Release Engineer

Job description

Job 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

Job 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 automating release or build workflows
• Excellent communication skills and ability to quickly adapt to changes
• Experience with Bazel
• Experience releasing embedded, firmware, or safety-critical software