Requirements

5+ years of software, DevOps, or release/build engineering experience
2+ years managing engineers or engineering managers, with experience hiring, developing, and retaining talent
Hands-on experience with CI/CD systems and build tooling such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Buildkite, or Bazel
Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and container orchestration systems like Kubernetes
Experience shipping and operating release systems at scale using progressive delivery, feature flags, canary releases, and safe rollback
Understanding of release practices across multiple platforms including web, desktop, mobile, browser extensions, or backend services
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform) and observability tooling
Use of delivery metrics (DORA) to guide decision-making
Experience as an Incident Commander and conducting blameless postmortems
Knowledge of software supply chain security, including dependency management, artifact signing, and secrets handling
Experience managing distributed or remote teams and collaborating with cross-functional partners like Product, SRE, Security, QA, and Support
Ability to operate in ambiguous situations, set a high engineering bar, and empower senior engineers to make technical decisions
Proven ability to work independently, manage multiple projects, and thrive in fast-paced, results-driven environments

What You'll Be Doing

Leading, mentoring, and growing a team of engineers, building a strong and inclusive team culture in Berlin and remotely
Owning strategy and roadmap for CI/CD, build, and release systems to scale with company growth
Driving faster and safer delivery by improving key metrics like lead time, deployment frequency, change failure rate, and time to restore
Building and operating release tooling including progressive rollouts, canaries, feature flags, automated rollback, and release health monitoring
Coordinating release trains and launches across products, working closely with Product, QA, Support, and Marketing
Partnering with SRE, Infrastructure, and Security to ensure delivery platform reliability and compliance
Reducing friction for product engineers by cutting build and test times, eliminating flaky tests, and providing self-service options
Acting as an escalation point and Incident Commander for release incidents, leading blameless postmortems
Balancing short-term pipeline fixes with foundational improvements and making informed tradeoffs
Staying hands-on by reviewing designs, debugging pipeline issues, and maintaining a high engineering standard

Professional growth supported through autonomy, trust, training, coaching, and regular feedback
Connected and inclusive team culture enabled by a remote-first hybrid work model and employee resource groups promoting diversity and belonging
Comprehensive benefits package for Germany-based candidates, including competitive pay, life and mental health care, risk benefits, defined time off, wellness and pet care stipends, and support for home office setup
Relocation support for moving to Berlin, including visa assistance, destination services, and a relocation bonus