Release Engineer: Build Pipelines & Seamless Deploys

Ocupacao; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apple hardware ecosystem for work.

Annual Bonus

Top-tier Health and Life Insurance

Transportation Budget

Coverflex benefits package

Childcare support

Air Conference

Pension Fund

Urban Sports Club

Meals 100% free at the hub

Job summary

Air Apps is seeking a Release Engineer to own the smooth, reliable release process for their applications. You will oversee versioning, build management, and deployment workflows, ensuring features reach users with minimal risk.

You will collaborate with development, QA, DevOps, and product teams to streamline release cycles, automate processes, and uphold high standards for software delivery across multiple environments.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in release engineering, DevOps, or build/release management.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI, ArgoCD).
• Strong understanding of version control systems (Git) and branching strategies (GitFlow, trunk-based development).
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Knowledge of scripting languages (Bash, Python, or PowerShell) for automation.
• Familiarity with build systems for mobile and web applications (Xcode, Gradle, Webpack).
• Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to quickly resolve build or deployment issues.
• Understanding of release risk assessment and rollback strategies.
• Experience working in an agile development environment with fast-paced release cycles.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills to coordinate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize release pipelines to ensure smooth deployment of software updates.
• Define and maintain versioning strategies, ensuring consistency across multiple environments.
• Coordinate with engineering, QA, and DevOps teams to ensure timely and stable releases.
• Automate and improve build, release, and deployment processes for efficiency and reliability.
• Monitor and troubleshoot release-related issues, ensuring minimal downtime.
• Maintain documentation for release workflows, rollback plans, and deployment strategies.
• Ensure compliance with security, performance, and quality standards in all releases.
• Work with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI) to manage automated releases.
• Implement and maintain feature flagging strategies to enable controlled rollouts.
• Analyze release performance and drive continuous improvements in deployment processes.

Skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Communication

Agile methodology

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

CircleCI

ArgoCD

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Bash

Python

Job description

Air Apps is seeking a Release Engineer to own the smooth, reliable release process for their applications. You will oversee versioning, build management, and deployment workflows, ensuring features reach users with minimal risk.

You will collaborate with development, QA, DevOps, and product teams to streamline release cycles, automate processes, and uphold high standards for software delivery across multiple environments.