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Senior Tableau Engineer

AT BlackLine
BlackLine

Senior Tableau Engineer

5 days agoLos Angeles, CA

Viewed on March 31, 2025

Get to Know Us:

It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they're doing!

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.

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Work, Play and Grow at BlackLine!

Make Your Mark:

At BlackLine, we are dedicated to leveraging data to drive innovation and business success. We are seeking an experienced Senior Tableau Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in developing Tableau dashboards and visualizations, adhering to best practices, and managing Tableau infrastructure to ensure high availability, performance, and scalability. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about data visualization and analytics, while also having a keen understanding of the infrastructure & solutions that support Tableau in an enterprise environment.

You'll Get To:

  • Design, develop, and maintain interactive Tableau dashboards, reports, and visualizations to support business intelligence and decision-making.
  • Collaborate with business stakeholders and data analysts to understand requirements and transform data into meaningful insights.
  • Apply Tableau best practices for visualization, data organization, and user experience to ensure dashboards are intuitive, performant, and scalable.
  • Optimize Tableau dashboards and queries for performance, ensuring fast load times and smooth user experience.
  • Provide guidance on the creation and maintenance of Tableau workbooks, stories, and calculated fields.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to Tableau dashboards, data connections, and performance.
  • Manage Tableau Server/Online infrastructure, ensuring high availability, security, and scalability of the platform.
  • Conduct regular monitoring and troubleshooting of Tableau Server to ensure optimal performance, including capacity planning and system tuning.
  • Perform upgrades and patch management for Tableau Server environments and ensure seamless deployment processes.
  • Automate tasks such as data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) using Tableau Prep or other relevant tools.
  • Maintain data security and access control policies, ensuring sensitive data is protected.
  • Work closely with IT teams to manage Tableau Server environments and ensure integration with other data platforms (e.g., databases, cloud platforms).
  • Document Tableau development processes, methodologies, and best practices.
  • Train and mentor junior Tableau developers and business users to improve their Tableau skills and overall adoption of BI solutions.

What You'll Bring:

  • 5 + years' experience SQL Server 2008, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2019, MySQL or PL/SQL
  • 3 or more years working in high-transaction environments is required
  • Advanced working knowledge of different index types and how they are used: columnstore, full-text, filtered, indexes with include columns
  • Advanced Execution Plan understanding
  • SSIS/SSRS experience is a strong plus
  • Experience with performance tuning and optimization, using native monitoring and troubleshooting tools and techniques, including complex queries as well as procedure and indexing strategies
  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Adaptable team-player with a focus on results and value delivery
  • Able to organize and plan work independently
  • Lead various technology POCs
  • Advance understanding of OLTP vs OLAP environments
  • Working knowledge of relational database internals (locking, consistency, serialization, recovery paths)

We're Even More Excited If You Have:

  • Any experience with Tableau Server to Tableau Online Migration.
  • Any experience with Tableau Pulse - design and deployment.
  • Any experience with Tableau Prep pipeline development and management.
  • Any experience with ETL tools like Matilion or any other similar tools.
  • Tableau Certification (Desktop Specialist, Desktop Certified Professional, Server Certified Associate, etc.).
  • Experience with Python or R for data analysis and visualization.
  • Familiarity with other BI tools like Power BI, QlikView, or Looker.
  • Knowledge of scripting languages such as PowerShell for automating Tableau tasks.

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 have 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 2 days a week.

Salary Range:

USD $145,000.00 - USD $181,000.00

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.

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.

Client-provided location(s): Los Angeles, CA, USA
Job ID: blackline-6359-en-us
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • Happy Hours
    • Snacks
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
    • Volunteer Time Off
    • Summer Fridays
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Company Equity
    • Performance Bonus
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Promote From Within
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Leadership Training Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Woman founded/led