BlackLine
BlackLine automates and controls financial close processes for midsize and large organizations.
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Director, Engineering

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Job Summary

 

Since being founded in 2001, BlackLine has become a leading provider of cloud software that automates and controls the entire financial close process. Our vision is to modernize the finance and accounting function to enable greater operational effectiveness and agility, and we are committed to delivering innovative solutions and services to empower accounting and finance leaders around the world to achieve Modern Finance.

We're a technology-based company with a sense of adventure and a vision for the future. Every door at BlackLine is open. Just bring your brains, your problem-solving skills, and be part of a winning team at the world's most trusted name in Finance Automation. Work. Play. Grow. At BlackLine.

 Job Summary

As Director of Software Development, you will lead, manage, and inspire teams of talented Software Engineers working to enhance our high performance, cloud-based, SaaS web application. You will be at the core of what makes us successful: the people and teams who write our software and build new and key features for our clients. Being at the center of our application allows you to affect change, to own and drive improvements every day, and to imbue those around you with a passion and dedication to excellence.

We're looking for people who not only have a strong hands-on technical experience and interest, but who want to drive innovation in people management, motivation, and growth. You’ll be working with and mentoring talented individuals and working closely with other teams and departments to ideate, innovate and ultimately deliver the best client integrations and user experiences.

 

Roles and Responsibility (list in order of importance)

  • Lead and grow engineering teams within cross-functional Agile Teams to deliver innovative, valuable, and high-quality functionality to our clients
  • Champion data-driven change across the organization for product and process improvements
  • Be a thoughtful people manager with emotional intelligence to inspire your team, develop and grow talent through effective mentoring, coaching, succession planning, and retention strategies
  • Provide deep technical leadership and guidance to both your team members and your project peers, be it Product, Architects, Program, or technical stakeholders
  • Cut through uncertainty and work with stakeholders to define requirements, and, ultimately, plan and manage the timely delivery of high-quality Product
  • Work with executives, product teams, partners, and vendors to set the overall vision and strategy for world-class Integration platform
  • Effectively plan, communicate, and conduct presentations (project milestones, risk mitigation, road maps, resource needs, technical information, etc.) for senior management and stakeholders while conveying and driving actionable items to your teams

How many direct reports will this position supervise or manage? > 5


Required Qualifications

Years of Experience in Related Field: 12+ Years

Education: Degree in Computer Science or related discipline, or equivalent experience


Technical/Specialized Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • 2+ years of industry experience, of which 8+ years is in Engineering Management.
  • Consistent track record of delivering highly scalable distributed system designs, high performance, and high-quality software systems
  • Deep understanding and cultivating strong engineering practices and processes (SDLC, CI/CD, Agile, DevOps/SecOps, TDD, QA, Observability, Telemetry)
  • Exceptional communication and people skills, with a passion for product excellence, talent development, and mentoring
  • Strong technical acumen, creativity, interpersonal skills, and emotional intelligence
  • Experience working with geographically distributed teams
  • 5+ years of experience in software development using one or more programming languages (C#, Java, C++, Javascript, React Native). Front-end web development (Angular, React) and related stack(s)
  • Working knowledge of OWASP secure development practices and 12-Factor App principles
  • Designing and developing highly available ETL Pipeline to ingest, normalize, and data transfer
  • Experience in modern database platforms, including data modeling, stored procedures, schema definitions, performance, and scaling considerations
  • Other:
  • Experience working with Google Cloud Platform preferred
  • Experience with Big Data frameworks like – NiFi, Spark, Hadoop, Hive
  • Experience with Integration Vendors like – Boomi, Tibco, Informatica, MuleSoft, Workato
  • Experience with Containerization and K8s
  • Experience working with Vendors and Partners

Preferred Qualifications

Education - Masters in Computer Science or related discipline, or equivalent experience

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What are BlackLine Perks + Benefits

BlackLine Benefits Overview

BlackLine believes in providing the best possible service to its clients, and that starts with offering amazing perks to its employees. These perks include 100% coverage for healthcare, vision, and dental, 401(k) matching, ESPP, food, drinks, games, and so much more!

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Employee resource groups
Employee-led culture committees
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Documented equal pay policy
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Highly diverse management team
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance + Wellness
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
At BlackLine, we feel that paying 100% of our employees’ health benefits is 100% the right thing to do. Medical, dental, and vision are taken care of by the company.
Life insurance
Pet insurance
Wellness programs
Team workouts
BlackLine has been offering company wide virtual fitness classes such as, Aerobics and Yoga!
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
BlackLine provides employees with a 401(k) matching plan.
Company equity
Employee stock purchase plan
BlackLine offers and Employee Stock Purchase Plan with the ability to buy stock at a discounted price.
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
Child Care & Parental Leave
Childcare benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Vacation + Time Off
Unlimited vacation policy
Generous PTO
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Flexible time off
Floating holidays
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
BlackLine hosts company outings several times per year.
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Onsite office parking
We offer employees free on-site garage parking.
Fitness stipend
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Professional Development
Job training & conferences
Tuition reimbursement
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Continuing education available during work hours
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks

Additional Perks + Benefits

We’re better together and know that amazing individuals make amazing teams. We also know that we bond through socializing and shared experiences. That’s how teams gel and support each other.

So, we like to play games together: table tennis, poker, and video games. We encourage company sports leagues and fitness groups. We relax with happy hours and team get-togethers, and we never let a holiday season go by without a celebration.

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