Manager, Software Engineering

2 days, 12 hours ago
Full-time
Lead
Software Development
Backblaze

Backblaze

Backblaze is a pioneer in robust, scalable low-cost cloud backup and storage services, offering enterprise hot storage, low-cost backup and archive solutions. With the easiest way to back up all files, Backblaze provides unlimited, unthrottled, and unc...

IT Services
251-1K
Founded 2007

Description

  • Lead and grow a software engineering team working on customer-facing features and platform infrastructure.
  • Own the team’s software development lifecycle, including planning, design, implementation, testing, and post-launch support.
  • Partner with Product Management to shape roadmap priorities, long-term strategy, and executable engineering plans.
  • Work closely with QA and release engineering teams to ensure smooth handoffs and high-quality delivery.
  • Participate hands-on in architecture discussions, code reviews, and technical problem-solving.
  • Improve reliability and maintainability through bug fixes, technical debt management, and ongoing support.
  • Champion AI-assisted development tools and help establish team norms for AI-augmented workflows.
  • Continuously improve team productivity by identifying bottlenecks, refining processes, and investing in tooling and practices.
  • Conduct 1:1s, deliver performance reviews, support career development, and lead hiring.
  • Communicate team progress, risks, and trade-offs clearly to leadership and stakeholders.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of engineering management experience leading software development teams, ideally in cloud infrastructure, SaaS, or platform engineering.
  • Experience managing distributed, remote engineering teams across time zones.
  • Strong software engineering background with expertise in system architecture.
  • Solid understanding of the full software development lifecycle from requirements through production support.
  • Track record of delivering features and platform improvements on time with high quality.
  • Experience working closely with Product Management to refine roadmaps and create engineering plans.
  • Effective communication skills for engineering reviews, stakeholder updates, and risk escalation.
  • Familiarity with AI agentic coding tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, or similar is a plus.
  • Experience with cloud storage platforms, distributed systems, or developer-facing APIs is a plus.
  • Familiarity with server-side languages/frameworks, CI/CD, source control, project tracking, and artifact management is relevant to the role.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and benefits.
  • Remote-first culture supporting work-life balance.
  • Opportunity to lead a team building software used by customers worldwide.
  • Collaborative, low-bureaucracy environment with experienced engineering, product, and QA teams.
  • Work at the intersection of cloud storage, developer tools, and AI-driven workflows.

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