Senior Release Manager — Game Dev & Platform Releases

Epic Games; California (MO); On-site; USD 126,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Epic Games is seeking a Senior Release Manager to oversee the build and release process for the Fortnite Ecosystem, collaborating with producers, programmers, build programmers, and QA teams to deliver world-class engine and game experiences.

You will develop scalable release practices, own scheduling and certifications across platforms, and coordinate with publishing, QA, and development teams to ensure content meets approvals and ships on time.

Qualifications

• Strong production and project management skills.
• Experience with build and release processes for software or games.
• Familiarity with Perforce, Jira, Grafana, and AirTable.
• Technical orientation and understanding of game development.

Responsibilities

• Develop new release management practices to scale processes.
• Own scheduling, coordination, quality control, and certifications across platforms.
• Coordinate plans between development teams and publishing, marketing, and content.
• Collaborate with QA and build programmers to monitor builds and resolve failures.
• Maintain bug triage and release notes with cross-team communications.

Skills

Production/project management

Communication

People management

Perforce

Jira

Grafana

AirTable

Platform certification processes

Technical orientation

Software development understanding

Tools

Perforce

Jira

Grafana

AirTable

Job description

Epic Games is seeking a Senior Release Manager to oversee the build and release process for the Fortnite Ecosystem, collaborating with producers, programmers, build programmers, and QA teams to deliver world-class engine and game experiences.

You will develop scalable release practices, own scheduling and certifications across platforms, and coordinate with publishing, QA, and development teams to ensure content meets approvals and ships on time.