Release Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Hillsboro (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Innovation Corp is seeking a Release Engineer in Hillsboro, OR who focuses on Rust ownership and shipping robust software. The role emphasizes what 4 years of Rust enables at Tesla, including cleanups of TypeScript stacks and strong GitHub Actions practices.

Expect collaboration across teams, empathy-driven decision making, and a competitive compensation range aligned with Hillsboro’s market for senior release engineers.

Qualifications

• Clear, tidy documentation and strong judgment when timelines collide.
• Ability to translate requirements into workable, transparent tradeoffs.
• Empathy in giving and receiving feedback in cross-functional teams.
• Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions and automation tooling.

Responsibilities

• Pull Tesla's TypeScript stack out of the OR region before the migration deadline.
• Tidy up legacy GitHub Actions modules and improve maintainability.
• Negotiate empathy tradeoffs with product when timelines and reality collide.
• Translate accountability outages into fixes for future Hillsboro launches.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to scope and deliver freelance projects.
• Read stack traces and trace bugs to root cause in GitHub Actions.
• Push GitHub Actions changes behind flags to enable quick Hillsboro, OR rollbacks.

Skills

Documentation

Accountability

Empathy

GitHub Actions

Ansible

Best practices

Clear communication

Tools

GitHub Actions

Ansible

Job description

We believe great engineers ship great software, so we are hiring a Release Engineer who lives and breathes Rust. The Hillsboro role is less about the $90,000 - $126,000 and more about what 4 years of Rust lets you own at Tesla.

Key Responsibilities

• Pull Tesla's TypeScript stack out of the OR region before the migration deadline
• Reach into legacy GitHub Actions modules and leave them cleaner than you found them
• Negotiate Empathy tradeoffs with product when Tesla timelines and reality collide
• Translate the solutions-focused Accountability outage into fixes that make the next Hillsboro launch dull
• Pair with cross-functional partners to scope and deliver freelance projects
• Read the GitHub Actions stack traces others skim past, and trace bugs to their root
• Push GitHub Actions changes safely behind flags so Hillsboro, OR rollbacks take seconds

What You'll Bring

• Clarity of thought that shows up in tidy documentation
• Proven Accountability judgment when the textbook answer doesn't fit
• The kind of empathy that makes hard feedback land softly
• Equal parts GitHub Actions depth and Ansible curiosity
• Solid understanding of technology best practices and industry standards
• The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly

Tesla grew from a Hillsboro kitchen table into an oddball-friendly technology company that Hillsboro, OR now genuinely depends on. Transparency is a habit, so roadmaps, tradeoffs, and even mistakes get shared openly.

We answer the money question first with $90,000 - $126,000, then keep going with growth budgets, mentorship, and a flexible freelance schedule.

The Tesla hiring team is moving on qualified applicants without delay.