Senior Software Engineer - Scalable Open Cloud Storage

Backblaze External Website; Colombia; Remote; COP 397,035,000 - 595,553,000; Full time

Job summary

Backblaze seeks a Sr. Software Engineer to help evolve our storage platform powering B2 Object Storage and backup products. You will build durable, scalable services across thousands of servers and contribute to architecture that lasts.

We value deep OOP experience, proficiency in Java or Rust, and the ability to reason about drive performance, Linux internals, and SDLC. If curiosity and analytical thinking drive you, you’ll fit our team and culture.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of OOP in enterprise environments (Java/Rust/C/C++, etc.).
• Experience building large-scale software systems on thousands of servers.
• Comfortable with design, implementation, testing, and rollout across the SDLC.
• Curiosity and the ability to understand before proposing solutions.
• Analytical thinker able to tackle ambiguous problems.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Work on the storage platform supporting B2 Object Storage and Computer Backup.
• Improve durability, increase throughput, and drive architectural changes for long-term needs.

Skills

OOP

Java

Rust

C++

Large-scale systems

Linux internals

Analytical thinking

Curiosity

SDLC

Job description

Backblaze seeks a Sr. Software Engineer to help evolve our storage platform powering B2 Object Storage and backup products. You will build durable, scalable services across thousands of servers and contribute to architecture that lasts.

We value deep OOP experience, proficiency in Java or Rust, and the ability to reason about drive performance, Linux internals, and SDLC. If curiosity and analytical thinking drive you, you’ll fit our team and culture.