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Release Engineer

Air Apps· Engineering
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San Francisco$113k - $201kFull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Release Engineer at Air Apps responsible for ensuring smooth, reliable, and efficient release processes, including versioning, build management, and deployment workflows. Collaborates with development, QA, DevOps, and product teams to streamline and automate release cycles and maintain high standards for software delivery.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and optimize release pipelines to ensure smooth deployment of software updates.
  • Define and maintain versioning strategies, ensuring consistency across multiple environments.
  • Coordinate with engineering, QA, and DevOps teams to ensure timely and stable releases.
  • Automate and improve build, release, and deployment processes for efficiency and reliability.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot release-related issues, ensuring minimal downtime.
  • Maintain documentation for release workflows, rollback plans, and deployment strategies.
  • Ensure compliance with security, performance, and quality standards in all releases.
  • Work with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI) to manage automated releases.
  • Implement and maintain feature flagging strategies to enable controlled rollouts.
  • Analyze release performance and drive continuous improvements in deployment processes.

Qualifications

  • Around 3+ years of experience in release engineering, DevOps, or build/release management.
  • Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI, ArgoCD).
  • Strong understanding of version control systems (Git) and branching strategies (GitFlow, trunk-based development).
  • Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Knowledge of scripting languages (Bash, Python, or PowerShell) for automation.
  • Familiarity with build systems for mobile and web applications (Xcode, Gradle, Webpack).
  • Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to quickly resolve build or deployment issues.
  • Understanding of release risk assessment and rollback strategies.
  • Experience working in an agile development environment with fast-paced release cycles.
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills to coordinate across teams.

Skills

Required:Release pipelinesVersioning strategiesCI/CD toolsGit & branchingContainerizationCloud environmentsScriptingBuild systems

Benefits

  • Apple hardware ecosystem for work.
  • Annual Bonus.
  • Medical Insurance (including vision & dental).
  • Disability insurance - short and long-term.
  • 401k up to 4% contribution.
  • Air Conference – opportunity to meet the team, collaborate, and grow together.
  • Transportation budget
  • Free meals at the hub
  • Gym membership
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Air Apps

Where AI Meets AR to Empower Your World.

Air Apps is a company that integrates AI and AR technologies to create innovative applications for productivity, fitness, creativity, and learning.

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