Backblaze tech stack
Backblaze builds mostly with Java, Python, SQL, TypeScript. Its stack also includes Linux, GitHub, Snowflake, Cassandra. Linux is named in 12 of the 39 job postings Backblaze published in the last 12 months (31%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Backblaze, updated Sep 27, 2026.
What programming languages does Backblaze use?
Java is named in 28% of job postings at Backblaze, followed by Python (26%), SQL (21%), TypeScript (13%).
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What frameworks and libraries does Backblaze use?
Pytest is named in 10% of job postings at Backblaze, followed by LangChain (10%), LlamaIndex (10%), Commander.js (3%).
Pytest
4 10%
LangChain
4 10%
LlamaIndex
4 10%
Commander.js
1 3%
OpenTelemetry
1 3%
Dagster
1 3%
React.js
1 3%
Spring Boot
1 3%
What databases does Backblaze use?
Snowflake is named in 13% of job postings at Backblaze, followed by Cassandra (10%), MySQL (8%), Amazon Redshift (3%).
Snowflake
5 13%
Cassandra
4 10%
MySQL
3 8%
Amazon Redshift
1 3%
BigQuery
1 3%
Google BigQuery
1 3%
OpenSearch
1 3%
SQLite
1 3%
What cloud and platforms does Backblaze use?
Linux is named in 31% of job postings at Backblaze, followed by GitHub (26%), Amazon S3 (23%), AWS (21%).
GitHub
10 26%
AWS
8 21%
Azure
6 15%
GCP
6 15%
Grafana
4 10%
Tableau
4 10%
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What developer tools does Backblaze use?
Claude Code is named in 31% of job postings at Backblaze, followed by Cursor (28%), OpenAI Codex (15%), Rest API (13%).
Claude Code
12 31%
Cursor
11 28%
Rest API
5 13%
Prometheus
4 10%
Ansible
2 5%
Docker
2 5%
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What AI and ML technologies does Backblaze use?
Claude is named in 15% of job postings at Backblaze, followed by LLM (8%), ChatGPT (3%).
Which engineering practices does Backblaze ask for?
CI/CD is named in 23% of job postings at Backblaze, followed by AI Agents (21%), Agentic Workflows (8%), Configuration Management (5%).
CI/CD
9 23%
AI Agents
8 21%
GitOps
2 5%
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What does each Backblaze team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
11 postingsProduct
5 postingsDevOps
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How much does Backblaze pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Backblaze postings with stated pay: $196k across 18 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon S3 | 6 | $223k | +13% |
| AWS | 5 | $230k | +17% |
How is the Backblaze stack changing?
Read from the dates of the postings themselves: a technology is new when the first posting that names it appeared in the last six months, rising or falling when its share of postings moved between the last two quarters.
How modern is the Backblaze stack?
Backblaze scores 85 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 3; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Backblaze stack in its industry?
Share of the 29 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
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Questions about the Backblaze tech stack
What programming languages does Backblaze use?
The languages named in Backblaze job postings are Java (28%), Python (26%), SQL (21%), TypeScript (13%), C++ (10%), as a share of the 39 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Backblaze use Pytest?
Yes. Pytest is named in 4 of 39 job postings (10%) and required in 4 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Backblaze use?
The cloud and platforms named in Backblaze job postings are Linux (12), GitHub (10), Amazon S3 (9) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Backblaze?
Backend postings at Backblaze most often require Claude Code (9), Java (9), Cursor (8), Claude (4), out of 11 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Backblaze tech stack changing?
Yes. API Gateway, GitOps, LLMOps, Master Data Management first appeared in Backblaze job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Backblaze tech stack?
Backblaze scores 85 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 3; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Backblaze tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Backblaze publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 39 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 27, 2026.
Method and citation
Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count
Alion, "Backblaze tech stack: 97 technologies from 39 job postings", as of Sep 27, 2026. https://alion.io/company/backblaze/technologies