I applied through other source. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Braze (Berea, OH) in Mar 2021
Interview
Coding interview was extremely unprofessional. Was asked to solve as many brain teasers as possible, interviewer outright refused to answer any questions at all and just said “it’s all in the README”.
When I attempted to improve the code I was told that I should only fix the bug, and shouldn’t make the code better (these instructions weren’t in the README)
Other two interviews were system design questions, and they both seemed reasonable.
If you’re interviewing here, you should fully expect them to do a weird flex as opposed to them trying to get a grasp on your experiences.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Find a bug in this contrived piece of code, but don’t put any effort into making the code better
I applied online. I interviewed at Braze (São Paulo, São Paulo) in Jan 2026
Interview
Check the comments about toxic culture and the interview process, because this company really fits that description. The interviewers have terrible people skills and ask puzzle-style questions for a senior role.
I passed the first algorithm interview and was then scheduled for four more. The debugging interview was a complete joke and again focused on puzzle-style questions instead of real-world problems.
The interviewers don’t help when you ask questions. They are only there to judge you and make the process harder. The culture seems like they are only looking for yes-men.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
The "debugging" interview was a Caesar cipher puzzle. Each character was shifted by some +/− offset, but the code was badly written: heavy ASCII character mapping, non-descriptive variable names, and messy logic. It felt like a trick puzzle, not real debugging work you’d do in a senior role.
The first algorithm interview was about removing fields or detecting changes in object fields. There were three questions that could basically be solved by tweaking the first solution, but they wanted me to reimplement it each time instead of reusing or adjusting what I had already written. Basically, we were counting how many changes exist between two objects recursively.
System design interview for google search, you have a list of 1 million keywords and you have to create a web scraper to search each keyword on google every day.
I interviewed at Braze (São Paulo, São Paulo) in Dec 2025
Interview
Default interview process + debugging round: HR Interview, Coding interview, System design, Debugging interview.
Focusing on the debugging round is essential -> They expect you to be able to identify patterns and fix them on failing tests
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Braze (Milpitas, CA) in Sep 2025
Interview
Applied to Braze via Indeed. The recruiter reached out by email to schedule an initial phone call, and their scheduling system made providing availability simple and intuitive. We spoke for about 20–30 minutes; the recruiter was friendly, helpful, and clearly explained the process, emphasizing the importance of preparing for the technical screen.
The technical screen itself went smoothly, and scheduling the virtual on-site interviews was equally seamless.
Although I didn’t prepare as thoroughly as I should have and one of the intensive sessions exposed some major deficiencies on my part, both interviewers were friendly, flexible, and encouraging throughout.
Overall, it was a very positive experience. I appreciated having the chance to meet with real developers rather than relying on online assessments or timed GitHub challenges.