Senior Release Engineer

Abbott

Senior Release Engineer at Abbott, ensuring reliable software delivery across various platforms. Leading release planning, execution, and improving CI/CD capabilities.

Posted 7/25/2026full-timeAlameda • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $90,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Release Engineering and Management, with a strong focus on CI/CD processes, mobile application release management, and compliance with App Store and Google Play requirements. Proven ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and optimize release processes for high-quality software delivery.

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Release EngineeringCI/CD Pipeline ManagementMobile Application Release ManagementAgile MethodologiesDocumentation Skills

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Hard Skills

Release ManagementDeployment AutomationSoftware Development Lifecycle (SDLC)Cloud-Native EnvironmentsSaaSRelease OrchestrationApp Store ConnectGoogle Play ConsoleChange RecordsOperational Support Documentation

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsStakeholder ManagementAbility to Manage Multiple Priorities

Tools & Technologies

HarnessGitHub ActionsJenkins

Industry Keywords

ComplianceOperational ExcellenceQuality GatesIncident ManagementPhased Rollouts

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudJenkinsSDLC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Plan, coordinate, and execute software releases across website, mobile applications, backend services, data platform and cloud platforms.
Track release activities, milestones, dependencies and action items to ensure on-time and high-quality delivery.
Establish and maintain release records and audit-ready documentation to support compliance, traceability and operational excellence.
Partner with engineering and QA teams to validate release readiness, quality gates, test completion, security reviews, and rollback procedures.
Manage release dependencies, risks, deployment communications, and stakeholder expectations across multiple teams and environments.
Coordinate mobile application release activities, including App Store and Google Play submissions, release scheduling, compliance reviews, phased rollouts, production approvals, and post-release monitoring.
Manage end-to-end app submission processes, ensuring releases meet Apple App Store and Google Play requirements, policies, and publishing timelines.
Support and optimize CI/CD pipelines to improve deployment reliability, efficiency, and release velocity.
Partner with DevOps and platform teams to automate release processes and reduce manual deployment activities.
Monitor production deployments and coordinate issue triage, incident management, and rollback activities when necessary.
Ensure releases meet security, compliance, performance, and operational readiness standards.
Analyze release outcomes, track deployment metrics, and drive continuous improvements to release processes, tooling, and governance.
Collaborate with Product and Program Management teams to align release cadence with business priorities and roadmap milestones.
Provide technical leadership and guidance on release engineering best practices across distributed engineering teams.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
5+ years of experience in Release Engineering, Release Management, DevOps, Software Delivery, or related technical roles.
Strong understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Agile methodologies, and release management best practices.
Experience managing releases in cloud-native, SaaS, mobile, or distributed software environments.
Hands-on experience with CI/CD platforms such as Harness, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools.
Experience with deployment automation, environment management, and release orchestration.
Hands-on experience managing mobile application releases and submissions to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
Strong understanding of App Store Connect, Google Play Console, app review processes, provisioning profiles, signing certificates, release approvals, phased rollouts, and mobile deployment best practices.
Strong documentation skills with experience creating and maintaining release notes, deployment plans, runbooks, change records and operational support documentation.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and coordinate activities across globally distributed teams.
Excellent verbal, written, and stakeholder communication skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.
Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.