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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.
About the Role
Our Expert Services team is seeking a Senior Technical Architect to own project delivery and technical solutioning across a portfolio of customer projects. Depending on what each engagement calls for, you'll lead end to end delivery, take on deep technical architecture and integration work, or both, so customers get the right blend of program management and technical depth for their specific needs. This individual will work under Braze's Expert Services department as someone who can move naturally between delivery and technical ownership cohesively, rather than desire to stay in a single lane.
You will work alongside Account Executives, Customer Success Managers, Delivery Managers, and Technical Architects to ensure customers achieve rapid time to value and optimal ROI from their Braze investment.
- Own the execution of customer implementation engagements end to end, from onboarding through go live, and serve as the deep technical resource designing integrations and solutions, depending on what a given engagement needs.
- Design and implement technical solutions, including SDK and API integrations, while managing timeline, scope, and stakeholder alignment for a project.
- Engage with customer stakeholders, from senior staff to Braze end users, to understand business and technical goals and build credible relationships across the account.
- Monitor progress and proactively resolve roadblocks, whether they are project risks or technical blockers, to keep engagements on time and technically sound.
- Act as the technical conduit between Braze and the customer's product and engineering teams, translating requirements into actionable technical plans when technical ownership is called for.
- Document stakeholder roles, technical requirements, and integration details to support a smooth handoff to the Customer Success Manager team after project completion.
- Coordinate with the customer's agencies and third parties to keep external partners aligned with the project's goals and timeline.
- Drive early adoption, set KPIs and success metrics, and apply best practices that help customers realize fast time to value.
- Advocate customer use cases to product development, and stay current on Braze's platform capabilities, including technical enablement such as Decisioning Studio training.
- Continually improve delivery and technical processes, and deliver enablement training and workshops tailored to each customer.
- Maintain the organizational and communication discipline expected of a Delivery Manager alongside the technical depth expected of a Technical Architect, since either can be called on depending on the project you're staffed to.
Who You Are
- You've built your career at the intersection of people and technology, comfortably managing a project timeline one day and getting hands-on with an integration the next.
- Demonstrated interest or hands on experience with technical concepts such as SaaS, Mobile, APIs, Marketing Automation, Analytics, or programming (HTML, etc.), sufficient to own SDK/API integration workstreams directly rather than only coordinate them.
- Highly organized and reliable, with a continuous improvement mindset and the discipline to keep project tracking consistently up to date.
- Strong analytical and creative problem solving skills, comfortable diagnosing both project and technical issues and driving them to resolution.
- A natural collaborator who can manage conflicting priorities, motivate stakeholders, and thrive in a fast paced, cross functional environment.
- Strong listening and verbal communication skills, able to explain technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences via video calls, workshops, and written communication.
- Comfortable building with AI tools to accelerate workstreams and improve efficiency in day to day work.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
- 2 to 5 years in a similar customer facing role, preferably in implementations, technical consulting, or customer success, with a track record spanning both project delivery and hands-on technical work.
- Strong project management skills paired with genuine technical depth in APIs, SDKs, or related integration work.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
For candidates based in the United States, the pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $94,000 and $135,000/year, with an expected On Target Earnings (OTE) between $111,000 and $159,000/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.
WHAT WE OFFER
Braze benefits vary by location, and we encourage you to review our specific benefits offerings for each country at 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 and 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.
OUR AI-POWERED BRAZE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
At Braze, we're committed to a fair and transparent candidate experience. 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 qualifications in your application materials to help with screening and prioritizing candidates. Such screening may amount to a form of solely automated decision-making. We also use AI for administrative support, like scheduling and recording interviews and summarizing interview notes. Our recruiting teams remain responsible for all hiring decisions and are involved throughout the process.
Depending on where you are located, you may have certain rights available to you in relation to Braze's use of AI:
- To opt out of AI-assisted review of your application, please click the "Learn More" at the end of the application form below and follow the instructions before submitting your application. Please note, if you apply to multiple roles at Braze, you will need to opt out in relation to each application.
