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Backblaze
About Backblaze
Backblaze runs B2 Cloud Storage, an object storage service used by businesses and developers, along with a computer backup product for individuals and companies. The board lists 34 jobs, and the seven in security are all remote: a Director of Security Operations and an Identity & Access Management (IAM) Engineer in the US, and a Red Team Security Engineer, Security Analytics Engineer, Sr. AI Security Engineer, Sr. Software Engineer - Application Security and Vulnerability Management Engineer hired in Latin America.
From its own postings
, CyberJobs.cc shows 7 security openings at Backblaze, 2 of which name a salary range.
Backblaze security openings
Read 13 Nov 2026, 04:08 UTCComparable openings elsewhere
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Backend Security Engineer (shows the role here)
micro1 · Security Engineering · Remote· 1mo agoDetails
$30–$100/hr
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Security Analytics Engineer (shows the role here)
SecOps & IR · Remote· 1d agoDetails
- $155,000–$195,000/yr
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Application Security Engineer – CVE & Vulnerability Research (shows the role here)
Anyone AI · Offensive Security · Remote· 1mo agoDetails
$65/hr
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Director of Security Operations (shows the role here)
Leadership · Remote· 2mo agoDetails
$205,000–$230,000/yr
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- $40–$80/hr
Responsible AI / Security Specialist (shows the role here)
Mercor · Offensive Security · Remote· 3d agoDetails
$90–$140/hr
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Backblaze roles, country by country
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Working at Backblaze
Backblaze dates to 2007, is headquartered in San Mateo, California, and has traded on Nasdaq as BLZE since its 2021 initial public offering. Its security postings state Stated per posting (from its own postings).
7 security roles open at the last read7 open roles at Backblaze, confirmed on its careers system 13 Nov 2026.
Remote salaried staff roles, in the US or one of three Latin American countries.
The director and IAM roles are remote within the US. Each of the other five is a remote position open in Colombia, Costa Rica or Mexico.
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- The salary note here is from its own postings rather than read from current postings, so use it as a guide, not as an offer.
Salaries at Backblaze
From its own postings · as of 2026-11-11Recorded salary note, from its own postings, dated 2026-11-11
Only the two US postings list salaries (12 Nov 2026): $205,000 - $230,000 per year for the director and $155,000 - $195,000 per year for the IAM engineer. The Latin American roles carry no figures.
2 of its 7 open roles give a salary, not enough to call any figure typical of Backblaze, so the note above stands. By specialty:
| Kind of work | Open roles | Rates stated | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security Engineering | 2 | No rate stated | None stated |
| AppSec | 1 | No rate stated | None stated |
| IAM | 1 | $155k–$195k/yr1 rate | $195k/yr |
| Leadership | 1 | $205k–$230k/yr1 rate | $230k/yr |
| Offensive Security | 1 | No rate stated | None stated |
| SecOps & IR | 1 | No rate stated | None stated |
Specialties Backblaze hires in
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Backblaze: common questions
What salary does Backblaze offer security staff?
Stated per posting. Only the two US postings list salaries (12 Nov 2026): $205,000 - $230,000 per year for the director and $155,000 - $195,000 per year for the IAM engineer. The Latin American roles carry no figures.
What sort of company is Backblaze?
Backblaze dates to 2007, is headquartered in San Mateo, California, and has traded on Nasdaq as BLZE since its 2021 initial public offering.
What is it like to work in security at Backblaze?
Its security postings state Stated per posting (from its own postings). As a cloud and data company, its security work runs at infrastructure scale, with heavy cloud and identity focus.
What kind of employment are Backblaze's security roles?
Remote salaried staff roles, in the US or one of three Latin American countries.
Where are Backblaze's security jobs based?
The director and IAM roles are remote within the US. Each of the other five is a remote position open in Colombia, Costa Rica or Mexico.
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