Software Engineer III

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.

Founded in 2007, we scaled the business with less than $3 million in outside funding until 2021, when we did a traditional IPO on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Today, Backblaze generates over $100m in revenue and is the leading specialized storage cloud - managing over three billion gigabytes of data storage for 500K+ customers in 175+ countries, including businesses, developers, IT professionals, and individuals.

But while there is a lot to celebrate in our past, there is almost as much opportunity ahead of us. We are seeking aMid Level Full Stack Web Developer!

What You’ll Do:

As a full stack developer, you will build internal and customer-facing features, front end and back end. For the front end, you will utilize HTML, CSS, ReactJS and jQuery to develop intuitive, elegant user experiences. For the backend, you will utilize Java to develop multi-threaded performant services.

You will:

• build customer facing features that impact the company's bottom line
• work on the server side APIs that authenticate users when they log in, accept the backups, manage the data, and prepare restored data for customers
• convert mock-ups of frontend features to functional HTML/ReactJS web pages
• lead the technical planning & requirements gathering phases including estimate, architect/design, develop, test, and deliver
• help chase down and diagnose customer issues
• mentor junior developers

The Right Fit:

• 3+ years of experience Java, Servlets, Apache Tomcat
• Software development within Java ecosystem
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript (ES5)
• JavaScript frameworks such as AngularJS, Angular, React or Vue.js
• jQuery, Bootstrap (with responsive targets), AJAX
• Familiarity with ensuring cross-browser compatibility and browser security
• Comfort with engineering best practices such as unit testing, and conducting code reviews
• Using mainstream software and development tools / applications (Jira, Jenkins, Git, Splunk, etc.)
• Knowledge of HTTP and its security best practices

Also A Plus:

• Familiarity with ES2015+, User Behavior testing
• Flux, Redux, SASS, Node
• JSP
• Python
• Cassandra
• Passionate about usability/interface design
• Experience with automation testing tools, end to end testing, and the Selenium WebDriver tool
• Basic SEO principles and ensuring that applications will adhere to them
• Large scale systems supporting thousands of servers and millions of customers
• Cross platform (Linux/Macintosh/Windows) - don’t need to be an expert on all three, but cannot be afraid of any.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Is passionate about building friendly, easy to use Interfaces and APIs
• Likes to work closely with other engineers, support, and marketing to help customers
• Is comfortable working independently on a mutually agreed upon prioritization queue (we don’t micromanage, we do make sure tasks are reasonably defined and scoped)
• Is diligent with quality control. Backblaze prides itself on giving our team autonomy to get work done, do the right thing for our customers, and keep a pace that is sustainable over the long run As such, we expect everyone to check in code that is stable. We also have a small QA team that operates as a secondary check when needed.

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.

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