how Braze processes your personal information during the recruitment process and, if applicable based on your location, how you can exercise any privacy rights.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding STEM OPT Authorization in Forward Deployed Engineering
Confirm your degree's CIP code eligibility
Not every STEM degree automatically qualifies for the 24-month extension. Cross-check your program's Classification of Instructional Programs code against the official STEM Designated Degree Program List that USCIS publishes to confirm your field is covered before you apply.
Verify E-Verify enrollment before accepting offers
Forward Deployed Engineering roles often appear at fast-growing startups that haven't completed E-Verify enrollment. Search the E-Verify employer search tool directly to confirm enrollment status before signing an offer, since an unenrolled employer disqualifies your STEM OPT extension entirely.
Frame your I-983 training plan around deployment cycles
Your I-983 must document how the work relates to your STEM degree. For Forward Deployed roles, tie each deployment objective to a specific technical competency from your degree, such as systems architecture or applied machine learning, so your DSO can sign off without ambiguity.
Target companies with active H-1B filing histories
Use Migrate Mate to filter Forward Deployed Engineering roles by employers who have filed H-1B petitions in past years, so you're pursuing positions at companies already structured to sponsor long-term work authorization rather than starting that conversation from scratch.
Address the field-relatedness test in your offer negotiation
USCIS requires that your job duties relate directly to your STEM degree. Ask the hiring manager for a written job description that explicitly names technical responsibilities. Vague titles like 'client partner' without engineering deliverables can create problems when your DSO evaluates the training plan.
Track your cap-gap window if your OPT expires mid-hiring cycle
If your employer files an H-1B petition before your OPT expires and you're selected in the lottery, cap-gap protection extends your work authorization through September 30. Plan your Forward Deployed Engineering start date around this window so there's no gap between OPT expiration and H-1B activation.
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Does a Forward Deployed Engineering role qualify for STEM OPT authorization?
Yes, if your underlying degree is on the STEM Designated Degree Program List and the job duties directly relate to that field. Forward Deployed Engineering roles typically involve systems design, software implementation, and technical problem-solving, which map well to computer science and engineering degrees. Your DSO will confirm the connection when reviewing your I-983 training plan before approving the extension.
How do I find Forward Deployed Engineering jobs where the employer is already enrolled in E-Verify?
Migrate Mate surfaces Forward Deployed Engineering roles filtered for employers with verified sponsorship history, so you're not manually cross-referencing every company against the E-Verify employer search. E-Verify enrollment is a hard requirement for STEM OPT, and confirming it before you apply saves you from pursuing roles that can't support your authorization.
What goes into the I-983 training plan for a Forward Deployed Engineering position?
Your I-983 must describe how each major job function connects to your STEM degree. For Forward Deployed roles, that means listing technical deliverables like architecture reviews, integration work, or on-site debugging sessions alongside the degree competencies they draw from. Both you and your employer's authorized representative sign it, and your DSO must approve it before your extension is filed with USCIS.
What happens to my STEM OPT authorization if my employer loses E-Verify enrollment after I start?
Your authorization is tied to your employer's continued E-Verify participation. If your employer loses enrollment, you're required to stop working and must either find a new E-Verify-enrolled employer and file an updated I-983, or your STEM OPT extension is no longer valid. USCIS treats this as a material change in employment conditions, so notify your DSO immediately if your employer's status changes.
Can cap-gap cover me if my OPT expires before my H-1B start date in a Forward Deployed Engineering role?
Cap-gap protection extends your work authorization automatically if your employer files a timely H-1B petition before your OPT EAD expires and you're selected in the lottery. Your authorization continues through September 30 of that fiscal year, letting you keep working in your Forward Deployed Engineering role without interruption. Your EAD card itself won't reflect this, but the extension is legally valid under the cap-gap rule.
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