SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER - Build & Release Management

Happiest Minds Technologies; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Happiest Minds Technologies Bengaluru is seeking a Release Engineer with 5–8 years in build and release management. You will design and automate CD pipelines, oversee production and non-production deployments, and manage Kubernetes releases. The role emphasizes release tooling, observability, and toolchain integration.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with GitHub Actions, Terraform/Ansible, and deployment automation, ensuring traceability and reliable releases across environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/engineering or related field required.
• 5–8 years in Build & Release Management or similar roles.
• Proven track record of software delivery and deployment automation.
• Hands-on with CD pipelines, automation, and release tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize CD pipelines to improve software delivery.
• Automate production and non-production deployments for seamless releases.
• Manage Kubernetes deployments and build release tooling for containerized apps.
• Develop GitHub Actions workflows and reusable automation scripts.
• Integrate delivery toolchains (GitHub, Jira/JSM, Confluence, Dynatrace, Sentry, LaunchDarkly).
• Implement deployment orchestration, validation, rollback, and traceability.

Skills

Build & Release Management

CD pipeline design

Kubernetes deployment

GitHub Actions

release tooling

deployment orchestration

release traceability

observability/telemetry

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

GitHub Actions

Kubernetes

Dynatrace

Sentry

LaunchDarkly

Confluence

JIRA

JSM

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Release Engineer

Location:

CUSTOMER-Bengaluru-Bengaluru

Years of Experience:

5-8 Years

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled Build & Release Engineer with a strong background in release engineering and software delivery. The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience in continuous delivery (CD) pipeline design, automation, and optimization, as well as expertise in deployment automation and orchestration. This role is critical for ensuring the smooth and efficient release of software products, and candidates with a primary focus on infrastructure operations or production support will not be suitable.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize continuous delivery (CD) pipelines to enhance software delivery processes.
• Automate production (PROD) and non-production (nPROD) deployment processes to ensure seamless releases.
• Manage Kubernetes application deployment and develop release tooling to support containerized applications.
• Develop GitHub Actions workflows and reusable automation scripts to streamline development processes.
• Integrate various software delivery toolchains, including GitHub, Atlassian Confluence, JIRA, JSM, Dynatrace, Sentry, and LaunchDarkly.
• Implement deployment orchestration, validation, and rollback capabilities to ensure reliable releases.
• Establish release traceability, deployment evidence, and reporting automation for compliance and auditing purposes.
• Enhance deployment observability, telemetry, and engineering insights to improve system reliability.
• Provide production deployment and release support, troubleshooting issues as they arise.
• Continuously enhance software delivery capabilities and automation to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Mandatory Skills

• Strong experience in Build & Release Management.
• Proven expertise in continuous delivery (CD) pipeline design and automation.
• Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes application deployment and release tooling.
• Proficient in GitHub Actions workflow development and automation.
• Experience with software delivery toolchain integration (e.g., GitHub, Atlassian Confluence, JIRA, JSM, Dynatrace, Sentry, LaunchDarkly).
• Knowledge of deployment orchestration, validation, and rollback processes.
• Ability to implement release traceability and reporting automation.
• Experience in deployment observability and telemetry.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
• Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5-8 years of experience in Build & Release Management or related roles.
• Proven track record of successful software delivery and deployment automation.

Build & Release Management