Software Engineer, Open Source AI

About the Position

We are seeking a Software Engineer to build and maintain open source AI integrations, frameworks, and example applications that make Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage a natural part of how AI workflows are constructed and deployed. This role is expected to actively use the latest AI coding agents and tools as part of everyday development work.

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 durable, scalable systems with a strong emphasis on developer experience and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Use AI coding agents to build coding harnesses to accelerate the development, testing, and maintenance of public and internal applications, SDKs, notebooks, and reference implementations that demonstrate AI and cloud storage best practices.
• Implement and maintain open source AI integrations, frameworks, and example applications using languages commonly used in the open source ecosystem, including Python, TypeScript, Go, and Rust.
• Use AI-assisted development tools, including Claude Code, to accelerate implementation while validating correctness, security, and performance.
• Contribute to open source projects through code contributions, issue triage, reviews, and ongoing maintenance.
• Ensure all open source assets meet high standards for testing, documentation, reproducibility, and developer usability.
• Maintain clean, well-structured GitHub repositories intended for external adoption and community contribution.
• Collaborate with Product and QA to ensure integrations reflect real customer AI workflows and Backblaze B2 usage patterns.

Requirements

• Software engineer with experience contributing to open source projects in one or more widely used open source languages.
• Comfortable owning and maintaining public repositories with external users and contributors.
• Practical understanding of AI workflows, including data ingestion, preprocessing, inference, and agent-based systems.
• Experience writing production-quality code with strong testing and documentation practices.
• Strong written communication skills with a focus on developer experience and adoption.

Tools and Technologies

• Languages: Python, TypeScript, Go, JavaScript, and other open source languages
• SDKs and APIs: Backblaze B2 SDKs and REST APIs
• Frameworks and Tooling: Open source AI frameworks and tooling
• AI Coding Agents: Such as Claude Code, Antigravity, and Codex
• Notebooks: Jupyter and Google Colab notebooks
• CI Pipelines: GitHub, pytest, CI pipelines

We Offer

• Build open source software used by developers worldwide.
• Work at the intersection of AI, data, and cloud storage.
• Collaborate with experienced engineering, product, and QA teams.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Remote-first culture supporting work-life balance.

About the Company

Backblaze is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value being fair and good to our customers, partners, and employees. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to those values. We are committed to fostering a workplace where employees experience a sense of belonging regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, socioeconomic status, ability, veteran status, or education. We believe a diverse workforce helps us better serve customers around the world and reinforces our commitment to doing the right thing.

Backblaze is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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