Director, Software Engineering

BlackLine Systems, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

BlackLine Systems, Inc. is seeking a Director of Engineering for Studio 360.

You will own the technical strategy and execution, champion engineering excellence, and manage KPIs for quality, predictability, flow, and velocity to deliver high-quality financial automation features. You will partner with product, design, and business leaders to shape the long-term vision and roadmap, develop next-generation engineering talent, and build a high-performing organization where engineers thrive and own

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of SDLC, design patterns, automation testing, and CI/CD concepts.
• Extensive experience with Agile methodologies and cloud initiatives.
• Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams and drive strategy.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and operational leadership across Studio 360 engineering teams.
• Partner with product, design, and business leaders to align on long-term vision.
• Develop engineering talent and foster a culture of curiosity, collaboration, and ownership.
• Define and measure KPIs for quality, predictability, flow, and velocity.
• Oversee platform capabilities, APIs, tools, and processes to streamline delivery.

Skills

SDLC knowledge

Design patterns

Automation testing

Agile methodologies

CI/CD concepts

Cloud-based initiatives

Technical leadership

People management

Strategy & roadmap

Job description

Make Your Mark

As the Director of Engineering, you will be the visionary leader at the heart of one of BlackLine's most strategic products. You will own the technical strategy and execution for Studio 360, championing engineering excellence and managing KPIs for quality, predictability, flow, and velocity to deliver robust, high-quality features that define the future of financial automation.

You'll Get To

As the Director of Engineering, you will be the visionary leader at the heart of one of BlackLine's most strategic products. You will own the technical strategy and execution for Studio 360, championing engineering excellence and managing KPIs for quality, predictability, flow, and velocity to deliver robust, high-quality features that define the future of financial automation.

Your influence will extend beyond just the technical execution. You will act as a key strategic partner to product management, design, and other business leaders to define and align on the long-term vision and roadmap for Studio 360. A core part of your mission will be to develop the next generation of engineering talent, fostering a culture of curiosity, collaboration, and ownership. By championing both technical and professional growth, you will build a highperforming organization that is not only equipped to solve complex challenges but is also a place where engineers can thrive and build their careers.

You'll Get To

• Deeply technical hands-on knowledge of SDLC, Design Patterns, Automation Testing, Agile Methodologies, CI/CD Concepts, best practices, and Cloud-based initiatives.
• Provide technical and operational leadership, with a demonstrated ability to lead at all levels.
• Ability to proactively anticipate challenges, and see around the corner for future obstacles
• Manage a team of Frontend and Backend Engineers, Scrum Masters, and Managers, focusing on effective prioritization of work while balancing quality and delivery, all in the clear focus of understanding our clients' needs and delivering solutions for those needs.
• Lead and contribute to solutions for complex technical challenges related to developer and engineering productivity, quality assurance and controls, and delivery velocity.
• Passionate about the technical and business opportunities that our customers' problems and needs present
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the application and business use cases, mentoring this knowledge throughout this position's direct reports
• Drive adoption and champion best practices in code health, sound architecture and design, testing (TDD/BDD), CI/CD, maintainability, and deliverability
• Oversee the development of platform capabilities, SaaS-based components and APIs, tools, processes, and other facets as needed to streamline development, reduce time to delivery, increase quality, and promote a culture of excellence within the organization. - Spearhead the development, integration, and lifecycle of mature engineering processes, suites, and tools, driving the application and organization to a modern, automated, and continually tested approach
• As needed, interface with external vendors or other 3rd parties and service providers, managing relationships and escalations
• Partner with peers both inside and outside of the department, working towards holistic improvements and success for the company and our customers
• Actively shape and mould engineering staff, coaching those who need additional growth or refinement, as well as managing those who are not performing as expected, always striving to have teams that are strong engineers who are accountable to each other and not just leadership
• Contribute knowledge, skills, and personal qualities to a dedicated team of top engineers solving real-life problems in a bleeding-edge, high-performance, and high-volume environment
• Define and measure key metrics/KPIs highlighting engineering throughput, and the quality of shipped features
• Partner and collaborate with Technical Operations to ensure platform availability and performance
• Transform and drive superior Customer Service via improved quality, monitoring, and incident management capabilities.

What You'll Bring

• Significant tenure with a US product company with experience in global engineering practices.
• 8 or more years of experience in managing software engineering teams, internal infrastructure, developer tools, or distributed computing infrastructure.
• 3 or more years of direct Engineering Management or DevOps, with hands-on leadership experience, including continuous builds and deployments, continuous integration, log collection and analysis, performance monitoring and tuning, as well as security.
• 5 or more years of direct experience in Agile Methodologies, processes, and best practices.
• 7 or more years of recent experience in supervisory positions, directing and managing employees either directly or through subordinate management staff.
• Recent experience in a director-level role overseeing software engineering in large-scale organizations focus