Mobile App Release Engineer

MiniMed•Northridge, CA

3d•$71,000 - $121,000

About The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled Mobile App Release Engineer to own and continuously improve the release lifecycle for our iOS and Android applications. This role is responsible for ensuring reliable, secure, and predictable mobile application releases through automation, CI/CD pipeline management, release coordination, and close collaboration with engineering, QA, product, and operations teams. The ideal candidate has experience managing enterprise mobile releases, automating build and deployment processes, maintaining App Store and Google Play deployments, and improving release quality through scalable engineering practices.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
4+ years of software engineering or release engineering experience
3+ years supporting mobile application releases
Experience with: iOS and Android release processes
CI/CD platforms (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Bitrise, CircleCI, or similar)
Fastlane
Git version control
App Store Connect
Google Play Console
Experience with scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or PowerShell
Strong understanding of mobile application lifecycle management
Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills
Mobile observability and monitoring tools
Experience supporting enterprise-scale mobile applications
Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies

Nice To Haves

AWS Certified Developer or DevOps Engineer
Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end release process for iOS and Android applications for programs
Coordinate release schedules across multiple engineering teams.
Manage production, beta, and internal testing releases.
Execute emergency hotfix and patch releases when required.
Ensure release readiness through established quality gates.
Build and maintain mobile CI/CD pipelines.
Automate build, testing, signing, packaging, and deployment workflows.
Improve release speed while maintaining reliability and security.
Reduce manual deployment activities through scripting and automation.
Submit and Publish applications to Apple App Store and Google Play.
Manage phased rollouts, staged deployments, and release approvals.
Coordinate app metadata updates and versioning.
Monitor store review status and deployment issues.
Monitor release metrics and post-release health.
Support rollback and recovery procedures.
Partner with engineering, product management, test, DQE, security, and support teams.
Participate in release planning meetings.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Maintain release documentation and runbooks.
Document deployment procedures and rollback strategies.
Ensure compliance with organizational security and governance requirements.
Maintain release audit trails and change records.