Lead Release Engineer - CI/CD & Artifacts

Decisive Point; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking a Build & Release Engineer to own release cuts from Git, manage version uprevs, and maintain CI/CD pipelines. The role also manages an internal Release Management portal, tracking artifacts and releases with hands-on coding across UI and backend services.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to align release timing, mitigate risks, and ensure artifact provenance across multiple product lines and environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field and graduating by December 2026 or Summer 2027.
• 3+ years of professional software development experience, with strong coding ability in at least one modern language (e.g., Python, Go, Java, or JavaScript/TypeScript).
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Buildkite).
• Strong Git experience, including branching, tagging, and release workflows.
• Experience with artifact management systems (e.g., JFrog Artifactory, Nexus, or equivalent).
• Experience designing, building, or maintaining internal tools or portals.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across build, dependency, and release issues.

Responsibilities

• Execute release cuts from Git across multiple product lines and branches.
• Manage version uprevs end to end, coordinating dependency and firmware bumps with upstream teams.
• Define and own release branching, tagging, and versioning strategies.
• Investigate and resolve complex build failures, coordinating fixes across development teams.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines for build, test orchestration, and deployment.
• Automate build infrastructure to reduce manual effort and enforce pipeline quality gates.
• Own the artifact lifecycle, including versioning, signing, storage, and cross-environment promotion.
• Maintain strict artifact provenance and traceability from commit to release.
• Develop and maintain the internal Release Management portal — the system of record for build artifacts, binaries, and release status.
• Ship new features for the portal as its primary engineer, including UI, backend services, and external integrations.
• Integrate the portal with CI/CD systems, artifact repositories, and downstream release workflows.
• Partner with the Program Validation team and TPMs on release gate criteria and final sign-off.
• Coordinate with domain teams (Embedded, UX/HMI, OTA etc) on release timing, risks, and blockers.
• Communicate release status and critical path risks to stakeholders.

Skills

Python

Go

JavaScript/TypeScript

CI/CD

Git

Education

CS/SE degree

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Buildkite

Artifactory

Nexus

Job description

Applied Intuition, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking a Build & Release Engineer to own release cuts from Git, manage version uprevs, and maintain CI/CD pipelines. The role also manages an internal Release Management portal, tracking artifacts and releases with hands-on coding across UI and backend services.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to align release timing, mitigate risks, and ensure artifact provenance across multiple product lines and environments.