Applied AI Architect

$111K - $195K Austin, TX, US Mid Level AI Architect

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About This Role

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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.

Braze is building an Applied AI function for its GTM organization to help pioneer how modern revenue teams operate with AI. This is a chance to work at the frontier of AI\-enabled GTM execution at a scaled global SaaS company with sophisticated enterprise customers, advanced buyers, and a large customer\-facing organization.

The team encodes the judgment of its best practitioners into systems that extend it across the entire revenue org, creates feedback loops that surface where execution can improve, and builds the AI\-powered systems that make every GTM team member more effective at the moments that matter most.

This team is field\-attached, product\-minded, and outcome\-driven. We treat GTM practitioners as users and their workflows as product surfaces. We build agents, intelligence layers, automations, and decision\-support tools, then tune and refine them based on adoption, output quality, field feedback, and business impact. The goal is practical AI that earns trust in live GTM workflows and creates durable value at scale.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

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As an Applied AI Architect, you will own a defined surface area across the revenue lifecycle and use AI to transform how Braze executes within it. You'll operate across three modes simultaneously: as the practitioner whose field judgment (in part) the agents in your domain are modeled after, as the builder who designs and refines those agents on top of shared infrastructure, and as the observer who determines whether the outputs are actually changing how GTM teams engage with customers and prospects.

Your success is measured by whether practitioners adopt the outputs, whether those outputs improve behavior at critical moments, and whether that behavioral change produces measurable revenue and customer impact.

  • Conduct stakeholder research across the GTM motion, from pre\-sales through post\-sales, to map where intelligence gaps, workflow friction, and handoff failures are most acute. Translate findings into a structured and prioritized backlog of problems to solve, including problem statements, impact, and feasibility scoring, dependencies, and stakeholders.
  • Build and refine AI agents tailored to your area of the revenue lifecycle, contributing directly to system architecture, retrieval logic, and output calibration on top of shared infrastructure. Ship working solutions against real workflows
  • Stay embedded in regional operating rhythms: pipeline reviews, deal cycles, QBRs, renewal planning, and account strategy sessions. The system gets better because the individuals building it never leave the commercial and customer motion. Field proximity is the operating discipline.
  • Own the reliability and quality of the systems you manage. Monitor adoption, diagnose output failures, and tune/iterate continuously. You are not handing off to an ops team. You operate what you ship.
  • Contribute to the shared knowledge hub by validating field signals, structuring deals and customer patterns, and ensuring that intelligence captured across the revenue lifecycle flows back in a form that produces better agent outputs.
  • Recognize patterns across your area and scale what works. A system built for one account scenario, customer segment, or deal stage should become reusable infrastructure for adjacent situations.
  • Partner with Growth Engineering, PMM, Solutions Consulting, Pricing, Customer Success, and leadership to ensure the systems you build are grounded in a cross\-functional context and adopted by the people they serve.
  • Help shape what this function becomes as the technology and the role category mature. The playbook is being written in real time, and you will be one of the authors.

WHO YOU ARE

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We're looking for people who have lived the revenue lifecycle and can translate that experience into AI systems that scale practitioner judgment beyond what any individual can. You are highly autonomous, technically minded, self\-directed, and comfortable operating as a senior individual contributor in a new domain.

  • You are a builder. You get excited by taking ideas from concept to reality. You have used AI to build agents, automations, or tools that changed how real work gets done. You can scope and prioritize solutions, contribute to system architecture and retrieval design, evaluate outputs for quality, and diagnose why something was missed at the system level rather than just the content level. You own what you help build, and you improve it based on what you observe.
  • You carry GTM judgement. You have spent a meaningful amount of time in a revenue role. You know what a discovery call that misses the real objection sounds like. You understand how deals move, where they stall, how buying committees make decisions, and what makes the difference between a customer who renews and expands versus one who churns. You understand the daily reality of AEs, SCs, BDRs, sales directors, CSMs, and account managers, because you have either done their job or worked closely alongside them for years.
  • You think like a product leader. When you identify a gap in the field, you scope the problem, define the user, map the workflow, and build the solution. You think in terms of adoption. You know the difference between shipping something and shipping something people actually use. You treat GTM practitioners as your users and their workflows as your product surface.
  • You are a pattern recognizer and systems thinker. When you build something that works for one scenario, you immediately see how it applies across adjacent workflows, customer segments, or deal stages. You think in reusable components and scalable frameworks.
  • You are field\-attached by instinct. You would rather be embedded in pipeline reviews, deal cycles, and customer strategy sessions than building from a desk. You know that the quality of what you build depends on staying close enough to the revenue motion to understand whether it is actually useful.
  • You are playing a long game. GTM is being rebuilt around AI, and the people who understand both the field and the technology will define what that looks like. This role is an opportunity to be on that team early, to develop the skills and track record that will matter most over the next decade, and to do it inside a company with the scale and sophistication to make the work real. You want to build something that lasts.

