Backblaze tech stack
Backblaze builds mostly with Python, Java, SQL, Rust. Its stack also includes Linux, Amazon S3, Snowflake, OpenSearch. Linux is named in 19 of the 60 job postings Backblaze published in the last 12 months (32%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Backblaze, updated Nov 13, 2026.
What programming languages does Backblaze use?
Python is named in 25% of job postings at Backblaze, followed by Java (23%), SQL (15%), Rust (12%).
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What frameworks and libraries does Backblaze use?
Pytest is named in 8% of job postings at Backblaze, followed by OpenTelemetry (7%), LangChain (7%), LlamaIndex (7%).
Pytest
5 8%
OpenTelemetry
4 7%
LangChain
4 7%
LlamaIndex
4 7%
Ray
1 2%
Dagster
1 2%
React.js
1 2%
Spring Boot
1 2%
What databases does Backblaze use?
Snowflake is named in 8% of job postings at Backblaze, followed by OpenSearch (8%), Cassandra (8%), MySQL (7%).
Snowflake
5 8%
OpenSearch
5 8%
Cassandra
5 8%
MySQL
4 7%
Amazon Redshift
1 2%
ElasticSearch
1 2%
Google BigQuery
1 2%
SQLite
1 2%
What cloud and platforms does Backblaze use?
Linux is named in 32% of job postings at Backblaze, followed by Amazon S3 (25%), AWS (23%), GitHub (20%).
AWS
14 23%
GitHub
12 20%
Grafana
12 20%
Azure
9 15%
GCP
9 15%
Kubernetes
5 8%
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What developer tools does Backblaze use?
Claude Code is named in 32% of job postings at Backblaze, followed by Cursor (25%), Prometheus (17%), OpenAI Codex (15%).
Claude Code
19 32%
Cursor
15 25%
Prometheus
10 17%
Rest API
6 10%
Terraform
6 10%
Ansible
5 8%
Jenkins
5 8%
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What AI and ML technologies does Backblaze use?
Claude is named in 10% of job postings at Backblaze, followed by LLM (10%), ChatGPT (2%).
Which engineering practices does Backblaze ask for?
AI Agents is named in 32% of job postings at Backblaze, followed by CI/CD (18%), SLI/SLO/SLA (13%), Configuration Management (12%).
AI Agents
19 32%
CI/CD
11 18%
SLI/SLO/SLA
8 13%
Configuration Management
7 12%
HPC
4 7%
Platform Engineering
4 7%
Error Budget
3 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
16 postingsDevOps
10 postingsProduct
6 postingsMarketing
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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: $205k across 28 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | 10 | $223k | +9% |
| Amazon S3 | 8 | $223k | +9% |
| Linux | 8 | $200k | −2% |
| Azure | 6 | $233k | +13% |
| GCP | 6 | $233k | +13% |
| Grafana | 5 | $200k | −2% |
| Python | 5 | $175k | −15% |
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 82 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 151 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
Companies with a stack like Backblaze
Questions about the Backblaze tech stack
What programming languages does Backblaze use?
The languages named in Backblaze job postings are Python (25%), Java (23%), SQL (15%), Rust (12%), C++ (10%), as a share of the 60 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Backblaze use Pytest?
Yes. Pytest is named in 5 of 60 job postings (8%) and required in 5 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Backblaze use?
The cloud and platforms named in Backblaze job postings are Linux (19), Amazon S3 (15), AWS (14) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Backblaze?
Backend postings at Backblaze most often require Claude Code (14), Cursor (12), Java (12), Rust (7), out of 16 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Backblaze tech stack changing?
Yes. Datadog, Chef, Red Teaming, DNS first appeared in Backblaze job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Backblaze tech stack?
Backblaze scores 82 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 60 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 13, 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: 120 technologies from 60 job postings", as of Nov 13, 2026. https://alion.io/company/backblaze/technologies