- To exercise other types of rights, such as rights to request further information about how AI is used in our recruitment process, to request a manual review of any decision made or to contest a decision, please contact us at talentdata.privacy@braze.com.
Please contact us at talentdata.privacy@braze.com with any questions. To find out more about our hiring process, check out this page.
Notice Regarding Automated Employment Decision Tool (NYC Local Law 144)
Our use of AI during the application review process may include the use of automated employment decision tools. Pursuant to New York City Local Law 144, for roles based in New York City, or if you reside in New York City, you have the right to request an alternative selection process or a reasonable accommodation instead of AI-assisted review.
To opt out of AI-assisted review of your application, please click the "Learn More" button below and follow the instructions before submitting your application. Please note, if you apply to multiple roles at Braze, you will need to opt out in relation to each application. Please submit any other request to our Talent Acquisition team at talentdata.privacy@braze.com promptly after applying. Summaries of the most recent bias audit results for such tools are available here.
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.
About the Role
Our Expert Services team is seeking a Senior Technical Architect to own project delivery and technical solutioning across a portfolio of customer projects. Depending on what each engagement calls for, you'll lead end to end delivery, take on deep technical architecture and integration work, or both, so customers get the right blend of program management and technical depth for their specific needs. This individual will work under Braze's Expert Services department as someone who can move naturally between delivery and technical ownership cohesively, rather than desire to stay in a single lane.
You will work alongside Account Executives, Customer Success Managers, Delivery Managers, and Technical Architects to ensure customers achieve rapid time to value and optimal ROI from their Braze investment.
- Own the execution of customer implementation engagements end to end, from onboarding through go live, and serve as the deep technical resource designing integrations and solutions, depending on what a given engagement needs.
- Design and implement technical solutions, including SDK and API integrations, while managing timeline, scope, and stakeholder alignment for a project.
- Engage with customer stakeholders, from senior staff to Braze end users, to understand business and technical goals and build credible relationships across the account.
- Monitor progress and proactively resolve roadblocks, whether they are project risks or technical blockers, to keep engagements on time and technically sound.
- Act as the technical conduit between Braze and the customer's product and engineering teams, translating requirements into actionable technical plans when technical ownership is called for.
- Document stakeholder roles, technical requirements, and integration details to support a smooth handoff to the Customer Success Manager team after project completion.
- Coordinate with the customer's agencies and third parties to keep external partners aligned with the project's goals and timeline.
- Drive early adoption, set KPIs and success metrics, and apply best practices that help customers realize fast time to value.
- Advocate customer use cases to product development, and stay current on Braze's platform capabilities, including technical enablement such as Decisioning Studio training.
- Continually improve delivery and technical processes, and deliver enablement training and workshops tailored to each customer.
- Maintain the organizational and communication discipline expected of a Delivery Manager alongside the technical depth expected of a Technical Architect, since either can be called on depending on the project you're staffed to.
Who You Are
- You've built your career at the intersection of people and technology, comfortably managing a project timeline one day and getting hands-on with an integration the next.
- Demonstrated interest or hands on experience with technical concepts such as SaaS, Mobile, APIs, Marketing Automation, Analytics, or programming (HTML, etc.), sufficient to own SDK/API integration workstreams directly rather than only coordinate them.
- Highly organized and reliable, with a continuous improvement mindset and the discipline to keep project tracking consistently up to date.
- Strong analytical and creative problem solving skills, comfortable diagnosing both project and technical issues and driving them to resolution.
- A natural collaborator who can manage conflicting priorities, motivate stakeholders, and thrive in a fast paced, cross functional environment.
- Strong listening and verbal communication skills, able to explain technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences via video calls, workshops, and written communication.
- Comfortable building with AI tools to accelerate workstreams and improve efficiency in day to day work.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
- 2 to 5 years in a similar customer facing role, preferably in implementations, technical consulting, or customer success, with a track record spanning both project delivery and hands-on technical work.
- Strong project management skills paired with genuine technical depth in APIs, SDKs, or related integration work.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
For candidates based in the United States, the pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $94,000 and $135,000/year, with an expected On Target Earnings (OTE) between $111,000 and $159,000/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.
