Lead Software Engineer

Backblaze

Remote · United States$17,083–22,083 gross/mofull-timeBackblaze Careers

About Backblaze 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.

Responsibilities

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 develop host-managed SMR support for the storage platform, optimizing for throughput and costs.
Lead technical design discussions and produce clear design documents
Drive the implementation on large features
Shape coding methodologies and best practices
The Right Fit
10+ years of OOP (Java, Rust, C++, C#, etc) in an enterprise environment, with a heavy focus on backend development
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)

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Work format: Remote
Seniority: Lead
Posted: 11 Aug 2026
Last verified: In the last 5 days

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