Release Engineer

Summary

Join Swiftly, a leading provider of technology and solutions for retailers, as a Release Engineer. You will be responsible for developing and driving a high-quality release pipeline to efficiently deliver products to retail partners. This role requires managing release infrastructure, supporting automated testing and monitoring, creating release calendars, and monitoring applications throughout the release process. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of experience in development or release engineering, strong experience with version control systems, and demonstrated ability in troubleshooting build and release systems. Swiftly offers a competitive salary and a collaborative work environment.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in either a development or prior release engineering role, with practical experience working with at least one build system (GitHub Enterprise/BitRise preferred)
• Strong experience with version control systems (Git)
• Driven multiple releases of production-level code on mobile platforms (Android/Apple) with experience in owning and coordinating ITT/TestFlight UAT releases, as well as practical experience in web releases
• Demonstrated ability in troubleshooting build and release systems under pressure
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, especially around documentation
• Ability to work with customer-facing tasking to own/drive retailer partner demo sessions
• Able to thrive in a self-driven environment
• Have a high bar for quality results and the technical discipline to get us there

Responsibilities

• Manage, review, and update (as needed) our current release infrastructure to build & release infrastructure to ensure our internal teams and retail partners have an effective and efficient pipeline with which to work
• Evangelize and support automated testing and monitoring to establish high build reliability and quality in concert with our DevOps and SDET teams
• Take initiative to monitor the health of our JIRA project infrastructure and work with project management to utilize automation for release ticket tracking and updates
• Create and manage a release calendar and wiki, coordinating with stakeholders around key dates in the software testing and release cycle
• Monitor applications throughout the release process, including production monitoring (via alerts) post-release
• Other related duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience working with GitHub Enterprise for build and release management
• 1+ years of experience working with Kotlin/KMP in an automated build validation system

Benefits

• $140,000 - $160,000 a year
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