Release Engineer Jobs

Release Engineer jobs are open across software, fintech, healthcare technology, and enterprise SaaS at every level from associate to staff and principal, with specializations in CI/CD pipeline development, build automation, and release orchestration. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.

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Overview

Open roles222+
Top stateMichigan
Top employerGeneral Motors (GM)
Top cityAuburn Hills, MI
Work type70% On-site
Top industryConsulting

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Stellantis
Air Induction Design and Release Engineer
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Stellantis
New 19h ago
Air Induction Design and Release Engineer
Stellantis
Auburn Hills, Michigan
Software Engineering
Solutions Engineering & Architecture
Specialized Engineering
Technical Program Management
10,000+

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Rivian
Design Release Engineer II - Low Voltage Wire Harness
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Rivian
New 23h ago
Design Release Engineer II - Low Voltage Wire Harness
Rivian
Irvine, California
Automation QA
Quality Assurance & Testing (QA Testing)
Software Engineering
Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering
10,000+

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Stellantis
Design Release Engineer - Roof Systems
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Design Release Engineer - Roof Systems
Stellantis
Auburn Hills, Michigan
Cloud Engineering
Data Engineering
Engineering (Non-Software)
10,000+

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Design Release Engineer (Electrical Accessories)
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Design Release Engineer (Electrical Accessories)
contechs consulting limited
Troy, Michigan
Business Operations
Customer Service
Customer Success
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

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Navy Federal Credit Union
Release Train Engineer
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Navy Federal Credit Union
Added 1d ago
Release Train Engineer
Navy Federal Credit Union
Vienna, Virginia
IT Support
Project Management
Technical Program Management
$112k - $163k/yr
SAFe Certification
10,000+

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Release Engineer Job Market

Who's Hiring

  • General Motors (GM)
    General Motors (GM)19
  • Stellantis
    Stellantis14
  • Pentangle Tech Services | P5
    Pentangle Tech Services | P511
  • ALTEN
    ALTEN9
  • SEGULA Technologies
    SEGULA Technologies6

Top Industries Hiring

  • Consulting & Professional Services29
  • Technology & Software26
  • Automotive15
  • Electronics & Hardware13
  • Banking & Financial Services10

What Employers Look For

The qualifications that appear most often in release engineer jobs.

  • Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or CircleCI
  • Proficiency with containerization and orchestration platforms including Docker and Kubernetes
  • Scripting ability in at least one language such as Python, Bash, or Groovy for build and release automation
  • Familiarity with version control workflows, branching strategies, and merge pipeline governance in Git
  • Experience with artifact management tools such as Nexus or Artifactory and release versioning standards
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience

Tips for Your Release Engineer Job Search

Quantify pipeline impact on your resume

Release engineer resumes that land interviews show measurable outcomes: deployment frequency improvements, mean time to recovery reductions, or rollback success rates. Replace vague descriptions of tools you used with the business result those tools produced.

Match your stack to the job posting

Release engineer roles vary sharply by toolchain. A listing that emphasizes Jenkins and Ansible is a different team culture from one built on GitHub Actions and ArgoCD. Tailor your resume's tools section to mirror the exact stack in each posting before applying.

Apply early to roles that fit

Migrate Mate lists release engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.

Target companies mid-deployment-maturity

Companies scaling from manual deploys to full automation hire release engineers most aggressively. Look for job descriptions that mention 'maturing our CI/CD practice' or 'standardizing release processes' as signals the role has real scope and budget.

Prepare a live pipeline walkthrough for interviews

Many release engineer interviews include a technical screen where you narrate a pipeline you built from trigger to production artifact. Have a real example ready that covers branching strategy, testing gates, and deployment approvals so you can discuss tradeoffs confidently.

Negotiate scope before negotiating title

Release engineer offers at the same salary level can differ dramatically in on-call burden, deployment authority, and access to production. Before accepting, ask how many deployments happen per week and who holds incident responsibility to understand the real scope of the role.

Release Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions

Which companies are hiring the most release engineers?

The companies hiring the most release engineers right now include General Motors (GM), Stellantis, and Pentangle Tech Services | P5, with the largest share of openings in Michigan, California, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Demand is concentrated in software product companies and regulated industries where controlled deployment practices are required.

How many release engineer jobs are remote?

About 30% of release engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, reflecting how much of the work happens through cloud-based tooling and shared dashboards rather than on-site infrastructure. Roles focused on pipeline development and build automation are the most likely to be listed as remote, while positions with hands-on data center or hardware deployment responsibilities tend to require more in-office time.

How do you become a release engineer?

Most release engineers start in a software development, QA, or systems administration role and move into release work by owning deployment processes on their team. Building fluency in CI/CD tools, scripting, and version control workflows is the practical foundation. From there, taking on incident response, on-call rotations, and cross-team release coordination builds the judgment and systems thinking the role requires at senior levels.

Can you get hired as a release engineer with little experience?

Entry-level release engineer roles exist, and they typically look for candidates who have automated a build or deployment process in a personal project, internship, or previous job, even if the scope was small. Contributing to open-source CI/CD tooling, completing a cloud platform certification, and being able to walk through a pipeline you built end-to-end are more persuasive than years of experience alone at the junior level.

What does the release engineer interview process look like?

Release engineer interviews typically include an initial recruiter screen, a technical phone interview covering CI/CD concepts and tool experience, and a live or take-home exercise where you design or debug a pipeline. Later rounds often include a system design discussion focused on deployment strategies, rollback procedures, and environment promotion. Behavioral questions usually center on incident response, cross-team coordination, and how you have reduced deployment risk.

Where can I find and apply to release engineer jobs?

You can find and apply to release engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience level, preferred stack, and location, then apply directly to each one that fits.

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