Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Company: BlackLine
Location: Pleasanton
Posted on: May 7, 2025

Job Description:

Get to Know Us:It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they're doing!At BlackLine, we're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business of enterprise applications.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.Being a best-in-class SaaS Company, we understand that bringing in new ideas and innovative technology is mission critical. At BlackLine we are always working with new, cutting edge technology that encourages our teams to learn something new and expand their creativity and technical skillset that will accelerate their careers.Work, Play and Grow at BlackLine!Make Your Mark:As Senior Manager, 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.You'll Get To:

• Manage Software Engineers within cross-functional Agile Teams to deliver valuable and high-quality functionality to our clients.
• Define and drive an overall unifying vision for teams and their projects, processes, workflows, and related areas through motivation, consensus building, and leading change.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to both your team members and your project peers.
• Implement and drive adaptations to teams and strategic organizational processes, workflows, and related areas.
• Leverage your technical and domain knowledge to partner with Product representatives and your teams in defining project deliverables, presenting innovative solutions, and ultimately, successfully plan, manage and drive the timely delivery of corporate initiatives.
• Work with Product and technical stakeholders, as well as Program Management, to define project requirements and deliverables, and ultimately, plan and manage the timely delivery of high-quality projects.
• Review and understand core strengths and weaknesses across team members, and proactively engage, mentor, and define goals to capitalize upon strengths or mitigate gaps.
• Inspire your team, help your team members grow and succeed.
• 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.
• Work closely, partner, and collaborate with our Architects to provide exceptional solutions that adhere to, or create, standards across teams.
• Effectively communicate and resolve personnel issues on your teams.
• Contribute to design reviews, code reviews, and hands-on work in your respective domain.
• Manage day-to-day administrative tasks such as time-off requests, sick days, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.What You'll Bring:
  • BS, EE or CS degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum of 5+ years as a People Manager and/or Technical Lead in software development of large-scale web applications.
  • 5+ years of experience in software development using one or more general purpose programming languages (C#, Java, C++, etc.) and related stack(s).
  • Exceptional communication and people skills, with a passion for product excellence, talent development, and mentoring.
  • Knowledge of Build, Deployment, and Continuous Integration concepts and best practices, including entire SDLC.
  • Strong experience in Agile methodology, processes, and best practices.
  • Experience in TDD concepts, methodologies, and best practices (i.e., mocks, spies, unit tests, code coverage, etc.). BDD experience is a plus.
  • A solid computer science foundation including data structures, algorithms, and design patterns, with a proven track record of software design and architecture of complex systems.
  • Experience as a technical influencer for highly scalable distributed system designs.
  • Experience in modern database platforms, including data modeling, stored procedures, schema definitions, performance, and scaling considerations.
  • Recent experience working with, troubleshooting, and tuning across all layers of a modern SaaS, N-Tier, web-based application.We're Even More Excited If You Have:
    • Experience working with one of the Cloud Service providers (AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform).
    • Proven experience in building and delivering SaaS-based software with modern development architecture, such as microservice-based architecture and cloud native applications.
    • Solid understanding of Operational Excellence and able to show case how to apply in development life cycle (e.g., Dev/Ops, CI/CD, Automated Testing, Observabilities, etc.).
    • Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy.
    • Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching, and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers.Thrive at BlackLine Because You Are Joining:
      • 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!
      • A culture that is kind, open, and accepting. It's a place where people can embrace what makes them unique, and the mix of cultural backgrounds and varying interests cultivates diverse thought and perspectives.
      • A culture where BlackLiner's continued growth and learning is empowered. BlackLine offers a wide variety of professional development seminars and inclusive affinity groups to celebrate and support our diversity.BlackLine is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, age, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, ancestry, color, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, medical condition, genetic information, or any other protected class or category recognized by applicable equal employment opportunity or other similar laws.BlackLine recognizes that the ways we work and the workplace itself have shifted. We innovate in a workplace that optimizes a combination of virtual and in-person interactions to maximize collaboration and nurture our culture. Candidates who live within a reasonable commute to one of our offices will work in the office at least 2 days a week.Salary Range:USD $218,000.00 - USD $274,000.00Pay Transparency Statement:Placement within this range depends upon several factors, including the applicant's prior relevant job experience, skill set, and geographic location. In addition to base pay, BlackLine also offers short-term and long-term incentive programs, based on eligibility, along with a robust offering of benefit and wellness plans.BlackLine is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation that would better enable your success during the application or interview process, .Accommodations:BlackLine is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation that would better enable your success during the application or interview process, please complete
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