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Backblaze is an online storage company that offers personal and business backup as well as B2 cloud storage.

251-500 employees
Founded 2007
$5M series a
Cloud Data Services
Public Company

Remote-First Company

This company operates with a remote-first culture, allowing team members to work from anywhere.

Open Positions29

Remote - USFull-TimeCloud backup softwarePosted
  • Lead the full Computer Backup engineering team, with Desktop and Backend Leads running day-to-day work in their areas.
  • Set the product’s long-term technical direction and guide architecture and platform decisions.
  • Own the multi-quarter delivery strategy and partner with Product leadership on the roadmap, scope, schedule, and priorities.
  • Manage team budget and spend, aligning headcount, tooling, and infrastructure investment with business priorities.
  • Oversee the agile process across desktop and backend, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, standups, and retrospectives.
  • Own delivery across the client and backend from planning and design through implementation and post-launch support.
  • Ensure reliability, performance, and maintainability of the backup client and backend services.
  • Improve engineering quality by growing unit testing and automated test coverage.
  • Participate in code reviews, architecture decisions, and technical problem-solving across desktop and server work.
  • Guide adoption of AI-assisted development tools and agentic coding practices, and communicate risks and trade-offs to senior leadership and major customers.
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About Backblaze

Backblaze is pioneering affordable, S3-compatible cloud storage and backup, trusted by over 500,000 customers in 175+ countries. We provide robust solutions for individuals, SMBs, enterprises, and developers. Our B2 Cloud Storage fuels data-intensive AI pipelines, media, and analytics. You can also rely on our Personal and Business Backup for unlimited, automatic data protection. From our 2007 founding to a 2021 Nasdaq IPO, we build and scale with a focus on ease and value. We manage over three billion gigabytes of data. This means we solve complex challenges for a massive global user base.

How We Work

You will join a remote-first company that values work-life balance. We prioritize open communication and trust. Your contributions will directly impact our commitment to fairness and positive values. We believe in diversity, equity, and inclusion as core principles. You will feel a strong sense of belonging, regardless of your background. Our collaborative environment supports continuous learning and personal growth. We empower you to express your true self.

Engineering at Backblaze

You will build secure, durable, and scalable systems for millions of users. Our teams use modern AI-assisted development tools like Claude Code and Cursor. We work across diverse languages including Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Kotlin, and C/C++. You will tackle challenges in large-scale APIs, distributed storage, and robust backend services. We emphasize production-quality coding, rigorous testing, and clear documentation. You will help shape foundational platform capabilities and security features. You will use open source AI frameworks and tooling to innovate. You will solve complex problems in identity, access management, and resource orchestration.

Why Join Us

  • Build open-source software used by developers worldwide.
  • Work at the intersection of AI, data, and cloud storage.
  • Collaborate with experienced engineering, product, and QA teams.
  • Contribute to a remote-first culture that supports work-life balance.
  • Shape foundational platform and security capabilities.

Benefits & Perks

  • RSU grants for full-time employees.
  • Annual company bonus plan.
  • Healthcare for family, including dental and vision.
  • 401K retirement plan.
  • ESPP program.
  • Flexible vacation policy.
  • Maternity and paternity leave.
  • MacBook Pro for work, plus a generous stipend for your workstation.
  • Childcare bonus.
  • Fertility treatment and support.

Tech Stack

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