Minimum requirements

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  • 6\+ years of professional experience in a GTM role with direct involvement in the commercial motion: Solutions Consulting, Solutions Architecture, Account Executive, Sales Leader, GTM strategy, or a comparable role at a B2B SaaS company
  • Demonstrated, hands\-on experience building AI\-powered tools, agents, automations, or workflows that transformed real work processes, with concrete examples you can speak to in depth
  • Technical fluency sufficient to engage credibly on integration architecture, evaluate agent outputs at the system level, and contribute directly to prompt design, retrieval logic, and data workflows (e.g., Python, APIs, integrations) without always requiring translation from an engineering counterpart
  • Strong understanding of enterprise sales workflows, deal stages, and the daily operating reality of the GTM personas you will be building for: AEs, SCs, BDRs, sales leadership, CS, and business value teams
  • Strong field credibility with experience in executive\-level customer engagement, sufficient to walk into an opportunity or executive business review and have the room take the output seriously
  • A track record of taking solutions from problem identification through field adoption, not just building and handing off
  • Comfort working across multiple workstreams simultaneously, balancing field engagement with system build and continuous refinement
  • Highly autonomous, self\-directed, and comfortable operating as a senior individual contributor

Preferred qualifications

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  • Product Management background or experience, either as a career transition into GTM or as a complement to a field role, with demonstrated ability to ship things people actually use
  • Experience in Solutions Consulting, Solutions Engineering, or field architecture roles within enterprise SaaS
  • Proficiency with AI development tools and platforms (e.g., Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, custom agent frameworks, API integrations, workflow automation tools)
  • Familiarity with enterprise SaaS technology stacks (e.g., Salesforce, Gong, Slack, Snowflake)
  • Experience building and scaling internal tools or systems that were adopted beyond your immediate team
  • Analytical capability sufficient to evaluate deal data, diagnose output failures, and build data\-driven recommendation systems

Why this role matters

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The best GTM practitioners, whether they are closing new business, managing renewals, or driving expansion, operate partly on instincts and context that others don't always have access to. Those instincts are built over years of field exposure, thousands of customer interactions, and pattern recognition that compounds with experience.

The technology now exists to encode practitioner judgment into systems that deliver it at scale. But building those systems requires people who carry the judgment in the first place. An engineer without field depth builds a technically correct system that the field ignores. A field practitioner without built capability creates insight that doesn't scale. The person who is both is in a unique position, and that intersection is where this role sits.

Braze operates at a global scale, with sophisticated enterprise customers, advanced buyers, and a large customer\-facing organization. The patterns being built here will become the standard across SaaS. The window to be part of building them from the ground up is open right now.

If you have lived in the commercial motion, already built with AI, and want to define the frontier of what this function looks like at a scaled enterprise company, we would like to talk.

For candidates based in the United States, the pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $111,000 and $166,000/year, with an expected On Target Earnings (OTE) between $131,000 and $195,000/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 Al\-powered decisioning and optimization, Braze enables companies to turn action into interaction through autonomous, 1:1 personalized experiences.

The company has been consistently recognized as a Leader in marketing technology by industry analysts, and was named a G2 "Best of Marketing and Digital Advertising Software Product" in 2026\. Braze was also named a 2026 Best Places to Work by Built In, a 2025 America's Greenest Companies by Newsweek, and a 2025 Fortune Best Workplace in Technology™ by Great Place To Work®. 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 the right to request further information about how AI is used in our recruitment process, to opt out of AI\-assisted review, to request a manual review of any decision made or to contest a decision.

Please contact us at [email protected] for any requests or 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. Please submit any such request to our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected] promptly after applying. A summary of the most recent bias audit results for such tool is 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.*

Salary Context

This $111K-$195K range is in the lower quartile for AI Architect roles in our dataset (median: $197K across 33 roles with salary data).

