Senior CT Build & Release Manager

Socket.dev; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Leo is seeking an experienced Software Development Manager to lead build engineering and release management for Customer Terminal software, owning the end-to-end delivery pipeline from build system design to OTA deployment.

You will manage a team of engineers, partner with firmware, systems, test and program management to deliver scalable release processes, enforce gating criteria, and drive automation to improve cadence and reliability.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience.
• 7+ years of engineering experience.
• Knowledge of the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle.
• Experience managing software releases for embedded or hardware-dependent systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of engineers focused on CT build engineering and release management.
• Own the CT software build pipeline, including architecture, versionset governance, and artifact management.
• Drive end-to-end release management: branch creation, qualification, SRM execution, OTA deployment coordination.
• Define and enforce release readiness criteria, mainline health standards, and gating policies.
• Establish and improve automation frameworks to reduce toil and accelerate cycles.
• Partner with firmware, hardware, test, and program management to align schedules.
• Manage release risk through structured bug scrubs, triage, and patch builds.
• Drive continuous improvement in build reliability and release velocity via data-driven methods.
• Represent the CT build and release function in cross-organizational planning.

Skills

Engineering management

Software engineering

Release management

Embedded hardware experience

Job description

Amazon Leo is seeking an experienced Software Development Manager to lead build engineering and release management for Customer Terminal software, owning the end-to-end delivery pipeline from build system design to OTA deployment.

You will manage a team of engineers, partner with firmware, systems, test and program management to deliver scalable release processes, enforce gating criteria, and drive automation to improve cadence and reliability.