Software Engineer III — B2 Object Storage APIs

Backblaze External Website; Mexico; Hybrid; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Backblaze External Website is seeking a Software Engineer III - B2 Object Storage to design and implement APIs for managing object lifecycles. Ideal candidates should have 4+ years of Java programming experience, especially with distributed systems.

You will contribute to the reliability of our systems and collaborate in a remote setting while maintaining clear communication. Join our innovative team and help drive cloud storage solutions for our customers.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of server-side Java programming experience.
• Experience writing software for distributed systems, including design, implementation, testing, and rollout.
• Communicates proactively in a remote environment by keeping the team informed, surfacing blockers early, and moving work forward.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Gemini, Cursor, Claude Code).
• Agile and scrum experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain B2 and S3-compatible APIs.
• Participate in technical design discussions and contribute to clear design documents.
• Instrument services, develop metrics, define meaningful SLIs/SLOs.
• Actively participate in on-call rotation to determine incident root causes.

Skills

Server-side Java programming

Experience with distributed systems

Proactive communication in remote environment

Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools

Agile and scrum experience

Job description

Backblaze External Website is seeking a Software Engineer III - B2 Object Storage to design and implement APIs for managing object lifecycles. Ideal candidates should have 4+ years of Java programming experience, especially with distributed systems.

You will contribute to the reliability of our systems and collaborate in a remote setting while maintaining clear communication. Join our innovative team and help drive cloud storage solutions for our customers.