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About Backblaze Backblaze provides reliable, high-availability cloud storage trusted by consumers, SMBs, enterprises, and developers in over 150 countries. Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage supports data-intensive workloads including backup, media, analytics, and modern AI pipelines. Our teams focus on building secure, durable, scalable systems with a strong emphasis on application security from day one and protecting customers to keep them safe. While there is a lot to celebrate in our past, there are greater opportunities ahead of us. About the Role We are seeking a Back-End Engineer for our Computer Backup Team. This team focuses on the services supporting our Computer Backup product. In this role, you will build and maintain systems to back up and restore exabytes of data. We are looking for an engineer who is excited to learn to develop high-performance, highly multithreaded architectures. We value versatility and are looking for someone comfortable designing and working across any technology as our needs evolve. Responsibilities Design and develop highly scalable, performant services and APIs in a Java ecosystem. Integrate AI coding agents and frameworks into your workflow to accelerate development, refactor legacy components, and improve code quality. Collaborate on the full technical lifecycle, including estimation, design, development, and delivery. Collaborate across the organization to ensure project success. You will often engage with QA, Data Centers, Marketing, Product Management, Support, Legal/Compliance, and Security to gather necessary context and requirements to implement solutions correctly, help customers, and solve problems. Diagnose complex issues and maintain the stability of large-scale production systems. Collaborate across functional teams and provide technical leadership to foster engineering excellence. Required Qualifications A broad track record of project deliveries and successfully shipping software systems. 3+ years of experience with Java and an understanding of backend architecture. Professional experience incorporating AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Gemini, Cursor, Claude Code) into your engineering workflow. Experience with… Relational databases, such as MySQL/Vitess and SQLite Observability tools, such as Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenSearch Data formats: JSON, XML Comfort working in a cross-platform environment (we develop on MacBooks for software that runs on Linux, and we use Windows for some testing). Filesystem exposure to Ext4, NTFS, and HFS+ (nice to have). A strong desire to learn and adapt to rapidly changing technologies and tools. Why Backblaze Build secure software used by companies worldwide Work at the intersection of AI, data, and cloud storage Collaborate with experienced engineering, security, product, and QA teams Competitive compensation and benefits Remote-first culture supporting work-life balance At this point, we hope you're feeling excited about the job description you're reading. Even if you don't meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. Learning, developing, and growing are key parts of our culture. We're eager to meet people who believe in our mission and can contribute to our team in various ways. We want people to feel comfortable expressing their true selves and to come, stay, and do their best work here. 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. To understand more about the data we collect and process as part of your application, please view our Backblaze Employee Privacy Notice . #LATAM
Here's how to pick the right one and stand out in your application.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.