Staff Software Engineer

Blackline

Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
WA
Posted
10 days ago
Closes
Jun 17, 2027

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About Blackline

BlackLine is a cloud-based financial operations management platform that automates and controls the financial close process for enterprises, including account reconciliation, journal entries, and financial reporting. Industry: Financial Technology & Accounting Software

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer

As a Staff Software Engineer at BlackLine, you will join a dynamic team focused on developing the next generation of their data platform. Your responsibilities include building highly available and scalable multi-tenant SaaS solutions with an emphasis on backend platforms, RESTful APIs, and microservices. You will work extensively with SQL and NoSQL databases, contributing to data modeling and transactional flows. Ideal candidates have a track record of delivering core platform services such as API gateways, identity management systems, and messaging frameworks like Kafka or RabbitMQ. Additionally, experience in workflow orchestration, job scheduling, and search technologies is essential. This role requires fluency in relevant programming languages and a history of open-source contributions to demonstrate your technical expertise and commitment to the community.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement highly available multi-tenant SaaS backend platforms.
  • Develop RESTful APIs and microservices for scalable web applications.
  • Contribute to open-source projects relevant to software engineering.
  • Deliver core platform services including API gateways and identity management.
  • Expertise in SQL, NoSQL, data modeling, and transactional flow design.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of experience in building web-scale, highly available multi-tenant SaaS platforms.
  • Expertise in SQL, NoSQL, data modeling, and transactional flows.
  • Proven track record in delivering core platform services like API gateways and identity management.
  • Experience with messaging systems (Kafka or RabbitMQ) and workflow orchestration.
  • Open source contributor with a strong background in RESTful APIs and microservices.
  • Demonstrated ability to work on backend platforms, frameworks, and job scheduling.

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