Backblaze External Website - Sr. Software Engineer
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Requirements
• A strong track record of proven project deliveries and successfully shipping complex software systems. • 7+ years of experience with Java and a deep understanding of backend architecture. • Professional experience incorporating AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Gemini, Cursor, Claude Code) into your engineering workflow. • Experience with… • Relational databases, such as MySQL/Vitess and SQLite- Observability tools, such as Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenSearch- Data formats: JSON, XML • Comfort working in a cross-platform environment (we develop on MacBooks for software that runs on Linux, and we use Windows for some testing). • Filesystem expertise with Ext4, NTFS, and HFS+ (nice to have). • Solid understanding of HTTP principles and security best practices. • A strong desire to learn and adapt to rapidly changing technologies and tools.
Responsibilities
• Design and develop highly scalable, performant services and APIs in a Java ecosystem. • Integrate AI coding agents and frameworks into your workflow to accelerate development, refactor legacy components, and improve code quality. • Own the full technical lifecycle, including estimation, design, development, and delivery. • Collaborate across the organization to ensure project success. You will often engage with QA, Data Centers, Marketing, Product Management, Support, Legal/Compliance, and Security to gather necessary context and requirements to implement solutions correctly, help customers, and solve problems. • Diagnose complex issues and maintain the stability of large-scale production systems. • Collaborate across functional teams and provide technical leadership to foster engineering excellence.
Benefits
• Build secure software used by companies worldwide • Work at the intersection of AI, data, and cloud storage • Collaborate with experienced engineering, security, product, and QA teams • Competitive compensation and benefits • Remote-first culture supporting work-life balance • At this point, we hope you're feeling excited about the job description you're reading. Even if you don't meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. Learning, developing, and growing are key parts of our culture. We're eager to meet people who believe in our mission and can contribute to our team in various ways. We want people to feel comfortable expressing their true selves and to come, stay, and do their best work here.
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