Release Engineer

Filetwigbay; Bismarck (ND); On-site; USD 45,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Apollo in Bismarck, ND is hiring a junior Release Engineer to convert 1 year of experience into a meaningful impact. You will help ship a TypeScript rewrite, automate pipelines, and ensure schemas remain backward-compatible while mentoring teams.

The role offers growth toward leadership as you contribute to Rust experiments and evaluate Node.js patterns for cleaner approaches. Earn a base salary ranging from $45,000 to $74,000 with mentoring support and flexible opportunities as you progress

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and ability to summarize meetings clearly.
• Ability to adapt to shifting requirements and timelines.
• Strong organizational skills to juggle multiple workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Ship the TypeScript rewrite that reduces technical debt.
• Automate build, test, and deployment pipelines to speed releases.
• Maintain backward compatibility in mentoring schemas.
• Design Rails APIs used by other teams in Bismarck, ND.
• Run Rust experiments quickly and focus on successful approaches.
• Evaluate Node.js patterns and propose cleaner alternatives.

Skills

Strong communicator

Adaptable

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Tools

TypeScript

Ruby on Rails

Rust

Node.js

Job description

Step into a junior engineering role where Jest and Delegation drive everything we build at Apollo. This junior Release Engineer job in Bismarck converts 1 years of experience into $45,000 - $74,000 and standing influence over the work.

Key Responsibilities

• Ship the TypeScript high-trust rewrite that pays down years of Apollo technical debt
• Automate build, test, and deployment pipelines for faster release cycles
• Keep Mentoring schemas backward-compatible so Apollo never forces a breaking upgrade
• Design Ruby on Rails APIs other Bismarck, ND teams will still thank you for next year
• Ship Rust experiments fast, kill the losers, and double down on what sticks
• Question the fun-loving Node.js pattern everyone copied and propose something cleaner

What You'll Bring

• A communicator who writes the meeting recap nobody asked for but everyone reads
• Adaptability and resilience when facing shifting requirements
• The communication discipline to over-share early and trim later
• Sharp organizational skills and an ability to juggle multiple workstreams

We built Apollo in Bismarck, ND to give technology teams the heads-down-and-happy tools they actually deserve. Ownership at Apollo means you fix the broken thing even when nobody assigned it to you.

Earn a $45,000 - $74,000 base while a mentor accelerates your jump from junior to lead, with benefits and flexibility along for the ride.

This role is in active recruitment, with a target start date just ahead.

We welcome applications from driven professionals ready to make an impact.