Manager, Database Engineering

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 Manager of Database Engineering you will lead manage and inspire teams of talented Database 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 What You ll Bring Manage Database Engineering team 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 to successfully plan manage and drive the timely delivery of corporate initiatives Work with Product and technical stakeholders as well as Project 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 in order to capitalize upon strengths or mitigate gaps 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 Delegating responsibilities and supervising business operations Hiring training motivating and coaching employees as they provide attentive efficient service to internal external customers assessing employee performance and providing helpful feedback and training opportunities Generating reports and presenting information to upper-level managers or other parties Ensuring staff members follow company policies and procedures Ensuring the overall health and success of the business On call for incidents and maintenances as needed Other duties as assigned We re Even More Excited If You Have Recent prior experience as a Manager and or Technical Lead DB Engineer QA etc in software development of large-scale web applications with at least 5 years of experience in your respective domain 3 years of onsite employee supervisory experience 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 full 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 5 years of experience with SQL 2008 2012 2014 2017 2019 and 2022 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 4 or more years implementing operational automation via scripting e g PowerShell python terraform ansible Experience as a technical influencer for highly scalable distributed system designs Experience in modern database platforms including data modeling stored procedures schema definitions indexing execution plans performance and scaling considerations Recent experience working with troubleshooting and tuning across all layers of a modern SaaS N-Tier web-based application Understanding of QA standards and best practices including automation regression and smoke testing white black-box testing and related QA processes BS EE or CS degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience Strong understanding of business management financial and leadership principles Excellent communication interpersonal leadership coaching and conflict resolution skills Time and project management skills Ability to analyze processes and information identify problems and trends and develop practical solutions and strategies Passionate commitment to providing exceptional service to customers and support to the team Experience working with Google Cloud Platform preferred 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