I applied online. I interviewed at Braze (Londres, Inglaterra) in Oct 2023
Interview
The interview process, as is so often the case now, was drawn out, time consuming and overly complex. They claim that they do not need you to do much research to prepare for the interview and then ask questions and seemingly expect a significant knowledge. No effort is made to understand whether you are intelligent, empathetic or a fast learner - they just want a quick win with someone who already works in the industry.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Choose a brand that will act as your hypothetical client. Study that brand’s business and their current competitive landscape including how they generate revenue, their target audience, their current marketing strategy, the challenges they face in the market etc. and generate use case recommendations for how Braze can help their business.
Within the presentation, we’re looking for:
A brief walkthrough of the brand’s core business model, and a highlight of the related KPIs the Marketing team may be leveraging to show success and align goals (5 minutes)
High-level overview of Braze that speaks to the core feature set and purpose as related to the client (5 minutes)
3 customer lifecycle use cases you recommend the client adopts for their CRM strategy in Braze. These should link back to the identified KPIs and outline the relevant audience segmentation, multichannel example(s), overall goals/conversions, and technical considerations for execution (15 minutes)
Note: A key feature customers typically leverage in Braze is called ‘Connected Content’. Please research the feature and apply it to one of the use case recommendations and be prepared to explain how/why clients might use it and what considerations should be kept in mind if using the feature
Q&A throughout
What this is:
A demonstration of a candidate’s ability to think critically related to digital marketing practices in today’s environment
An example of strategic, consultative relationship-building and presentation skills
A deeper dive into strategies specific to the hypothetical client
A demonstration of ability to show curiosity to learn and understand a technical concept in Braze and translate it into something more easy to understand for a non-technical audience
What this is not:
A Braze platform demo
A deep dive into chosen brand’s company history
Very positive. Lots of information provided to help with the interview process and incentives to show gratitude for the time it takes to interview. Everyone I spoke to was very friendly, it seems like a great place to work
Screening call with the recruiter, easy take home assessment, 3x rounds with Customer Success Directors. Everyone I spoke with was nice, but I got rejected with an automated email providing no feedback. Considering they are not a big company, they should consider providing feedback to applicants to avoid ruining the application experience
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Braze (Chicago, IL) in Aug 2025
Interview
This was a standard tech interview with a recruiter, then managerial interview with a hiring manager. Followed by a decision. The process was relatively simple and straightforward. The interviewers were prompt and polite
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about previous work experience and about key learnings i took from my previous position.