Role Details

Company Braze
Title Applied AI Architect
Location Austin, TX, US
Category AI Architect
Experience Mid Level
Salary $111K - $195K
Remote No

About This Role

This role sits at the intersection of AI and engineering, building systems that bring machine learning capabilities into production environments. The scope varies by company, but the common thread is applying AI technology to solve real business problems at scale. Most AI roles today require a combination of software engineering fundamentals and domain-specific ML knowledge, with the exact mix depending on the team's maturity and the product they're building.

The AI job market is evolving fast. New role categories emerge as companies figure out what they need to ship AI-powered products. What matters most is the ability to learn quickly, build working systems, and iterate based on real-world performance data. The specific title matters less than the skills you bring and the problems you can solve. Companies are past the experimentation phase and want engineers who can deliver production-quality systems that work reliably at scale.

Across the 3,708 AI roles we're tracking, AI Architect positions make up 1% of the market. At Braze, this role fits into their broader AI and engineering organization.

AI hiring keeps growing across industries. Companies in tech, finance, healthcare, and retail are all building AI teams. The strongest demand is for people who can bridge the gap between AI research and production engineering. The shift toward generative AI has created new role types (LLM Engineer, Prompt Engineer, AI Agent Developer) that didn't exist three years ago, while traditional roles (Data Scientist, ML Engineer) have evolved to incorporate LLM capabilities.

What the Work Looks Like

Day-to-day work involves a mix of building, debugging, and collaborating. You'll write code, review pull requests, participate in design discussions, and work with cross-functional teams (product, design, data) to define what AI features should do and how they should behave. Expect to spend time on both technical implementation and communication. Most AI teams operate in two-week sprint cycles, with regular demos and retrospectives. The ratio of heads-down coding to meetings and reviews varies by seniority, with senior roles spending more time on architecture decisions and mentorship.

AI hiring keeps growing across industries. Companies in tech, finance, healthcare, and retail are all building AI teams. The strongest demand is for people who can bridge the gap between AI research and production engineering. The shift toward generative AI has created new role types (LLM Engineer, Prompt Engineer, AI Agent Developer) that didn't exist three years ago, while traditional roles (Data Scientist, ML Engineer) have evolved to incorporate LLM capabilities.

Skills Required

Braze Claude (13% of roles) G2 Gong Python (51% of roles) Salesforce (4% of roles)

Python and cloud platform experience are common requirements. Specific skill needs vary by company and focus area, but familiarity with ML frameworks, data pipelines, and API design covers the basics for most roles. RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), vector databases, and LLM API integration are increasingly standard requirements across role types.

Beyond the core stack, communication skills matter more than many technical candidates realize. The ability to explain AI capabilities and limitations to non-technical stakeholders is a differentiator at every level. Technical writing, documentation, and clear thinking about tradeoffs are underrated skills in AI roles. Experience with evaluation methodology (how to measure whether an AI system is working well) is becoming a core requirement, especially for roles that involve LLM integration.

Look for job postings that specify the problems you'll work on, the tech stack, and the team structure. Vague postings that list every AI buzzword are often a sign the company hasn't figured out what they need. Strong postings describe the product context, the team you'd join, and the specific challenges you'd tackle.

Compensation Benchmarks

AI Architect roles pay a median of $254,798 based on 67 positions with disclosed compensation. Mid-level AI roles across all categories have a median of $200,000. This role's midpoint ($153K) sits 40% below the category median. Disclosed range: $111K to $195K.

Across all AI roles, the market median is $217,500. Top-quartile compensation starts at $272,100. The 90th percentile reaches $325,000. For comparison, the highest-paying categories include AI Safety ($300,000) and Research Engineer ($280,000). By seniority level: Entry: $120,000; Mid: $200,000; Senior: $230,000; Director: $272,150; VP: $250,000.

Braze AI Hiring

Braze has 2 open AI roles right now. They're hiring across AI/ML Engineer, AI Architect. Based in Austin, TX, US. Compensation range: $195K - $195K.

Location Context

AI roles in Austin pay a median of $214,343 across 87 tracked positions.

Career Path

Common paths into AI Architect roles include Software Engineer, Data Scientist, Data Analyst.

From here, career progression typically leads toward Senior Engineer, AI Architect, Engineering Manager, Principal Engineer.

Focus on building things that work. A deployed project that solves a real problem is worth more than any certification. Contribute to open-source, build portfolio projects, and invest in fundamentals (software engineering, statistics, systems design) rather than chasing the latest framework. The AI field moves fast, but the engineers who succeed long-term are the ones with strong fundamentals who can adapt to new tools and paradigms as they emerge.

