Release Engineer

Your mission
The Release Engineer / Technical Release Manager is the technical coordination point that turns completed engineering work into reliable, repeatable releases. The role combines hands-on understanding of source control, branching, builds and delivery pipelines with strong cross-team coordination. You will work closely with engineering teams, Project Managers, Scrum teams, QA and IT to make releases smooth, traceable and increasingly automated.
Your profile
Duties and responsibilities
Release Coordination & Readiness
Coordinate end-to-end software releases across multiple engineering teams and environments
Build and maintain release plans together with Project Managers, Product stakeholders, Scrum teams, QA and IT
Track release scope, dependencies, readiness criteria, risks and outstanding actions
Coordinate integration, regression, UAT and deployment readiness activities with the responsible teams
Ensure release packages, versions, documentation and handover information are complete and traceable
Coordinate deployment windows and production rollout activities with IT and other operational stakeholders
Support post-release verification, issue coordination and lessons learned
Branching, Source Control & Build Engineering
Support engineering teams with Git branching, merging, versioning and release-branch practices
Help resolve branch, integration and build issues that block releases
Coordinate and, where appropriate, execute or troubleshoot software builds and release packaging
Maintain clear version and artifact traceability from source code to deployed release
Work with development teams to simplify branching strategies and reduce avoidable integration overhead
CI/CD, Automation & DevOps Collaboration
Work closely with DevOps / Platform Engineering and IT on CI/CD pipelines, build automation and deployment processes
Identify repetitive or error-prone release activities and help drive their automation
Support improvements to quality gates, automated tests, artifact handling and deployment reliability
Contribute practical release-engineering input to the organization's DevOps maturity journey
Use delivery data and DORA-related measures - such as deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate and recovery time - to identify concrete opportunities for improving the release process
Support the transition from large release events toward smaller, more frequent and higher-confidence releases
Cross-Team Collaboration & Operational Excellence
Act as a pragmatic bridge between developers, Scrum teams, Project Managers, QA, DevOps / Platform Engineering and IT
Make release dependencies, blockers and technical risks visible early and drive them to resolution with the responsible owners
Create and improve lightweight release procedures, checklists and standards without introducing unnecessary bureaucracy
Promote ownership, transparency and continuous improvement around software delivery
Share release knowledge and help teams become increasingly self-sufficient in reliable delivery practices
Required Qualifications, Experience & Competencies
Technical Foundation
3+ years of experience in release engineering, software engineering, build engineering, DevOps, technical release management or a closely related role
Strong practical understanding of Git-based source control, branching, merging, tagging and versioning
Hands-on understanding of software build processes and CI/CD pipelines
Ability to investigate and troubleshoot build, integration and release issues together with engineers
Good understanding of software delivery lifecycles across development, test and production environments
Comfort working across different technology stacks and hybrid infrastructure environments; deep expertise in one specific programming language is not required
Delivery & Collaboration
Experience coordinating releases or technical deliveries involving multiple teams and stakeholders
Ability to work effectively with Project Managers, Scrum teams, developers, QA, DevOps / Platform Engineering and IT operations
Strong organizational skills with the ability to maintain clarity under release pressure
Structured problem-solving mindset and willingness to get hands-on when a release is blocked
Clear written and verbal communication, including the ability to translate technical release issues for non-specialist stakeholders
Ownership mentality and a strong bias toward reliability, automation and continuous improvement
English proficiency (written and spoken)
Modern Engineering Mindset
Understanding of DevOps and continuous delivery principles
Interest in improving engineering flow and release performance using measurable outcomes
Pragmatic approach: improve the system step by step while keeping current releases moving
Curiosity toward automation, developer tooling and AI-assisted engineering workflows
Advantages
Experience with Azure or other cloud environments
Experience with containerized or microservices-based applications
Experience with deployment or configuration automation
Familiarity with DORA metrics and engineering performance measurement
Experience in telecommunications, regulated or other mission-critical environments
Scripting or programming experience that helps automate build and release activities
Experience supporting both Windows- and Linux-based software delivery
What Success Looks Like
Releases are predictable, transparent and technically well prepared
Teams spend less time fighting branches, builds and manual release steps
Release blockers are identified earlier and resolved faster
Build and deployment processes become increasingly repeatable and automated
Telio can move toward smaller, more frequent releases without compromising reliability or control
Why us?
We are offering
Professional challenges, inspiring, diverse tasks
Structured development process
Learning path on new technologies (AI, LLM)
Multiculture environment
Flexible working hours and home office days (2 days/week)
Relaxed atmosphere, steady, supportive international team
Easily accessible modern office with good infrastructure