Senior Release Manager

ID83550AgileEngine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates award-winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries. We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI/ML, and our people-first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards.

Why join usIf you're looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care, we'd love to meet you! :)

About the roleWe are looking for a Senior Release Manager to own the end-to-end release lifecycle across a Frontline product portfolio, acting as the central coordination point between Engineering, Product, QA, DevOps, and customer-facing teams. You will define and improve release governance, optimize branching and versioning strategies, manage release risks and dependencies, and drive improvements in deployment automation and CI/CD processes. The role requires 4+ years of release management experience in large-scale enterprise SaaS or cloud-native software environments.

What you will doOwn the end-to-end release lifecycle across Frontline products.

Coordinate release planning, release candidates, production deployments, hotfixes, and emergency releases.

Define and improve release management processes, standards, and governance.

Optimize branching, merging, and versioning strategies.

Partner closely with Team Leads, QA, and DevOps teams to ensure release readiness.

Manage release risks, dependencies, and cross-team communication.

Drive improvements in deployment automation, CI/CD processes, and release reliability.

Maintain release documentation, deployment runbooks, and rollback procedures.

Monitor release metrics and continuously improve release quality, predictability, and efficiency.

Serve as the accountable owner of the Frontline release management function.

Must haves4+ years of proven experience with large-scale enterprise software environments and multiple concurrent release streams as a Release Manager, Technical Program Manager, or similar role.

Experience managing releases for SaaS, cloud-native, or enterprise software products.

Solid knowledge of Git workflows, branch management, and release versioning.

Strong understanding of modern software development and Agile methodologies.

Experience working closely with DevOps and Engineering teams.

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Strong problem-solving mindset with a focus on process optimization and operational excellence.

Upper-intermediate English level.

Nice to haves

Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms.

Experience supporting customer-facing production deployments.

The benefits of joining usProfessional growth

• Accelerate your professional journey with mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps
• Competitive compensationWe match your ever-growing skills, talent, and contributions with competitive USD-based compensation and budgets for education, fitness, and team activitiesA selection of exciting projects
• Join projects with modern solutions development and top-tier clients that include Fortune 500 enterprises and leading product brands
• Flextime
• Tailor your schedule for an optimal work-life balance, by having the options of working from home and going to the office – whatever makes you the happiest and most productive.

Meet Our Recruitment Process

Asynchronous stage – An automated, self-paced track that helps us move faster and give you quicker feedback:

Short online form to confirm basic requirements30–60 minute skills assessment via Codility – a platform founded in Poland that helps us provide quicker feedback and streamline this stage of the process.5-minute introduction video

Synchronous stage – Live interviews

Technical interview with our engineering team (scheduled at your convenience)

Final interview with your future teammatesIf it’s a match — you’ll get an offer!