Release Engineer

Aetna; Visalia (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Aetna is hiring a Release Engineer to design, build, and ship software that serves millions of users every day. The role emphasizes delivering reliable software through robust release processes and automation.

You will own mid-level Scrum workstreams in Visalia, CA, harden authentication, monitor production incidents, and build dashboards. This hands-on role blends software engineering with release management and cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Pattern recognition across technology engagements.
• Comfortable owning projects from concept through delivery.
• Confident communicator across email, calls, and in-person meetings.
• Comfort navigating ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written.
• 3+ years owning outcomes, not just completing tasks.
• Comfort steering technology conversations toward a decision.

Responsibilities

• Harden Aetna's Emotional Intelligence auth so the CA audit comes back clean.
• Own the mid-level Scrum workstream that unblocks the Visalia roadmap.
• Keep Aetna's Emotional Intelligence CI under ten minutes so Visalia engineers stay in flow.
• Build PHP dashboards so the team stops asking engineers for numbers.
• Automate the manual Scrum chores that drain Visalia engineering hours.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Flask-based applications.

Skills

Pattern recognition

Project ownership

Communication skills

Ambiguity tolerance

3+ years ownership

Decision making

Job description

Aetna is hiring a Release Engineer to design, build, and ship software that serves millions of users every day. What Aetna is really offering: $85,000 - $114,000 for 5 years of Negotiation, plus growth that does not stall at the door.

Key Responsibilities

• Harden Aetna's Emotional Intelligence auth so the CA audit comes back clean
• Own the mid-level Scrum workstream that unblocks the rest of Aetna's Visalia, CA roadmap
• Keep Aetna's Emotional Intelligence CI under ten minutes so Visalia, CA engineers stay in flow
• Build PHP dashboards so Aetna's technology team stops asking engineers for numbers
• Automate the manual Scrum chores that quietly drain Visalia, CA engineering hours
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Flask-based applications

What You'll Bring

• Pattern recognition earned across many technology engagements
• Comfortable owning projects from concept through delivery
• Confident communicator across email, calls, and in-person meetings
• Comfort navigating ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written
• 3+ years owning outcomes, not just completing tasks
• Comfort steering technology conversations toward a decision

Run from a single floor in Visalia, CA, Aetna is a hands-dirty reminder that technology breakthroughs still start small. Our CA crew runs on candor, caffeine, and a stubborn refusal to ship sloppy work.

The offer rewards both ends, $85,000 - $114,000 for your Emotional Intelligence today and mentorship for the mid-level leader you become tomorrow.

The version of you that already works at Aetna is just one application ahead.