Senior Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure
$175,000 - $200,000
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L6
$175,000 - $200,000
Occupations
Software DevelopersComputer Systems Engineers/ArchitectsNetwork and Computer Systems Administrators- Design and build automation frameworks that let other engineers provision, configure, and repair fleet infrastructure themselves
- Design and extend the observability stack (metrics, logs, traces, alerts) that tells us whether the storage platform is healthy and where it is degrading
- Build reporting, dashboards, and visualizations that give engineering and leadership a clear view into fleet health, capacity, and operational trends
- Build system health tooling that detects failing hardware, drifting configuration, and capacity risk before they turn into incidents
- Lead technical design discussions and produce clear design documents for changes that span multiple services and teams
- Drive the implementation of large features from design through rollout, including the migration and backfill work that real systems require
- Partner with the on-call rotation to turn recurring toil and incident findings into automation and better signal
- The Right Fit:7+ years of backend development in an enterprise environment, working in an object-oriented or systems language (Java, Rust, C++, C#, Go, or similar)
- Experience designing automation frameworks or platforms that other engineers build onExperience building large scale software systems running on thousands of servers
- Experience building automation or tooling that other engineers depend on daily, whether internal platform services, operational tooling, or a deployment and configuration pipeline
- Working knowledge of an observability stack (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, ELK, Datadog, or equivalent), including instrumenting a service and designing alerts people trust
- Strong Linux fundamentals and comfort operating in a bare-metal or hybrid environment rather than a fully managed cloud
- Professional experience incorporating AI-assisted development tools (Gemini, Cursor, Claude Code, or similar)
- 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
- Bonus points for:
- Proficiency in Java
- Experience with configuration management or infrastructure-as-code tooling (Ansible, Salt, Puppet, Chef, Terraform)
- Experience designing SLOs and error budgets, or reducing alert noise on a fleet running at scale
- Experience with time-series databases and query languages such as PromQLExperience automating hardware lifecycle work: burn-in, failure detection, drive replacement, decommissioning
- Experience with discovering and implementing performance improvements, including CPU and IOUnderstanding of Linux internals and file systems
- Familiarity with hard drive performance and optimization, including host-managed SMRExperience building and interpreting models, dashboards, or reports
- Required for all Backblaze Employees:
- Good attitude and willingness to do whatever it takes to get the job done
- Strong desire to work for a small, fast-paced company
- Desire to learn and adapt to rapidly changing technologies and work environment
- Rigorous adherence to best practices
- Relentless attention to detail
- Excellent interpersonal skills and good oral/written communication
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem solving skills
- Backblaze Perks: Healthcare for family, including dental and vision
- Competitive compensation and 401K
- RSU grants for full-time employees ESPP program
- Flexible vacation policy Maternity & paternity leave MacBook Pro to use for work plus a generous stipend to personalize your
Level
LeadL6
Salary
$175,000 - $200,000
Location
Syracuse, NY
Occupation
Software Developers
Industry
Computer Systems Design Services
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