Senior Release Manager

Agility Robotics

. Own the end-to-end release process for the robot platform across software, firmware, hardware, and field operations teams .

Posted 11/5/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $128,000 - $199,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing end-to-end release processes for complex integrated systems, including software, firmware, and hardware. Proficient in building CI/CD pipelines, release automation, and coordinating cross-functional teams in fast-paced environments.

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Release Management ExperienceCI/CD Pipeline DevelopmentCross-Functional Team CoordinationRobotics Domain ExpertiseConfiguration Management

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Hard Skills

Release ManagementCI/CD PipelinesPythonBash/ShellVersion ControlRelease AutomationOTA UpdatesConfiguration ManagementObservability ToolsRelease Health Metrics

Soft Skills

Analytical Problem-SolvingTechnical CommunicationInfluencing Without AuthorityOwnership MentalityComfort with Ambiguity

Tools & Technologies

JenkinsGitLab CIGitHub ActionsPrometheusGrafanaOpenTelemetryDatadogSentryJiraDocker

Industry Keywords

RoboticsAutonomous SystemsAutomotiveAerospaceIntegrated SystemsRelease DependenciesDeployment OrchestrationRelease Train ModelsArtifact ManagementFleet Health Tracking

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDockerGrafanaJenkinsPrometheusPythonSDLC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the end-to-end release process for the robot platform across software, firmware, hardware, and field operations teams
Define release scope, objectives, timelines, entry and exit criteria, and release readiness reviews
Plan and run release calendars for robot software, firmware, and cloud services, including major, minor, patch, and hotfix releases
Manage release cadence to balance innovation with production stability
Lead go/no-go decisions based on QA and V&V test and quality results
Run blameless post-release reviews and drive root-cause follow-up
Establish standardized change control, version management, release branching, policies, documentation, and traceability
Maintain configuration integrity across robot platforms and hardware variants
Partner with Issue Management, Systems Engineering, and Test teams on release vehicles and validation strategies
Coordinate integration testing across hardware, software, and AI subsystems
Coordinate field readiness assessments, deployment scenario validation, and customer acceptance criteria
Drive resolution of defects, integration issues, and regression failures
Introduce release trains and standardized pipelines; remove manual steps and improve build and release efficiency
Plan staged OTA rollouts through internal fleets, canary sites, rollout rings, and general availability
Establish rollback criteria, automated rollback hooks, and production contingency plans
Coordinate customer-site schedules and acceptance criteria
Maintain incident playbooks and support incident response and post-deployment issue resolution
Track release metrics and instrument CI/CD, signing, artifact, and OTA pipelines
Tag releases in telemetry, logging, and tracing systems and build dashboards and alerts for stakeholders

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of release management experience for complex integrated systems involving hardware, firmware, and software
Proven track record managing releases in robotics, autonomous systems, automotive, aerospace, or similar hardware-software domains
Experience coordinating cross-functional teams through complex product development and deployment cycles
Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, high-growth environments with evolving requirements
Hands-on experience building release automation, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment orchestration using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Buildkite
Strong understanding of SDLC, configuration management, and version control best practices
Experience with Git and issue tracking tools such as Jira or GitHub, including severity-based triage and release criteria
Experience instrumenting delivery and fleet health with observability tools such as Prometheus/Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Foxglove, Datadog, or Sentry
Proficiency in Python and Bash/Shell for automation and data analysis
Experience with OTA updates, versioning, canary and ring-based rollouts, rollback design, and fleet state tracking
Understanding of release dependencies across software, firmware, and hardware variants
Familiarity with release health metrics and defining SLIs/SLOs for deployed devices
Ownership mentality, strong technical communication, ability to influence without authority, data-driven decision-making, analytical and problem-solving capabilities, and comfort with ambiguity
Current authorization to work in the United States
Bonus points: experience in robotics, autonomous vehicles, or advanced manufacturing automation; familiarity with ROS 2; release train models; automated release notes and artifact management; artifact signing and secure update chains; Docker; fleet issue triage and root-cause analysis

Benefits

Comp & perks

401(k) Plan with a 6% company match
Company stock options
100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees
Benefits eligibility on the first day of employment
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Flexible, unlimited PTO and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, for exempt employees
10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually, for non-exempt employees
Catered lunches four times a week and healthy snacks and refreshments at Salem and Pittsburgh locations
Generous paid parental leave programs
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs
Relocation assistance for eligible roles
Annual discretionary bonus for eligible roles