WHAT WE OFFER
Braze benefits vary by location, and we encourage you to review our specific benefits offerings for each country at 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 and 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.
OUR AI-POWERED BRAZE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
At Braze, we're committed to a fair and transparent candidate experience. 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 qualifications in your application materials to help with screening and prioritizing candidates. Such screening may amount to a form of solely automated decision-making. We also use AI for administrative support, like scheduling and recording interviews and summarizing interview notes. Our recruiting teams remain responsible for all hiring decisions and are involved throughout the process.
Depending on where you are located, you may have certain rights available to you in relation to Braze's use of AI:
- To opt out of AI-assisted review of your application, please click the "Learn More" at the end of the application form below and follow the instructions before submitting your application. Please note, if you apply to multiple roles at Braze, you will need to opt out in relation to each application.
- To exercise other types of rights, such as rights to request further information about how AI is used in our recruitment process, to request a manual review of any decision made or to contest a decision, please contact us at talentdata.privacy@braze.com.
Please contact us at talentdata.privacy@braze.com with any questions. To find out more about our hiring process, check out this page.
Notice Regarding Automated Employment Decision Tool (NYC Local Law 144)
Our use of AI during the application review process may include the use of automated employment decision tools. Pursuant to New York City Local Law 144, for roles based in New York City, or if you reside in New York City, you have the right to request an alternative selection process or a reasonable accommodation instead of AI-assisted review.
To opt out of AI-assisted review of your application, please click the "Learn More" button below and follow the instructions before submitting your application. Please note, if you apply to multiple roles at Braze, you will need to opt out in relation to each application. Please submit any other request to our Talent Acquisition team at talentdata.privacy@braze.com promptly after applying. Summaries of the most recent bias audit results for such tools are available here.
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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Which marketing and advertising companies sponsor F-1 OPT visas in California?
California-based employers with a track record of hiring F-1 OPT candidates in marketing and advertising include Google, Meta, Salesforce, Adobe, and Snap Inc. on the tech-advertising side, alongside agencies such as TBWA\Chiat\Day, Deutsch LA, and 72andSunny. DTC brands headquartered in Los Angeles, including those in beauty, fashion, and consumer electronics, have also consistently brought on OPT holders for marketing roles.
Which cities in California have the most marketing and advertising F-1 OPT sponsorship jobs?
Los Angeles and San Francisco account for the largest share of marketing and advertising OPT sponsorship activity in California. Los Angeles draws candidates toward brand marketing, entertainment advertising, and creative agency roles, while San Francisco and the broader Bay Area concentrate demand around performance marketing, growth marketing, and ad technology. San Diego also has a growing cluster of DTC and biotech-adjacent marketing roles.
What types of marketing and advertising roles typically qualify for F-1 OPT sponsorship?
Roles that most commonly appear under F-1 OPT sponsorship in marketing and advertising include digital marketing analyst, SEO specialist, social media strategist, paid media coordinator, marketing data analyst, content strategist, and brand manager. Positions that involve data analysis or quantitative work are particularly common because they align with STEM OPT extension eligibility, which applies to marketing analytics roles classified under CIP code 52.1401.
How do I find marketing and advertising F-1 OPT sponsorship jobs in California?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for international students and filters jobs by visa type, state, and industry, making it straightforward to browse marketing and advertising roles in California that employers have indicated they will sponsor F-1 OPT candidates. Rather than sorting through general job boards and guessing at sponsorship willingness, Migrate Mate surfaces positions where sponsorship is already part of the hiring criteria, saving significant time during a period when OPT clock management matters.
Are there any California-specific or industry-specific considerations for F-1 OPT sponsorship in marketing and advertising?
California's entertainment and tech industries create unusually high demand for marketing talent, which broadly benefits OPT candidates. One practical consideration is the STEM OPT extension: marketing analytics and marketing research roles at qualifying employers can unlock a 24-month extension beyond the standard 12 months, giving candidates significantly more time to secure H-1B visa sponsorship. California employers in ad tech and SaaS are among the more familiar with this pathway compared to employers in other states.