Senior Automation & AI Developer

At BlackLine, we’re 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:

We’re just starting out on this journey with Generative AI and looking to build the founding AI team that will bring the power of AI to BlackLine’s customers.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior AI Engineer to join our dynamic team. As a Senior AI Engineer, you will play a crucial role in developing and implementing cutting-edge AI and Automation technologies. You will be responsible for applying generative AI and automation technologies to solve real-world business challenges.

The ideal candidate will understand iPaaS and AI technologies, ensuring alignment with our business objectives while navigating the complexities of data privacy, security, compliance, and accuracy.

You’ll Get To:

• Design and develop solutions for AI and Automation related to workflows and system integrations across the Enterprise.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including AI engineers and domain experts, to understand business requirements and develop solutions.
• Collaborate with business partners and team members to identify, evaluate, and make recommendations on complex business process automation/integration opportunities and associated requirements.
• Work with system owners and partners to provide integration solutions across systems.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members.
• Help in planning by identifying cross-team dependencies and effort estimation.
• Work in an agile environment to release use cases on a regular schedule.
• Research and evaluate new AI tools and technologies and recommend ways to implement them in use case development.
• Maintain high standards of code quality and technical excellence within the team by establishing good practices and writing clean, testable, maintainable, and secure code.
• Proactively identify issues, bottlenecks, gaps, or other areas of concerns or opportunities and work to either directly affect change, or advocate for that change.
• Perform critical maintenance, deployment, and release support activities.
• Implement security measures to protect data.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards related to AI and data privacy.

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of experience in software engineering, or a relevant field. 4+ years of experience if you have a PhD.
• 6+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: Artificial Intelligence, Robotic Process Automation, IPaaS, or related technical field.
• Experience leading major initiatives successfully.
• Strong programming skills with scripting languages such as Python and Powershell.
• Experience with using and integrating via APIs (iPaaS) is a must.
• Familiarity with Cloud Platforms AI/ML solutions, such as AWS Bedrock, Azure AI, or Google Vertex AI.
• Expertise in working with cloud-based infrastructure.
• Familiarity with SQL and database systems.
• Understanding of AI technologies, including vector databases and knowledge graphs.
• Ability to define problems, collect and analyze data, and propose innovative solutions.
• Experience improving quality through thoughtful code reviews, appropriate testing, proper rollout, monitoring, and proactive changes
• Strong critical thinking skills to evaluate AI/Automation solutions and identify limitations.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment. Proactive in staying up to date with the latest trends, techniques, and technologies in AI/Automation.

We’re Even More Excited If You Have:

• Prior working experience in Scrum, or other Agile development methodologies.
• Experience with Boomi, Power Automate or Workato a plus.
• Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.

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, 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.