Are you the kind of engineer who thrives on ensuring software moves from development to users with seamless precision? Do you love crafting robust release strategies and building automated pipelines that make deployments reliable and low-risk? We are searching for a Senior Software Release Engineer to join our team, someone who will own and revolutionize our software delivery. If you are passionate about the entire release lifecycle and want to make a significant impact on critical projects, this fully remote, worldwide opportunity is for you.

Overview

As a Senior Software Release Engineer at name, you will play a pivotal role in shaping how our groundbreaking software reaches the world. This is a fully remote position, open to talented individuals globally, where you will drive the strategy, design, and automation of our release processes. Your expertise will ensure our products are versioned, validated, promoted, and deployed efficiently across all environments, contributing directly to the success of our mission-critical systems.

Key Responsibilities

Release Engineering Strategy: Design and implement comprehensive release processes for all software products. You will define how versions are created, rigorously validated, smoothly promoted, and deployed across development, staging, and production environments.
Release Automation Leadership: Develop and continuously enhance our CI/CD workflows. Your work will make releases highly repeatable, observable, and inherently low-risk. This includes establishing clear versioning conventions, robust release gates, efficient approval paths, meticulous artifact handling, and best practices for deployment promotion.
Automated Testing Integration: Integrate automated testing deeply into the release pipeline to ensure quality and stability with every deployment.
Process Improvement: Continuously evaluate and improve release processes, tools, and methodologies to optimize efficiency and reliability.
Collaboration: Work closely with development, quality assurance, and operations teams to align on release schedules and ensure smooth handoffs.

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, a related specialized area or field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience, plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience. Alternatively, a Master's degree plus a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.
Ability to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at the time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.
Proven experience designing, building, and optimizing release processes and CI/CD pipelines.
Strong understanding of software versioning, artifact management, and deployment strategies.
Familiarity with various automated testing frameworks and their integration into release cycles.
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

What You'll Gain

Joining our team means you will directly influence the agility and reliability of our software delivery. You will gain significant experience by owning critical aspects of our engineering strategy, working with cutting-edge technologies, and collaborating with a brilliant team. This role offers ample opportunities for professional growth and impact, all within a flexible, fully remote work environment that values innovation and individual contribution.