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Senior Software Engineer

Backblaze External Website, Remote - US

Posted pay

$175K–$225K

a year

Location: Remote - US
Work type: Remote
Level: Senior
Skills in the job text: Java
Rust
Linux
Posted: Aug 11, 2026
Last check: 5 h ago
Job type: Software engineering

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What you will do

What You'll Do

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.

Responsibilities

Lead technical design discussions and produce clear design documents
Drive the implementation on large features
Shape coding methodologies and best practices

The Right Fit

7+ years of OOP (Java, Rust, C++, C#, etc) in an enterprise environment, with a heavy 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

What you need

Good attitude and willingness to do whatever it takes to get the job done
Strong desire to work for a small, fast-paced company
Desire to learn and adapt to rapidly changing technologies and work environment
Rigorous adherence to best practices
Relentless attention to detail
Excellent interpersonal skills and good oral/written communication
Excellent troubleshooting and problem solving skills

Backblaze Perks

Healthcare for family, including dental and vision
Competitive compensation and 401K
RSU grants for full-time employees
ESPP program
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: $175,000 - $200,000
Bay Area: $200,000 - $225,000

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Nice to have

Proficiency in Java or Rust
Experience with developing host-managed SMR solutions
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

About Backblaze External Website

Backblaze is the object storage leader in the open cloud movement, fueling customer success with cloud storage built purposefully to unlock budgets, unburden administrators, and unleash innovators. Together with our partners, we’re helping customers break free from the restrictive, overpriced legacy solutions that hold them back, and blaze forward with the full power of the open cloud in their hands.

Founded in 2007, we scaled the business with less than $3 million in outside funding until 2021, when we did a traditional IPO on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Today, Backblaze generates over $100m in revenue and is the leading specialized storage cloud - managing over three billion gigabytes of data storage for 500K+ customers in 175+ countries, including businesses, developers, IT professionals, and individuals.

Legal notes

At Backblaze, we value being fair and good to our customers, partners, and employees. That’s why diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of our values. We are committed to fostering a workforce where all employees feel a sense of belonging regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, socio-economic status, ability, veteran status, and education. We believe that our dedication to cultivating a diverse workspace not only allows us to better serve our customers in over 175 countries, but further reinforces our commitment to doing the right thing.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Backblaze External Website

Open tech jobs: 26
With posted pay: 54%
Median posted base: $177K–$213K

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Compared with similar jobs

This base pay is above the median for senior software engineering jobs that are remote in the US.

Median: $185K a year
Other jobs in the group: 928

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