Does Backblaze pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Backblaze employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Backblaze. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Backblaze?

52% of Backblaze employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Backblaze 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Backblaze?

Senior Software Engineer (4) , Marketing (3) , Sales (3) , Account Manager (2) , Data Center Technician (2) , Graphic Designer (2) , Internship (2) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (2) , Software Engineer (2)

What are the pros of working at Backblaze according to real employee reviews?

"Some great people scattered throughout the org who understand how to run mature companies." ((in 16 reviews)); "Great benefits!" ((in 16 reviews)); "Unlimited PTO" ((in 6 reviews)); "They really take care of employees and their families." ((in 5 reviews)); "positive work culture; everyone is genuinely happy about working there, very team oriented/collaborative environment." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Backblaze redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Backblaze redundancy and their outlook for job security at Backblaze in 2026.

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Backblaze Reviews

3.3

52% would recommend to a friend

(82 total reviews)

Gleb Budman

64% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (82 reviews)

Backblaze has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 82 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Backblaze employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

82 reviews

5.0

20 Jan 2021

amazing

Student brand ambassador

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

helpful, meaningul, fun, engaging, great

Cons

challegning, travel, customers, pay, work

5.0

4 Apr 2026

A great place to work!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Excellent company! The people you work with are fantastic. I have an amazing manager and work with some highly skilled people.

Cons

Sometimes work life balance can get skewed.

5.0

11 Sept 2025

Great Culture!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great people to work with. The company really likes to scale and keep their employees engaged in projects for development.

Cons

Certain policies can be updated to help further scale the company to industry standards.

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