Release Engineer

Zoox•Foster City, CA

3d•$140,000 - $190,000

About The Position

At Zoox, the Software Release Management team handles the complex orchestration of releases spanning vehicle, cloud, and client code bases. From initial development to full production, our mission is to streamline the build-and-release lifecycle for our autonomous vehicle technology. We are seeking technical experts in version control, continuous integration, and build systems to serve as force multipliers within our team.

Requirements

3-5 years of experience working as a release/ build engineer and managing releases for large, complex products
Bachelorâ€™s or Masterâ€™s degree in engineering or equivalent experience
Familiarity of source control (Git), branch management, and conflict resolution
Experience with CI/CD, including build and deploying tools like CircleCI, Jenkins, and Bamboo
Programming experience, including Python or other scripting languages.
Ability to learn custom tooling quickly
Experience automating software releases
Excellent communication skills and ability to quickly adapt to changes

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of cloud platforms(e.g., AWS, Azure)
Experience handling large data sets
Bazel experiences a plus.

Responsibilities

Maintaining safe continuous delivery by bridging the gap between integration, quality assurance, and software engineering.
Managing the release of simulation tools and autonomy software, which involves regression analysis and vehicle-level testing coordination.
Securing formal approvals from stakeholders to confirm that all releases are production-ready.
Define and track readiness indicators to ensure every release adheres to established safety and performance standards.
Scale and refine automation systems to decrease manual effort and optimize deployment workflows.