About Backblaze

Backblaze makes storing and using data astonishingly easy. When our founding team got together, they committed to helping people save their data. Today, the Backblaze Storage Cloud provides a foundational platform around the world for a broad community of developers, IT generalists, entrepreneurs, and individuals who seek the easy, affordable, trusted solutions we provide.

We’ve managed to nurture a team-oriented culture with amazingly low turnover. Our approach is guided by honesty, transparency, and a commitment to doing the right thing. Our customers are happy, and so are our coworkers: In the most recent “Great Place to Work” survey, 97% of our team rated Backblaze as “a great place to work.” Check out what our employees are saying on Glassdoor!

Backblaze delivers high-availability cloud-scale services that our customers count on for reliable data storage.  The engineering team prides itself on getting work done, doing the right thing for our customers, and keeping a pace that is sustainable over the long run.  We do amazing things while working normal hours, and have time for life outside work.  

If all that sounds interesting, you might be interested to know that Backblaze is looking for a Frontend Software Engineering Manager!

What you will do:
As a Frontend Software Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of Software Engineers in architecting, developing, testing and deploying high quality software. You will play a key role in product development, starting from collaborating with stakeholders on feature definition to deployment. Your technical acumen, project management, communication and collaborative skills will help the team to be product-focused and keep deliverables on track.

• Use best practices in ecommerce development and web technologies to translate UI/UX workflows into working interactive applications, A/B test variants and website experiences.
• Manage and develop web solutions, promotional material, releases, and initiatives across multiple systems.
• Ensure frontend development is executed flawlessly across all web presences.
• Champion the communication between business partners, product managers, marketing and UX teams for seamless development, reliable estimates, QA and technical documentation.
• Instill and constantly optimize website for best practices in web development

The Right Fit: 

• 2+ years of management experience leading a software development team.
• 5+ years of web development experience
• 5+ years of hand on experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript (ES5), Bootstrap (with responsive targets), JavaScript frameworks such as jQuery, AngularJS, Angular, React or Vue.js
• Experience working across functions with organizations such as Operations, Product Management, Sales and Marketing. 
• Experience in Software development life cycle - Planning, Development, Integration, Validation, Release.
• Good interpersonal skills to manage projects through difficult obstacles.
• Leadership to develop, mentor, coach, and grow the team. 
• Passionate about customer experience

Backblaze Employees Have:

• Good attitude and willingness to do what 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 environments.
• Comfort with well-behaved pets in the office.

Backblaze Perks:

• 100% healthcare for family
• Dental and vision plan
• Competitive compensation and 401K 
• RSU grants for full-time employees
• Flexible vacation policy
• Maternity & paternity leave
• MacBook Pro to use for work plus a generous stipend to personalize your workstation
• Childcare bonus (human children only)
• Generous skills training policy to continue your professional development
• Commuter benefits
• Culture that supports a healthy work-life balance

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, socioeconomic 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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