Backblaze External Website - Software Engineer Backend - Foundation Services
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Requirements
• A track record of delivering functional software components within complex systems. • 3+ years of professional experience with Java and a solid understanding of backend development. • Experience incorporating AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Gemini, Cursor, Claude Code) into your engineering workflow. • Experience with modern data, containerization, and observability: • Vitess, Cassandra, and Redis backend development. • Docker and container-based environments. • Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenSearch. • Comfortable working in a cross-platform environment (we develop on MacBooks for software that runs on Linux). • Solid understanding of HTTP principles and secure access best practices. • A strong desire to learn, adapt to new technologies, and grow into a senior technical contributor.
Responsibilities
• Design and develop highly scalable, performant services and APIs in a Java ecosystem. • Implement code for authentication, account management, and external partner integrations. • Integrate AI coding agents and frameworks into your workflow to accelerate development, refactor legacy components, and improve code quality. • Contribute to the full technical lifecycle, including estimation, design, development, and delivery. • Collaborate across the organization to ensure project success. You will often engage with QA, Finance, Marketing, Product Management, Support, and Security to gather necessary context and requirements to implement solutions correctly. • Assist in diagnosing complex issues and maintain the stability of large-scale systems. • Participate in code reviews and design discussions 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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