Backblaze is hiring a Senior Software Engineer - Data Engineering

Backblaze is hiring a Senior Software Engineer - Data Engineering to build and maintain backend services for a massive credit card technology decisioning platform. You'll work on customer acquisition experiences and the core services that drive credit decisions, within a team that has full ownership from planning to production support.

What You'll Do

• Develop backend services for a large-scale credit card technology decisioning platform.
• Build customer acquisition experiences and services supporting credit decisions for new applicants.
• Plan work, break down user stories, build features, deploy to production, and support production services.
• Maintain highly resilient and stable systems with 99.99% uptime requirements.

What We're Looking For

• 4+ years of software development experience.
• Experience in Python Development and PySpark.
• Experience with NoSQL DB (DynamoDB).
• 2+ years working in large data environments.
• Experience with Snowflake or DataBricks.
• Expertise with high availability & distributed systems.
• Experience with data engineering principles and data-driven decisioning platforms.
• Experience working with a variety of AWS services (EMR/Glue, S3, Lambda, Cloudwatch).
• Experience with serverless architectures and Lambdas.

Nice to Have

• Previous experience in either Scala or Java.
• Knowledge in event-driven architectures (Kafka, Airflow), Open Table formats (Delta, Hudi, Iceberg), Splunk, or NewRelic.
• Financial Services or FinTech experience.

Technical Stack

• Languages & Frameworks: Python, PySpark, Scala, Java
• Data Platforms: Snowflake, DataBricks
• Databases: DynamoDB
• Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, EMR, Glue, S3, Lambda, Cloudwatch
• Tools & Platforms: Kafka, Airflow, Delta, Hudi, Iceberg, Splunk, NewRelic

Team & Environment

Teams have full ownership to plan their work, break down user stories, build features, deploy to production, and support production services.

Benefits & Compensation

• Competitive compensation: $120,000 - $205,000 annually.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Flexible work arrangements.

Work Mode

This is a remote position open to candidates located within the United States.

Backblaze fosters a culture of collaboration, creativity, and continuous learning. We are building an environment where people feel valued, have a voice, and are given the tools to grow while pushing the boundaries of innovation in the fintech industry.