# Release Engineer

**Company:** [Zoox](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/zoox)
**Location:** Foster City, CA, San Diego, CA
**Role:** DevOps / SRE
**Salary:** $140k – $190k/yr
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** Git, CI/CD, buildkite, Jenkins, bamboo, Python, Bazel, AWS, Azure, release automation
**Posted:** 2026-08-07

> Own end-to-end releases for vehicle software components while coordinating cross-functional readiness and building automation for branch management, CI/CD, visibility, and deployment. The role requires 3–5 years of release or build engineering experience, Git and scripting expertise, and a bachelor's or master's degree or equivalent experience.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end release process for a portfolio of vehicle software components, from branch cut through validation, hotfixes, and deployment to production.
- Coordinate release readiness across integration, QA, and component teams, tracking readiness indicators and securing approvals for production-ready releases.
- Build and scale automation that removes manual release work, including branch management, merge workflows, release visibility, and metrics.
- Partner with component teams and downstream build consumers to turn their needs into process improvements.
- Turn effective release practices into shared tooling and processes across the organization.

## Requirements
- 3–5 years of experience in release engineering, build engineering, or release management for large, complex software products.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering or computer science, or equivalent experience.
- Proficiency with Git, including branch management and conflict resolution.
- Experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines with tools such as Buildkite, Jenkins, or Bamboo.
- Programming experience in Python or another scripting language, including automation of release or build workflows.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to adapt quickly to changes.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with Bazel.
- Experience releasing embedded, firmware, or safety-critical software.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.

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