Software Engineer Interview Experience - United States
April 13, 2021
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Several virtual rounds of coding challenges and behavioral questions. Overall, the experience was very good and the problems were interesting. I enjoyed the process with Braze and would recommend it.
Questions
Coding and object-oriented programming questions.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 18 interview experiences for the Braze Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Braze's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive33%
Neutral0%
Negative67%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Braze's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Braze Work Experiences
1.0
horrible engineer org
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York
June 23, 2019
Pros: Unlimited vacation time
Small teams, total ~40 devs
Cons: Unrealistic OKRs, only ~50 achievable goals
Unhealthy eng. org that it doesn't focus on team work but individual work
Super difficult local dev with Ruby & Sidekiq, hard for testing correctness
Team decision making not transparent to individuals, team lead decides
Not willing to take risks by certain team leads and blame individuals for small mistakes
5.0
A great place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York
March 19, 2018
Pros: - Good work life balance
- Smart people
- Good managers
- Catered lunch every day
- A commitment to excellence
Cons: Many offices, so hard to remember everybody's names and how they slot into the org chart
4.0
Good company but very risk averse
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York
August 2, 2025
Pros: Product team is strong
Customers love the product
Cons: - Do not take risks
- Codebase has lots of bandaids and no major initiative to address the architecture as a whole.
- 1.0horrible engineer orgSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New YorkJune 23, 2019Pros: Unlimited vacation time Small teams, total ~40 devsCons: Unrealistic OKRs, only ~50 achievable goals Unhealthy eng. org that it doesn't focus on team work but individual work Super difficult local dev with Ruby & Sidekiq, hard for testing correctness Team decision making not transparent to individuals, team lead decides Not willing to take risks by certain team leads and blame individuals for small mistakes
- 5.0A great place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New YorkMarch 19, 2018Pros: - Good work life balance - Smart people - Good managers - Catered lunch every day - A commitment to excellenceCons: Many offices, so hard to remember everybody's names and how they slot into the org chart
- 4.0Good company but very risk averseSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New YorkAugust 2, 2025Pros: Product team is strong Customers love the productCons: - Do not take risks - Codebase has lots of bandaids and no major initiative to address the architecture as a whole.
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