Marketing Automation Engineer

Austin, TX (On-site)

$95K/yr – $120K/yrMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the marketing automation stack for inKind campaigns across Braze canvases, data quality, and lifecycle messaging.

  • Translate briefs into audience definitions and implement multi-channel journeys with behavior triggers and delays.
  • Own QA and post-launch accountability, including audience checks, rendering verification, and data validation in Snowflake.
  • Build reusable components and a segment library, balancing compliance, cadence, and lifecycle stage definitions.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Implementing marketing campaigns.
  • Drafting technical implementation docs and building them from creative briefs and project plans.
  • Much of this building will be done dashboard-side in Braze Canvases.
  • Optimizing platform usage, data-based triggering, and understanding user journeys are all key aspects of this role.
  • Platform Execution - Architect and build complex journey flows - multi-branch, behavior-triggered, time-delayed - that respond dynamically to what users do in the app
  • Create sophisticated email, SMS, and push templates using dynamic templating (in Liquid): conditional content blocks, personalized variables, abort conditions, and live data pulls
  • Manage subscription and compliance workflows for SMS opt-in/opt-out, email unsubscribe, and push permission states and follow TCR regulations
  • QA (Verify) every campaign before launch and own responsibility post-launch: audience spot-checks, template rendering validation, link tracking, SMS encoding, and cross-client email rendering
  • Translate high-level marketing briefs into well-defined audience definitions, validating logic against actual user data before launch
  • Understand CEP best practices to inform cadence of messaging, frequency capping, and prioritizing of marketing communications across lifecycle and ad-hoc campaigns

Requirements

  • 4+ years of experience with a major CEP/CRM or marketing automation platform (Braze, Shopify, Iterable, Klaviyo, or equivalent)
  • 2+ years of experience with Braze
  • Deep expertise in journey/canvas building — multi-step, behavior-triggered flows with branching logic, delays, and channel mixing
  • Dynamic templating skills: conditional blocks, variable logic, and live data integrations
  • Experience with audience segmentation using behavioral data, custom attributes, and event properties
  • Solid understanding of contact data models — user profiles, identified vs. anonymous users, subscription and consent management
  • Ability to read API responses and event payloads to self-diagnose data issues without engineering support
  • Liquid code proficiency
  • Deep understanding of email deliverability fundamentals: list hygiene, bounce handling, unsubscribe management, and sender reputation
  • Understanding of email domains/behavior and record management

Preferred

  • SQL proficiency and experience working with a cloud data warehouse (Snowflake, Redshift, or BigQuery) for CRM analytics or audience building
  • Background in consumer apps, marketplaces, or loyalty/rewards programs where lifecycle marketing directly drives repeat behavior
  • Familiarity with how CRM data flows from a backend application via REST API or event streaming
  • Experience with in-app messaging, content cards, or push notification strategy beyond transactional sends

Benefits

  • Generous PTO and company holiday policy + company-paid Short Term Disability
  • 100% employer-covered health and dental insurance; higher-tier and dependent coverage options available
  • Vision plan available at employee cost
  • Child care benefits and generous parental leave
  • Dog-friendly Austin office with great views of downtown
  • Daily lunches and snacks for in-office team members
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inKind

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Founded in 2016, inKind’s mission is to support restaurants and connect consumers with experiences that enrich their everyday moments and commemorate their landmarks. In our eyes, Restaurants don’t just fill your belly, they teach you about culture, mark important milestones in your life and when done right, make you feel like part of a community. They are a vital thread in the fabric of life. inKind was inspired by our experience running a restaurant incubator in Washington D.C. There, we learned what it meant to be good operators, while also designing and testing our latest tech, enhancing the experience for restaurateurs and customers. By identifying the ongoing challenges facing the F&B industry firsthand, we created a unique model to fund restaurant ventures.Through this innovative approach, inKind provides funding to restaurants of all shapes and sizes who are looking to grow. As part of our model, we take credit in the restaurants we fund and from it, market and sell high-dollar gift cards to guests. These customers then interact, transact, and enjoy positive experiences at their favorite restaurants thanks to our dedicated team and inKind app. This flywheel allows inKind to grow, ensures the success of restaurant operators, and provides customers a way to support and discover great restaurants. For more information, visit inKind.com.If you’re interested in a career and inKind, please visit inkind.com/careers for a full listing of available job roles.

Founded in 2018
Austin, Texas, USA
156 employees (23 in marketing)
21% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.4M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
24.9%
Direct
53.7%
Referral
20.2%
Social
0.7%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~156

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
15 (10% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$459.1M
Last Raise
$450M
Undisclosed, 27 days ago

Funding History

  • Feb 2026
    Debt Financing
  • Feb 2026
    Undisclosed • $450M
  • Jun 2023
    Convertible Note

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