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      Backblaze

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      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 demographic groups

      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
      Jul 20, 2016

      Great Place to Work

      Senior technical support engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Excellent team of driven, intelligent people Laid back environment Dog (and cat?) friendly office Excellent compensation Generous benefits

      Cons

      Parking in downtown San Mateo is the WORST

      5.0
      Apr 29, 2016

      Awesome Company - Great Products

      Graphic designer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A growing company in the middle of San Mateo, CA, Backblaze has been around for almost 9 years. So let's list some Pros. • Plenty of snacks and drinks on hand • Great benefits • Generous stock grants • Bring your dog to work • Fun group • Work from home • Build great products like B2 Cloud Storage • Gives back to the community giving away pod storage designs and drive stats

      Cons

      Here are some cons: • With a smaller team, Backblaze can't do everything at once • Sometimes targets slip • Backup isn't sexy, but it is necessary

      5.0
      Mar 13, 2016

      Great Work Environment

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      While it is a startup, the benefits and stability that Backblaze provides makes it feel like a large, established company. Backblaze is 9 years old, and while that makes it a "business" rather than a startup, it's still ran with a scrappy startup mentality, which helps spark innovation and a desire to win. It's a great place to work, the people are wonderful, the amount of learning to be had is extensive, and the benefits aren't half bad either.

      Cons

      As with many companies that are expanding rapidly, there are some growing pains. As Backblaze was bootstrapped, and is still 80% owned by employees, hiring occurs when there's an express need. This leads to some moments in time when workloads are rather extensive until they can be offset by the hiring of the right person for the role. These situations vary from department to department, but the office environment is understanding when these situations occur and management does their best to hire and offload unrealistic workloads.

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