Release Engineer

jetbrains; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work location

Remote work abroad up to 30 days/yr

Learning & development budget

Language classes

Mental health support

Sports benefits

Lunch allowance / on-site meals

Job summary

JetBrains is seeking a Release Engineer to join our infrastructure team responsible for building and maintaining the delivery pipeline behind a large monorepo with hundreds of contributors and automated tests. You will own CI/CD processes, tooling, and release governance to ensure predictable, repeatable, and stress-free releases for engineering teams.

Responsibilities include designing pipelines, managing branching and hotfixes, diagnosing failures, automating tasks, and leading post-incident

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines.
• Fluency in Kotlin or Java is required.
• Practical experience with Gradle or similar build systems.
• Comfort in Linux environments with shell scripting.
• Experience using YouTrack or Jira for issue tracking.
• Professional written and spoken English with cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable releases.
• Manage branching strategies, code freezes, and hotfix releases across products.
• Diagnose pipeline failures and remove bottlenecks to prevent disruptions.
• Automate release tasks and improve issue-tracking workflows.
• Gather requirements from development teams and translate pain points into tooling.
• Lead post-incident retrospectives and communicate process changes to stakeholders.

Skills

Kotlin/Java

Linux shell scripting

English communication

Tools

TeamCity

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Gradle

YouTrack

Jira

Job description

Role overview

A Release Engineer is needed on an infrastructure team responsible for the delivery pipeline behind a large suite of developer IDEs built from a single massive monorepo with hundreds of daily contributors and hundreds of thousands of automated tests. The role blends technical ownership of CI/CD with process stewardship, focused on making releases predictable, repeatable, and stress-free for engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and maintain CI/CD pipelines so releases are reliable and repeatable.
• Manage branching strategies, coordinate code freezes, and handle hotfix releases across multiple products.
• Diagnose pipeline failures, clear build bottlenecks, and prevent delivery disruptions.
• Automate repetitive release tasks and improve issue-tracking workflows.
• Gather requirements from development teams and convert pain points into tooling improvements.
• Lead post-incident retrospectives and communicate process changes to stakeholders during transitions.

Requirements

• Proven hands-on experience building and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines such as TeamCity, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or equivalents.
• Fluency in Kotlin or Java.
• Practical experience with Gradle or comparable build systems.
• Comfort in Linux environments with shell scripting.
• Experience using issue-tracking tools like YouTrack or Jira.
• Professional written and spoken English and the ability to collaborate across multiple engineering teams.

Nice to have

• Background with large-scale monorepo builds, plugin compatibility testing, or multi-product release pipelines.
• Familiarity with internal toolchains such as TeamCity and YouTrack.

Benefits and work setup

• Competitive base salary tied to skills and experience.
• Flexible work location with the option to work from home or the office.
• Up to 30 days per year of remote work from abroad.
• Extra time off, learning and development budget, language classes, mental health support, and sports benefits.
• On-site perks such as hot meals or a lunch allowance depending on location.