Engineering Manager – Release Engineering

Superhuman

. Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers; hire great people and build an inclusive team culture in Berlin and across a distributed organization .

Posted 11/5/2026full-timeBerlin • GermanyMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in CI/CD systems, build tooling, and release management, with a strong focus on improving deployment metrics and operational reliability. Proven ability to lead and mentor engineering teams while fostering an inclusive culture and collaborating effectively across multiple functions.

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CI/CD Systems ManagementTeam Leadership and MentoringRelease Tooling and AutomationIncident Command and PostmortemsCloud Platform Knowledge (AWS, GCP, Azure)

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Hard Skills

CI/CD SystemsBuild ToolingPipeline ArchitectureInfrastructure as CodeObservability ToolingDORA Delivery MetricsProgressive DeliveryFeature FlagsCanary ReleasesSoftware Supply Chain Security

Soft Skills

CollaborationIndependent ReasoningTask ManagementAdaptabilityEmpowerment

Tools & Technologies

GitHub ActionsJenkinsBuildkiteBazelKubernetesTerraform

Industry Keywords

Release ManagementDeployment MetricsIncident ManagementRemote Team ManagementCross-Functional Collaboration

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureGoogle Cloud PlatformJenkinsKubernetesTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers; hire great people and build an inclusive team culture in Berlin and across a distributed organization
Own the strategy and roadmap for CI/CD, build, and release systems
Improve lead time, deployment frequency, change failure rate, and time to restore; make metrics visible to engineering leadership
Build and operate release tooling, including progressive rollouts, canaries, feature flags, automated rollback, and release health monitoring
Coordinate release trains and launches across Grammarly, Superhuman Docs, and Superhuman Mail
Work with Product, QA, Support, and Marketing to ensure major launches land smoothly
Partner with SRE, Infrastructure, and Security on platform reliability, compliance, supply chain security, artifact integrity, and access controls
Reduce build and test times, eliminate flaky tests and pipelines, and provide self-service delivery paths
Act as escalation point and Incident Commander for release-related incidents
Lead blameless postmortems and implement lasting fixes
Balance near-term pipeline fixes with foundational investments and make clear tradeoffs
Review designs, debug difficult pipeline problems, and set a high engineering bar

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of software, DevOps, or release/build engineering experience
2+ years managing engineers or engineering managers, with a record of hiring, developing, and retaining talent
Hands-on depth in CI/CD systems and build tooling, such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Buildkite, or Bazel
Ability to reason independently about pipeline architecture and trade-offs
Knowledge of AWS, GCP, or Azure
Knowledge of Kubernetes or another container orchestration system
Experience shipping and operating release systems at scale
Experience with progressive delivery, feature flags, canary releases, and safe rollback
Understanding of release practices across web, desktop, mobile, browser extensions, or backend services
Knowledge of infrastructure as code, such as Terraform
Knowledge of observability tooling
Experience using DORA delivery metrics
Experience as an Incident Commander and running blameless postmortems
Knowledge of software supply chain security, including dependency management, artifact signing, and secrets handling
Experience managing people in a distributed or remote setting
Ability to collaborate with Product, SRE, Security, QA, and Support
Ability to operate well in ambiguity, set a high engineering bar, and empower senior engineers
Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal guidance, proactively manage tasks and priorities across multiple projects, analyze and execute work efficiently, collaborate cross-functionally, and thrive in fast-paced, results-driven environments

Benefits

Comp & perks

Professional development and advancement with training, coaching, and regular feedback
Remote-first hybrid model
Employee resource groups (Superhuman Circles)
Global, local, and team-specific recognition and celebration programs
Competitive pay
Life care, including mental health care and risk benefits
Ample and defined time off
Home office setup support
Wellness stipend
Pet care stipend
Learning and development opportunities
Relocation support to Berlin
Visa assistance
Destination services for the candidate and family
Relocation bonus for additional expenses, such as temporary housing