Release Engineer

TL;DR

Release Engineer (DevOps): Enhancing build and deployment pipelines for a SaaS product with an accent on automation, tooling improvements, and proactive issue resolution. Focus on managing risk, validating readiness, and driving continuous enhancements to release processes and infrastructure.

Location: Office attendance is required at least twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays for collaboration and connection. There may be additional in-office days for team or company events.

Salary: $120,000 - $135,000

Company

hirify.global is the leading AI contracting platform that transforms agreements into assets.

What you will do

• Manage the weekly code deployment process, coordinating testing, merges, and post-deploy verifications.
• Maintain and update the release calendar, manage release items in Jira/Asana, and coordinate feature flags.
• Manage hotfix deployment and incident reporting, tracking metrics related to release quality.
• Partner with DevEx to build deployment/release dashboards and track quality metrics.
• Partner with the GTM team to ensure alignment on timelines for external communications.
• Derive and report on metrics related to release quality and cleanliness.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in a release management/engineering or related role.
• Experience with Agile methodologies, continuous integration and development tools (CI/CD) for a SaaS product (Docker, Kubernetes, GCP/AWS, Terraform, CircleCI, ArgoCD).
• Experience with full-stack observability platforms like Splunk, Datadog, Sentry.
• Proficient in using Git for version control systems and branch management.
• Strong and clear communication skills - Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders, including development teams, QE teams, and business units
• Jira/Confluence or Linear administrator experience - creating automations, dashboards, workflows etc.

Nice to have

• Ability to demonstrate strong interest in automation and continuous improvement (build, test, release/deploy, monitoring, reporting), which includes Infrastructure as Code.
• Project Management experience and planning mindset - experience in managing projects, including scheduling, resource allocation, and risk management.
• Ability to analyze and improve release processes for efficiency and effectiveness
• Experience leveraging AI-powered tooling (e.g., code assistants, log analysis, anomaly detection, workflow automation) to improve release reliability, accelerate root-cause analysis, and reduce manual overhead

Culture & Benefits

• 100% health coverage for employees (medical, dental, and vision), and 75% coverage for dependents with buy-up plan options available.
• Market-leading leave policies, including gender-neutral parental leave and compassionate leave.
• Paid time off - take the time you need, when you need it.
• Monthly stipends for wellbeing, hybrid work, and cell phone use.
• 401(k) plan with Fidelity with employer match.