Backblaze External Website - Lead Software Engineer
Requirements
• Experience with discovering and implementing performance improvements, including CPU and IO • Familiarity with hard drive performance and optimization • Experience building and interpreting models, dashboards, or reports • Understanding of Linux internals and file systems
Responsibilities
• You will work on our storage platform which supports the B2 Object Storage and Computer Backup products, responsible for reliably storing the customer data. You will develop host-managed SMR support for the storage platform, optimizing for throughput and costs. • Lead technical design discussions and produce clear design documents • Drive the implementation on large features • Shape coding methodologies and best practices • The Right Fit: • 10+ years of OOP (Java, Rust, C++, C#, etc) in an enterprise environment, with a heavy focus on backend development • Experience building host-managed SMR support for storage systems • Experience benchmarking IO performance and resolving bottlenecks • Experience building large scale software systems running on thousands of servers • Professional experience incorporating AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Gemini, Cursor, Claude Code) • Comfortable with all aspects of the software development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, and rollout • Exhibits curiosity and seeks to understand before offering solutions • Communicates proactively in a remote environment by keeping the team informed, surfacing blockers early, and moving work forward • Applies analytical thinking to ambiguous problems
Benefits
• Healthcare for family, including dental and vision • Competitive compensation and 401K • RSU grants for full-time employees • Flexible vacation policy • Maternity & paternity leave • MacBook Pro to use for work plus a generous stipend to personalize your workstation • Childcare bonus (human children only) • Fertility treatment and support • Learning & development program • Commuter benefits • Culture that supports a healthy work-life balance • To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate location, skills, depth of work experience, and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed below. • The base pay range for this position is: • Non-Bay: $205,000 - $230,000 • Bay Area: $245,000 - $265,000
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