Software Engineer, Open Source AI
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Responsibilities
• Implement and maintain open source AI integrations, frameworks and example applications using languages commonly used in the open source ecosystem, including Python, TypeScript, Go, and Rust. • Build and maintain public sample applications, SDK extensions, notebooks, and reference implementations demonstrating AI and cloud storage best practices. • Use AI-assisted development tools, including Claude Code, to accelerate implementation while validating correctness, security, and performance. • Contribute to open source projects through code contributions, issue triage, reviews, and ongoing maintenance. • Ensure all open source assets meet high standards for testing, documentation, reproducibility, and developer usability. • Maintain clean, well-structured GitHub repositories intended for external adoption and community contribution. • Collaborate with Product and QA to ensure integrations reflect real customer AI workflows and Backblaze B2 usage patterns. • Tools and Technologies: • Languages: Python, TypeScript, Go, JavaScript and other open source languages • Backblaze B2 SDKs and REST APIs • Open source AI frameworks and tooling • AI coding agents, such as Claude Code, Antigravity and Codex • Jupyter and Google Colab notebooks • GitHub, pytest, CI pipelines • The Right Fit: • Software engineer with experience contributing to open source projects in one or more widely used open source languages. • Comfortable owning and maintaining public repositories with external users and contributors. • Practical understanding of AI workflows, including data ingestion, preprocessing, inference, and agent-based systems. • Experience writing production-quality code with strong testing and documentation practices. • Strong written communication skills with a focus on developer experience and adoption.
Benefits
• Build open source software used by developers worldwide. • Work at the intersection of AI, data, and cloud storage. • Collaborate with experienced engineering, product, and QA teams. • Competitive compensation and benefits. • Remote-first culture supporting work-life balance. • At this point, we hope you're feeling excited about the job description you're reading. Even if you don't meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. Learning, developing, and growing are key parts of our culture. We're eager to meet people who believe in our mission and can contribute to our team in various ways. We want people to feel comfortable expressing their true selves and to come, stay, and do their best work here.