{"id":81889,"date":"2018-03-24T09:30:04","date_gmt":"2018-03-24T16:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/?p=81889"},"modified":"2025-07-21T14:25:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T21:25:59","slug":"welcome-jacob-data-center-technician","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/welcome-jacob-data-center-technician\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Jacob – Data Center Technician"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With over 500 Petabytes<\/a> of data under management we need more people keeping the drives spinning in our data center. We’re constantly hiring Systems Administrators and Data Center Technicians<\/a>, and here’s our latest one! Lets learn a bit more about Jacob, shall we?<\/p>\n

What is your Backblaze Title?<\/strong>
\nData center Technician<\/p>\n

Where are you originally from?<\/strong>
\nOjai, CA<\/p>\n

What attracted you to Backblaze?<\/strong>
\nIt’s a technical job that believes in training it’s employees and treating them well.<\/p>\n

What do you expect to learn while being at Backblaze?<\/strong>
\nAs much as I can.<\/p>\n

Where else have you worked?<\/strong>
\nI was a Team Lead at Target, I did some volunteer work with the Ventura County Medical Center, and I also worked at a motocross track.<\/p>\n

Where did you go to school?<\/strong>
\nVentura Community College, then 1 semester at Sac State<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your dream job?<\/strong>
\nDon’t really have one. Whatever can support my family and that I enjoy.<\/p>\n

Favorite place you\u2019ve traveled?<\/strong>
\nYosemite National Park for the touristy stuff, Bend Oregon for a good getaway place.<\/p>\n

Favorite hobby?<\/strong>
\nGaming and music. It’s a tie.<\/p>\n

Of what achievement are you most proud?<\/strong>
\nMarrying my wife Masha.<\/p>\n

Star Trek or Star Wars?<\/strong>
\nWars. 100%. I’m a major Star Wars geek.<\/p>\n

Coke or Pepsi?<\/strong>
\nMonster.<\/p>\n

Favorite food?<\/strong>
\nFrench fries.<\/p>\n

Why do you like certain things?<\/strong>
\nBecause my brain tells me I like them.<\/p>\n

Thank you for helping care for all of our customer’s data. Welcome to the data center team Jacob!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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