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Release Engineer

Zoox· Software – Software Platforms and Product
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Hybrid (Foster City, CA / San Diego, CA)$144k - $193kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Release teams orchestrate releases across vehicle, cloud, and client code bases, building tooling and automation to make releases predictable, transparent, and fast. The role involves end-to-end release ownership, coordinating readiness with multiple teams, and developing scalable automation to streamline release workflows.

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 the approvals that confirm each release is production-ready
  • Build and scale automation that removes manual release work, from branch management and merge workflows to release visibility and metrics
  • Partner closely with our customers, the teams whose components we release and the downstream consumers of each build, turning their needs into process improvements
  • Multiply the impact of release teams across Zoox by turning what works into shared tooling and practices, accelerating how quickly software reaches the fleet

Qualifications

  • 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 automating release or build workflows
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to quickly adapt to changes

Skills

Required:Git proficiencyCI/CD pipelinesPython or scriptingCommunicationRelease management

Benefits

  • paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement)
  • unpaid time off
  • Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights
  • Amazon RSUs
  • health insurance
  • long-term care insurance
  • long-term and short-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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