Great place - Senior Systems Administrator Backblaze Employee Review

5.0
1 Aug 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Surprisingly sane and reasonable for a Silicon Valley company. Still fairly small and founder-run/founder-owned, but profitable and stable. After lots of issues, they've changed health insurance companies for 2018. So far, much much better. Unlimited vacation is always a double-edged sword, and they could be better about encouraging people to take a reasonable amount, but I've never had a vacation request denied or even questioned. Parking does suck, but on the flipside it's near Caltrain and has a ton of great restaurants within about a 3-block radius.

Cons

The company sells a low-cost service and doesn't have piles of VC money. This means sometimes stuff is done the cheap way instead of the low-hassle way. They're not afraid of spending money if it's really needed, but between "expensive" and "kind of a hassle" they'll usually choose the latter.

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5.0
4 Apr 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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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.

3.0
3 June 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

People who work there are nice

Cons

Constant change in comp plans and unrealistic quotas

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