Braze

Public customer-engagement platform (NASDAQ: BRZE) — 2,000+ global brands across 70+ countries.

Services Customer Engagement / Marketing Tech
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New York, NY, USA HQ
1000+ company size
2011 founded

What is Braze?

Braze (NASDAQ: BRZE) is a public customer-engagement platform founded in 2011 by Bill Magnuson, Jon Hyman, and Mark Ghermezian after a 2011 hackathon in New York City. Originally launched as Appboy, the company rebranded to Braze in 2017 and went public on NASDAQ in November 2021. The platform powers cross-channel marketing — push notifications, in-app messages, email, SMS, WhatsApp — for more than 2,000 global brands across 70+ countries. By 2023 the company had crossed $500M in committed annual recurring revenue (CARR) and is recognized as a leader in the Forrester Wave, Gartner Magic Quadrant, and IDC MarketScapes for cross-channel marketing platforms. CEO Bill Magnuson is a co-founder with 15+ years tenure. Headquarters in New York with offices across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.

Mission & values

Forge stronger connections between consumers and the brands they love — power cross-channel customer engagement at scale across mobile, web, email, push, and conversational channels.

Qualifications

Braze hires across engineering (platform, ML/AI, mobile, infrastructure), product, design, sales, customer success, technical solutions, marketing, finance, legal, and people. Most engineering roles support US-remote hiring; sales is largely in-region (NY, Chicago, London, Singapore, Tokyo, Sydney, Berlin, Paris, São Paulo). Apply at braze.com/company/careers.

Leadership

B

Bill Magnuson

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Co-founded Braze in 2011 after a hackathon; CEO since founding. Holds 3.75% of company shares.

J

Jon Hyman

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer

Co-founded Braze in 2011; leads engineering and platform.

M

Mark Ghermezian

Co-Founder

Co-founded Braze in 2011 (originally Appboy).

Hiring process

  1. 1

    Application

    Apply via braze.com/company/careers.

  2. 2

    Recruiter screen

    Initial conversation to confirm fit and location.

    About 3 days

  3. 3

    Hiring manager interview

    Role-specific deep-dive.

    About 5 days

  4. 4

    Technical / functional loop

    Multi-round interviews including system design + coding for eng, case study for product/GTM.

    About 10 days

  5. 5

    Final + offer

    Cross-functional values interview; offer + comp discussion.

    About 5 days

Funding

StagePublic
Investors
Public (NASDAQ: BRZE since Nov 2021)

Awards & recognition

  • IPO on NASDAQ as BRZE · 2021

    NASDAQ

  • Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cross-Channel Marketing · 2023

    Gartner

  • Leader in Forrester Wave · 2023

    Forrester

  • $500M+ CARR milestone · 2023

    Braze

Company information

Frequently asked questions

Who founded Braze?
Bill Magnuson, Jon Hyman, and Mark Ghermezian — co-founded in 2011 after a New York hackathon (originally as Appboy).
Is Braze public?
Yes — listed on NASDAQ as BRZE since November 2021.
What does Braze do?
Customer-engagement platform — orchestrates cross-channel messaging (push, in-app, email, SMS, WhatsApp) for 2,000+ brands.
Where is Braze headquartered?
New York City, with offices across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.
How big is the customer base?
2,000+ brands across 70+ countries; $500M+ CARR (committed annual recurring revenue) as of 2023.
How can I apply?
Browse open roles at braze.com/company/careers.

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