Senior Manager, Software 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 The Senior Manager Software Development is responsible for leading a talented cross functional team in enhancing our high performance cloud-based SaaS web application We re looking for people who not only have a strong technical background 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 brainstorm innovate and ultimately deliver the best client integration and user experience If you don t just see management as the next logical step but are a passionate driven leader you can be a great fit for our team 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 Collaborate with cross-functional groups across locations on various initiatives Drive innovation within team to solve product and engineering problems 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 Manage budget and resources for your team 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 Overall experience should 13 years in related field 8 Years of relevant Experience in Related Field 4 years of management experience Education BS EE or CS degree is a plus 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 Experience with technical design and hands-on work within a modern OOP-based language C Java Python etc and related stack Experience in modern Database platforms including such items as 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 Proven experience working with large-scale high-performance systems with a strong track record of addressing and solving scalability challenges in cloud-based environments Understanding of Engineering Coding and Quality standards and best practices 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