What to Expect in Interviews

AI interviews typically combine coding challenges (Python-focused), system design questions tailored to the role, and discussions about your experience with relevant tools and frameworks. Strong candidates demonstrate both technical depth and the ability to make pragmatic engineering tradeoffs. Prepare portfolio projects that demonstrate end-to-end capability rather than isolated skills.

When evaluating opportunities: Look for job postings that specify the problems you'll work on, the tech stack, and the team structure. Vague postings that list every AI buzzword are often a sign the company hasn't figured out what they need. Strong postings describe the product context, the team you'd join, and the specific challenges you'd tackle.

AI Hiring Overview

The AI job market has 3,708 open positions tracked in our dataset. By seniority: 102 entry-level, 1,705 mid-level, 1,469 senior, and 432 leadership roles (Director, VP, C-Level). Remote roles make up 14% of the market (508 positions). The remaining 3,180 roles require on-site or hybrid attendance.

The market median for AI roles is $217,500. Top-quartile compensation starts at $272,100. The 90th percentile reaches $325,000. Highest-paying categories: AI Safety ($300,000 median, 21 roles); Research Engineer ($280,000 median, 147 roles); AI Architect ($254,798 median, 67 roles).

AI hiring keeps growing across industries. Companies in tech, finance, healthcare, and retail are all building AI teams. The strongest demand is for people who can bridge the gap between AI research and production engineering. The shift toward generative AI has created new role types (LLM Engineer, Prompt Engineer, AI Agent Developer) that didn't exist three years ago, while traditional roles (Data Scientist, ML Engineer) have evolved to incorporate LLM capabilities.

The AI Job Market Today

The AI job market spans 3,708 open positions across 16 role categories. The largest categories by volume: AI/ML Engineer (2,605), Data Scientist (310), AI Software Engineer (259). These three account for the majority of open positions, though smaller categories often have higher per-role compensation because of specialized skill requirements.

The seniority mix tells a story about where AI teams are in their maturity. Entry-level roles (102) are outnumbered by mid-level (1,705) and senior (1,469) positions, reflecting that most companies are past the 'build a team from scratch' phase and need experienced engineers who can ship production systems. Leadership roles (Director, VP, C-Level) total 432 positions, representing the bottleneck between technical execution and organizational strategy.

Remote work availability sits at 14% of all AI roles (508 positions), with 3,180 requiring on-site or hybrid attendance. The remote share has stabilized after the post-pandemic correction. Senior and specialized roles (Research Scientist, ML Architect) are more likely to be remote-eligible than entry-level positions, partly because experienced hires have more negotiating power and partly because these roles require less hands-on mentorship.

AI compensation is structured in clear tiers. The market median sits at $217,500. Top-quartile roles start at $272,100, and the 90th percentile reaches $325,000. These figures include base salary with disclosed compensation. Total compensation (including equity, bonuses, and sign-on) runs 20-40% higher at companies that offer those components.

Category matters for compensation. AI Safety roles lead at $300,000 median, while Prompt Engineer roles sit at $140,000. The spread between highest and lowest-paying categories reflects the premium on specialized technical skills versus broader analytical roles.

The most in-demand skills across all AI postings: Python (1,890 postings), Aws (1,103 postings), Azure (877 postings), Rag (855 postings), Gcp (631 postings), Prompt Engineering (560 postings), Pytorch (545 postings), Claude (498 postings). Python dominates, appearing in the vast majority of role descriptions regardless of category. Cloud platform experience (AWS, GCP, Azure) is the second most common requirement. The newer entrants to the top skills list (RAG, vector databases, LLM APIs) reflect the shift from traditional ML toward generative AI applications.

Frequently Asked Questions

Based on 67 roles with disclosed compensation, the median salary for AI Architect positions is $254,798. Actual compensation varies by seniority, location, and company stage.
Python and cloud platform experience are common requirements. Specific skill needs vary by company and focus area, but familiarity with ML frameworks, data pipelines, and API design covers the basics for most roles. RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), vector databases, and LLM API integration are increasingly standard requirements across role types.
About 14% of the 3,708 AI roles we track offer remote work. Remote availability varies by company and seniority level, with senior and leadership roles more likely to offer location flexibility.
Braze is among the companies actively hiring for AI and ML talent. Check our company profiles for detailed breakdowns of open roles, salary ranges, and hiring trends.
Common next steps from AI Architect positions include Senior Engineer, AI Architect, Engineering Manager, Principal Engineer. Progression depends on whether you lean toward technical depth, people management, or product strategy.

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