Lead Backend Engineer, Storage Platform & Open Cloud

Backblaze; United States; Remote; USD 205,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare for family

401K

RSU grants for full-time employees

ESPP program

Flexible vacation policy

Maternity & paternity leave

MacBook Pro to use for work plus a...

Childcare bonus (human children only)

Fertility treatment and support

Learning & development program

Commuter benefits

Culture that supports a healthy work‑l

Job summary

Backblaze in the United States is seeking a senior software engineer to help design and implement backend storage features for the B2 platform. You will drive large features, contribute to design decisions, and optimize performance at scale across thousands of servers.

You should bring 10+ years of OOP experience, including Java, C++, and backend systems. Remote collaboration and proactive communication are essential in our distributed team.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of OOP in an enterprise backend environment.
• Experience building host-managed SMR support for storage systems.
• Experience benchmarking IO performance and resolving bottlenecks.
• 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.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

OOP languages

Backend development

AI-assisted development tools

Remote collaboration

Analytical thinking

Tools

Linux knowledge

Performance benchmarking

SMR storage knowledge

Job description

Backblaze in the United States is seeking a senior software engineer to help design and implement backend storage features for the B2 platform. You will drive large features, contribute to design decisions, and optimize performance at scale across thousands of servers.

You should bring 10+ years of OOP experience, including Java, C++, and backend systems. Remote collaboration and proactive communication are essential in our distributed team.