Release Manager - Android & Automotive Systems

Tata Consultancy Services; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in San Jose, CA seeks an experienced Release Engineer and program manager to lead end-to-end software release cycles for consumer-facing apps, coordinating with engineering, hardware, QA, product, compliance, and OEM partners.

You will manage release calendars, Go/No-Go reviews, phased rollouts, and real-time dashboards, leveraging Android build knowledge and Jira/Confluence to ensure quality and timely launches.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering consumer-facing software and mobile apps.
• Ability to align diverse engineering, hardware, QA, product, compliance, and OEM teams.
• Hands-on experience managing release calendars, Go/No-Go reviews, and phased production rollouts.
• Knowledge of Android build process, artifacts, semantic versioning, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficient with real-time dashboards and crash reporting tools.
• Leader able to approve, delay, or halt releases to protect product quality.
• Experience with automotive/AAOS release cycles and OEM ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end release management from branch cut to deployment and post-launch monitoring.
• Coordinate across Engineering, QA, Product, Hardware, Compliance, and OEM partners to align timelines and scope.
• Maintain release calendars, schedule deployment windows across environments, and assess risks.
• Chair production readiness reviews and Go/No-Go meetings, verify bugs and test coverage.
• Manage phased rollouts, monitor crash rates and performance metrics.
• Identify blockers, secure tools/headcount, and resolve risks early.
• Build real-time progress dashboards and drive post-release retrospectives.
• Validate APK/AAB generation, versioning, and release configurations.

Skills

Release engineering

Cross-functional leadership

End-to-end release

Android ecosystem

Monitoring & analytics

Decision-making

AAOS/OEM release cycles

Jira & Confluence

Go/No-Go leadership

Staged rollouts

Risk management

Metrics & process improvement

Android build oversight

Tools

Jira

Confluence

CI/CD tools

Job description

Tata Consultancy Services in San Jose, CA seeks an experienced Release Engineer and program manager to lead end-to-end software release cycles for consumer-facing apps, coordinating with engineering, hardware, QA, product, compliance, and OEM partners.

You will manage release calendars, Go/No-Go reviews, phased rollouts, and real-time dashboards, leveraging Android build knowledge and Jira/Confluence to ensure quality and timely launches.