Release Engineer
Company: Blackline
Location: Pleasanton
Posted on: June 24, 2025
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Job Description:
At BlackLine, were 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: As a Release Engineer youll be
responsible for ensuring the quality of all systems (SaaS, On-prem,
home-grown). You will oversee the release process, from planning
and scheduling to executing the release. You must have experience
managing product releases in a complex, fast-paced, heterogeneous
IT environments. There will be multiple releases every month. Good
written, verbal communication skills are necessary as you will work
closely with product Leaders, Program managers, Product managers,
and Dev/Tech leads. You will ensure all approvals are obtained to
release the software in a timely manner to QA, UAT, and Production
environments. You will also manage Dev, QA, and UAT environment
refreshes. Youll Get To: • Work with project, product, and
development teams to create and maintain release schedules • Manage
version control and release documentation • Perform risk
assessments and contingency planning • Manage and execute the
deployment of build to UAT and Production environments • Coordinate
with stakeholders to communicate release plans and progress •
Manage SDLC environment refresh and schedule working with project
managers and product lead What Youll Bring: • Bachelor’s degree in
computer science, information technology, or related field • 3
years of proven experience as a Release Engineer or in DevOps •
Proficiency in scripting to automate repetitive tasks • Proficiency
in writing Jira queries (JQL) and creating dashboards • Hands-on
experience with CI/CD pipeline and build tools such as Jenkins,
Bitbucket, Harness etc. • Comfortable communicating directly with
software developers, QA Engineers, IT Support • Exposure to cloud –
GCP, AWS etc • Experience with version control systems • Experience
working in an Agile, scrum environment • Excellent communication
and interpersonal skills 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 worlds most trusted name in Finance Automation!
• A culture that is kind, open, and accepting. Its 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 BlackLiners 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.
Keywords: Blackline, Santa Clara , Release Engineer, IT / Software / Systems , Pleasanton, California
