Software Release Manager (Remote - Oakland CA)

Our Customer is a technology company that connects people with the best of their neighborhoods across the US, Canada, Australia, Japan, and Germany. They enable local businesses to meet consumers’ needs of ease and convenience, and, in turn, generate new ways for people to earn, work, and live. By building the last-mile logistics infrastructure for local commerce, they’re fulfilling our mission to grow and empower local economies.

Our Customer is seeking a Software Release Manager on a contract basis to support their business needs. This role can be mostly remote, but might need to come into Oakland, CA, from time to time.

Responsibilities:

• Manage software releases across multiple projects and deployment environments.
• Oversee Autonomous Public Roads software releases and related release activities.
• Coordinate and manage simultaneous releases with differing target uses and deployment requirements.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with AI, software, firmware, hardware, DevOps, and operations teams.
• Support release planning, scheduling, tracking, and execution processes.
• Ensure release processes align with operational, technical, and safety requirements.
• Work closely with geographically distributed teams, including teams based in California and Arizona.
• Contribute to the development and manufacturing efforts of autonomous delivery robotics systems.
• Maintain release documentation, tracking, and communication throughout the release lifecycle.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 5+ years of release management experience.
• Experience managing releases involving hardware, firmware, and software systems.
• Experience supporting autonomous vehicle, robotics, or similar complex technical projects.
• Strong working knowledge of Git.
• Strong working knowledge of Confluence and Jira.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional technical teams.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent releases and priorities in fast-paced environments.
• Experience working with distributed technical and operational teams.

We offer a competitive salary range for this position. Most candidates who join our team are hired at the median of this range, ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Contractor benefits are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of waiting period for eligible engagements)

Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.