Mobile DevOps, Release & Observability Engineer

Synmatch AI

1d • Remote

About The Position

Join Synmatch AI's client on the founding engineering team for the next generation of power-quality analysis software as the release and observability owner. This role focuses on ensuring predictable, frequent, and reliable software releases across multiple platforms and distribution channels. The engineer will be responsible for the entire release lifecycle, from pipeline management and code signing to observability and incident response. The distribution problem is genuinely unusual, involving Windows MSIX with EV code signing, App Store and TestFlight for iOS, Play Store internal/closed tracks for Android, and a clean sideload/MDM channel for customers who cannot use public stores. Observability is a key component, making a local-first Flutter app visible in the field through tools like Sentry and OpenTelemetry, and ensuring customer data privacy through log redaction. The engineer will build and run the pipeline from PR to incident response.

Requirements

• Mobile Release Engineering experience, having shipped at least one product across iOS, Android, and ideally Windows at scale.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD for Flutter, including GitHub Actions or GitLab CI reusable workflows, Fastlane, and Codemagic or Bitrise.
• Code-Signing Fluency with App Store Connect, Play Console, and EV certs for Windows, coupled with clean secret management.
• Production Observability experience, including Sentry/Crashlytics setup, OpenTelemetry export, custom metrics, and symbolication.
• Understanding of Update Strategy Thinking, including staged rollouts, mandatory updates, and optional sideload channels.
• Proficiency in Supply-Chain Hygiene, encompassing SBOMs, dependency pinning, and license scanning as habits.
• Operational Ownership experience, with the expectation to own both pipeline and production behavior.
• Incident Composure, including clear communication during incidents and treating postmortems as products.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience with air-gapped or regulated-customer distribution (utility, military, healthcare).
• Experience with Microsoft Intune or Workspace ONE workflows.
• SRE/DevOps background before moving into mobile release engineering.
• Experience with 1Password Secrets Automation, HashiCorp Vault, or equivalent secret-management tools.
• Renovate/Dependabot housekeeping at scale.
• Test-driven development for pipeline-as-code and infrastructure modules.
• Experience with small-footprint cloud infra (Azure preferred, AWS also fine).

Responsibilities

• Build CI/CD Pipelines using GitHub Actions or GitLab CI with reusable workflows, Codemagic or Bitrise, and Fastlane for iOS/Android signing and store delivery, as well as MSIX packaging and signing for Windows.
• Own the Release Lifecycle, including TestFlight, Play Internal/Closed, Microsoft Store/direct MSIX, staged rollouts, mandatory-update paths, and crash-driven rollback.
• Manage Signing Keys & Secrets for App Store Connect, Play Console, and EV code-signing certificates for Windows, utilizing secret hygiene via 1Password Secrets Automation, GitHub OIDC, or equivalent.
• Stand Up Production Observability using Sentry/Crashlytics, OpenTelemetry export, custom metrics for offline behavior, and log-redaction discipline for sensitive customer data.
• Build Sideload/MDM Channels for air-gapped distribution paths for utility and regulated customers, including Intune/Workspace ONE workflows.
• Manage Supply-Chain Hygiene, including SBOM generation (CycloneDX), dependency pinning, license scanning, and basic Dart/Flutter security review.
• Run Infrastructure such as CI agents, artifact storage, and symbolication services on a modest Azure or AWS footprint.
• Carry the Release Pager by anchoring on-call rotation for release and observability incidents, leading postmortems, and driving pipeline improvements.

Benefits

• Real Release Problem: Three platforms, four channels, sensitive customer segments to solve for.
• Autonomy: Own the pipeline as a product with a team that respects "automation-first" as a value.
• Observability Investment: Telemetry budget is real and committed from day one.
• Continuous Delivery Culture: No quarterly mega-releases; small changes flow continuously.
• Fully Remote: Async-first defaults with in-person time for release-day reviews.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed