Backblaze External Website - Software Engineer - Storage
Requirements
• Proficiency in Java or Rust • Experience building and interpreting models, dashboards, or reports • Familiarity with hard drive performance • Understanding of Linux internals and file systems • 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.
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 help improve durability, increase throughput, and drive architectural changes to support the long term requirements of our service. • Participate in technical design discussions and contribute to clear design documents • Contribute to the maintenance of existing applications and participate in the implementation of new features • Instrument services, develop metrics and drive durability and performance improvements. • Help shape coding methodologies and best practices • The Right Fit: • 4+ years of OOP (Java, Rust, C++, C#, etc) in an enterprise environment, with a focus on backend development • 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
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