Team Lead, Automation

2 months, 1 week ago
Full-time
Lead
Software Development
Blackline Safety

Blackline Safety

Blackline Safety is a top provider of connected gas detection and lone worker safety solutions, ensuring compliance, safety, and rapid incident response. Their innovative products prioritize safety, security, and location awareness for workers in vario...

Utilities
251-1K
Founded 2004

Description

  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of software and QA automation developers through regular 1:1s, feedback, and performance reviews.
  • Foster a culture of accountability, psychological safety, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.
  • Support hiring, onboarding, and team growth in partnership with leadership and People Operations.
  • Identify skill gaps and create development plans to strengthen technical and leadership capabilities.
  • Own delivery outcomes for the team, ensuring commitments are met with high quality and predictable timelines.
  • Translate architecture and design into clear technical execution plans.
  • Balance short-term delivery needs with long-term platform and architectural health.
  • Manage scope, risk, dependencies, and tradeoffs across initiatives.
  • Provide technical guidance and architectural oversight without becoming a bottleneck.
  • Ensure best practices in software design, code quality, testing, security, and reliability.
  • Partner with architects and senior/staff developers on system design and technical strategy.
  • Champion agile practices and continuous delivery.
  • Improve engineering processes, tooling, and metrics to increase team efficiency and transparency.
  • Communicate progress, risks, and outcomes clearly to stakeholders and leadership.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional software development experience.
  • 2+ years of experience managing or leading software development and/or QA automation teams.
  • Strong understanding of modern software development practices.
  • Experience delivering production systems in a cloud or distributed environment.
  • Proven ability to coach developers and manage performance constructively.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience with agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid approaches (preferred).
  • Experience improving engineering processes, tooling, and delivery metrics (preferred).

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary with annual compensation review.
  • Comprehensive health and dental benefits.
  • Mental health and wellness support.
  • Flexible work arrangements and hybrid work model for eligible positions.
  • Paid vacation, personal days, and sick days.
  • Professional development opportunities and education funding.
  • Employee stock ownership plan.
  • Collaborative, inclusive, mission-driven culture with perks and discounts.
  • Flexible 'Dress for Your Day' environment.

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