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Zoox

Robot type
Autonomous Vehicle
Location
Foster CityCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Software
Posted
Jun 9, 2026
Salary
$144,000–$193,000 a year
Full-time

Release Manager

Job description

Autonomous vehicles have some of the largest, most complex software ever shipped in a safety-critical environment. Solving that problem is one of the most exciting technical challenges of our lifetime. As part of the Release Management team at Zoox, you will own all aspects of the software release process and help accelerate our product development by leading various weekly / fortnightly / monthly releases focused on ensuring we are shipping the safest and most reliable software possible.

As developers build new features, the release management team will be responsible for tracking and knowing the content of each release, updating testing strategies, measuring system performance, and…

Job responsibilities

  • Work with all stakeholders in Development, QA, and vehicle operations to assemble cross-organizational project teams, tracking progress and delivering towards release milestones
  • Multiply the impact of release teams across Zoox by turning what works into shared tooling and practices, accelerating how quickly software reaches the fleet
  • Track results of all required tests, analyze release blockers, and enable successful resolution
  • Coordinate release readiness across integration, QA, and component teams, tracking readiness indicators and securing the approvals that confirm each release is production-ready including hands-on experience enforcing…
  • Build and scale automation that removes manual release work, from branch management and merge workflows to release visibility and metrics.

Job requirements

  • Bachelor degree with 3-5 years of experience in release engineering, build engineering, or release management for large, complex software products.
  • Proficiency with Git, including branch management and conflict resolution and experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines (with tools such as Buildkite, Jenkins, or Bamboo)
  • Excellent communication (Written and Verbal) and organizational skills
  • 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 developing automated functional test software on Hardware-in-the-Loop infrastructure.
  • Experience managing release pipelines that combine simulation regression testing with physical hardware.

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