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      Backblaze

      Engaged Employer

      Backblaze reviews

      3.3

      52% would recommend to a friend

      (82 total reviews)
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      Gleb Budman

      64% approve of CEO

      46% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Culture & values

      3.2

      Senior management

      3.0

      Career opportunities

      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).

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      82 reviews
      5.0
      Nov 1, 2022

      Backblaze

      Account manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They treat you like a human and care for you.

      Cons

      Honestly, there are none. They trust me, I have freedom, no micromanaging, and I can give input and honest feedback on things I think can be done better. I can speak with the VP of sales or CEO directly. I can take time off as needed or wanted, so honestly, there are none.

      5.0
      Jul 25, 2022

      Great Company, Some Growing Pains

      Marketing
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I had never heard of Backblaze when I was recruited to work here, but it's easily the best place I have worked in my career this far. Backblaze hires smart people, pays them well, provides awesome benefits, conducts meaningful and creative team-building activities, and continually engages with employees to ensure they are satisfied. They have low turnover because employees are overall incredibly happy here. It's amazing how many companies can't figure out this very simple formula. There are no slackers here. Everyone is great at their job but not arrogant about it. Employees are given latitude to be both strategic and tactical and make decisions without micromanagement. Senior leadership is highly approachable, transparent, and involved. There's a strong emphasis on company culture and diversity. Many people at the company are remote, but Backblaze has figured out remote collaboration so no challenges there.

      Cons

      It's a rapidly growing company and it can be hard to keep track of who's who. Better processes are sorely needed or processes are constantly shifting because of new team members coming on board. There is really no onboarding program other than "Go schedule meet and greets with these 20 different people." No training in company tools like Slack and GSuite and Jira. You have to be willing to dig in and figure a lot of things out on your own. For a small company, work can take a VERY long time to get done. Some teams are fast and reliable to work with. But sometimes work that has to go through other teams can sit and sit and sit with no explanation as to why it's not moving forward.

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      Glassdoor has 89 Backblaze reviews submitted anonymously by Backblaze employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Backblaze is right for you.