Staff II Software Engineer

BlackLine; Pleasanton (CA); Hybrid; USD 225,000 - 282,000; Full time

Job summary

BlackLine is seeking a Senior Staff II Engineer to design, develop, and scale cloud-based backend services for its finance automation platform. You will deliver features on time, ensure performance and security, and mentor teammates in a collaborative agile environment.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years building web apps and SaaS, strong CS fundamentals, and experience with distributed systems, SQL/NoSQL, and modern cloud tooling. Hybrid work in Pleasanton, CA supports collaboration and innovation.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on experience in building Web Applications, SaaS products, and RESTful APIs.
• Experience with distributed systems and service-oriented architectures.
• Strong CS fundamentals in data structures, algorithms and design patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and deliver features for cloud-based backend services.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote a quality-first culture.
• Collaborate across teams to define features and ensure performance and security.

Skills

Web Applications

SaaS products

RESTful APIs

Distributed systems

Algorithms & data structures

Agile / Scrum

AI-assisted development

Education

BS in Computer Science

MS in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

NoSQL databases

Kafka / SQS / RabbitMQ

Job description

## Staff II Software EngineerApplyremote type: Hybridlocations: Pleasantontime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 12 Days Agojob requisition id: 001224**Make Your Mark:**BlackLine ̄SaaS is the system of interaction for finance and accounting teams and it integrates with numerous ERPs, CRMs, Payment systems, Point of Sale systems and other applications. As a Sr. Staff II Engineer, you will play a crucial role in delivering high quality releases to our customers by designing, developing, troubleshooting, maintaining, optimizing and scaling BlackLine’s cloud-based backend services and driving innovation into our product suite. In this role, you will collaborate with other teams to define and build new features, optimize existing features while writing elegant code, and communicating with people at all levels. Your attention to detail, tenacity, and creative problem-solving and thinking ahead will directly impact the company's success, as well as the success of your peers across the organization. If you have a passion for delivering products that make a difference, are driven to make things better in all that you do and are eager to work in a collaborative agile environment where Developers are dedicated to solving customer problems and innovating, then we want to talk to you. **You'll Get To:*** Design, develop and deliver product features, while adhering to timelines, coding standards, requirements, and quality.* Implement, refine, and enforce software development techniques to ensure that delivered features meet software integration, performance, security, and maintainability expectations.* Maintain high standards of software quality and technical excellence within the team by establishing good practices and habits and writing clean, testable, maintainable, and secure code.* Inspire a forward-thinking team of developers, acting as an agent of change and evangelist for a quality-first culture within the organization. Mentor and coach junior team members and guide them to solutions.* Proactively identify issues, bottlenecks, gaps, or other areas of concern or opportunity and work to either directly affect change, or advocate for that change by working with peers and leadership to build consensus and take action.* Perform critical maintenance, deployment, and release support activities, including occasional off-hours support.* Adaptable team player with strong collaboration skills and a focus on results and value delivery.* Passion for engineering excellence, curiosity and demonstrated ability of continuous learning. **What You'll Bring:*** BS degree in Computer Science plus 5 year's experience, or MS degree in Computer Science.* 7+ years of hands-on experience in building Web Applications, SaaS products, and RESTful APIs.* Proficiency in leveraging AI-powered coding assistants (e.g., Claude, Cursor) to accelerate development, generate optimized code, and troubleshoot complex technical challenges.* Demonstrated experience using AI tools to automate engineering tasks, such as writing unit tests, generating documentation, and improving overall process efficiency.* Adept at using AI for rapid research and problem-solving, including the exploration of new technologies, analysis of unfamiliar codebases, and evaluation of alternative design patterns.* Experience with front-end technologies (HTML, JavaScript, CSS, JavaScript Frameworks, etc.) 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 in service-oriented architecture and in building distributed systems.* Advanced knowledge of SQL, including stored procedures, data models, and transactional flows.* Adaptable team player with strong collaboration skills and a focus on results and value delivery.* Prior working experience in Scrum, or other Agile development methodologies, is preferred.* Passion for engineering excellence through automation, unit testing, and process improvements. **We’re Even More Excited If You Have:*** Experience with PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases.* Experience with open source tools.* Experience with public cloud architectures (Azure, ASW or GCP) and cloud native services.* Experience designing and scaling high performance systems.* Experience with container management solutions like Docker or Kubernetes.* Experience with API gateway, identity management, authentication, messaging platforms (e.g: Kafka, SQS, RabbitMQ), workflow orchestration tools, job scheduling and search.* FinTech or Financial services domain background. **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 has 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 3 days a week.**Salary Range:**$225,000.00-$282,000.00**Pay 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.We are committed to pay transparency and ensuring candidates have clear information about compensation expectations. For roles that include variable incentive components such as an Incentive Compensation Plan (ICP) or On-Target Earnings (OTE), the compensation structure may follow a split model – for example, a 50/50, 70/30, or 60/40 ratio between base salary and variable incentive.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 this form.**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 this form.