Android Release Lead – End-to-End Automotive Software

Tata Consultancy Services Limited; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services Limited in San Jose, CA seeks a Lead Release Manager to own end-to-end software and Android-based release cycles for consumer-facing apps. You will coordinate across engineering, hardware, QA, product, compliance, and external OEMs, chair Go/No-Go reviews, and drive staged rollouts using CI/CD pipelines.

Deep Android build knowledge, real-time dashboards, and strong decision-making are essential to protect product quality while optimizing release processes and timelines.

Qualifications

• Experience in release engineering and program management for consumer-facing software/mobile apps.
• Ability to align engineering, hardware, QA, product, compliance, and OEM teams.
• Hands-on in release calendars, Go/No-Go reviews, and phased production rollouts.
• Knowledge of Android build process, artifacts, versioning, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency with real-time dashboards and crash reporting tools.
• Strong data-driven leadership to approve, delay, or halt releases to protect quality.
• Experience in software/hardware release cycles in automotive/AAOS/OEM ecosystems.
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, and CI/CD release automation tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end software release lifecycle from branch cut to deployment and post-launch monitoring.
• Coordinate daily across Engineering, QA, Product, Hardware, Compliance, and OEM partners to align timelines and scope.
• Maintain release calendar, schedule deployments across environments, and manage risks.
• Chair production readiness reviews and Go/No-Go meetings, evaluate bugs, test coverage, and compliance requirements.
• Execute phased rollouts and monitor real-time crash rates, stability, and performance.
• Identify blockers and coordinate resources/tools/headcount to clear blockers.
• Create real-time progress dashboards and conduct post-release retrospectives for process improvements.
• Apply Android build oversight for APK/AAB generation and release configurations.

Skills

Release engineering

Cross-functional leadership

End-to-end release

Android ecosystem

Monitoring & analytics

Decision making

AAOS release cycles

Jira

Confluence

CI/CD tools

Tools

Jira

Confluence

CI/CD release automation tools

Job description

Tata Consultancy Services Limited in San Jose, CA seeks a Lead Release Manager to own end-to-end software and Android-based release cycles for consumer-facing apps. You will coordinate across engineering, hardware, QA, product, compliance, and external OEMs, chair Go/No-Go reviews, and drive staged rollouts using CI/CD pipelines.

Deep Android build knowledge, real-time dashboards, and strong decision-making are essential to protect product quality while optimizing release processes and timelines.