Senior Software Engineer Job at BlackLine (Pleasanton, California)

Senior Software Engineer

BlackLine

Location:
United States , Pleasanton, California

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

156000.00 - 196000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

As a Senior Software 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 research, test, benchmark and evaluate new technologies, propose scaling solutions, collaborate with other teams to define and build new features, optimize existing features while writing elegant code, and communicating with people at all levels.

Job Responsibility:

Provide technical expertise in the design, development, and delivery of BlackLine’s products
Design, develop, test, troubleshoot, debug, optimize, scale, maintain and improve software applications
Collaborate with your team on all aspects of development including participation in code reviews, developing functional and technical specifications and strategizing test plans
Implement, refine, and follow software development techniques to ensure that delivered features meet software integration, performance, security, and maintainability expectations
Research, test, benchmark, and evaluate new tools and technologies, and recommend ways to implement them in product development
Maintain high standards of software quality and technical excellence within the team
Proactively identify issues, bottlenecks, gaps, or other areas of concern or opportunity and work to either directly affect change, or advocate for that change
Perform critical maintenance, deployment, and release support activities, including occasional off-hours support

Requirements:

BS degree in Computer Science with 4+ years of experience
Architect, design, develop, test, troubleshoot, debug, optimize, scale, maintain and improve software applications
Develop and document functional and technical requirements
Collaborate with other team members and other teams
C#, Java, C++ or Golang
Design, development, and integration of APIs
A solid computer science foundation including data structures, algorithms, and design patterns
Experience in service-oriented architecture is a plus
Knowledge of SQL, React and JavaScript
Experience with multi-threading and concurrency
Superior analytical and problem-solving abilities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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

Nice to have:

Stored procedures, data models, and transactional flows
Cloud experience with AWS or GCP
Experience with front-end technologies (HTML, JavaScript, CSS, JavaScript Frameworks, etc.) is a plus

What we offer:

short-term and long-term incentive programs
robust offering of benefit and wellness plans

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 30, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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