Chief Release Engineer — Mobile & Backend Orchestration

EPAM Systems, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Learning & development

Job summary

EPAM Systems, Inc. seeks a Chief Release Engineer to lead release orchestration for mobile (iOS/Android) and backend services. You will connect Product and Engineering to drive CI/CD-led build, test, and deployment workflows with clear stakeholder communication.

You will own end-to-end release execution, manage feature flags, and ensure proper versioning, tagging, and branching. Collaboration with global teams and incident support are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience managing mobile release lifecycles across iOS and Android.
• Hands-on CI/CD release automation experience.
• Proficient with Git, GitHub, and CI tools (GitHub Actions/CircleCI).
• Knowledge of Kubernetes fundamentals.
• Experience with feature flag management in production.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the release calendar across iOS, Android, and backend platforms.
• Coordinate release scope with Product Managers, Engineering Leads, QA, and Ops teams.
• Align priorities, timelines, and dependencies across teams.
• Facilitate release readiness reviews and go/no-go decisions.
• Oversee end-to-end release execution, including build, testing, and deployment phases.
• Coordinate mobile app submissions to App Store and Google Play.
• Manage backend release deployments, ensuring compatibility with mobile versions.
• Ensure versioning, tagging, and branching strategies are followed.

Skills

Release management

CI/CD pipelines

Cross-functional coordination

Git & GitHub

Feature flags

Kubernetes basics

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Git

GitHub Actions

CircleCI

Job description

EPAM Systems, Inc. seeks a Chief Release Engineer to lead release orchestration for mobile (iOS/Android) and backend services. You will connect Product and Engineering to drive CI/CD-led build, test, and deployment workflows with clear stakeholder communication.

You will own end-to-end release execution, manage feature flags, and ensure proper versioning, tagging, and branching. Collaboration with global teams and incident support are essential.