Release Manager Jobs in California
Release Manager jobs in California are in strong demand, concentrated in the technology, software development, and enterprise IT sectors, with openings from entry-level associate release managers through senior and principal-level positions. The largest hiring markets are San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Jose, where companies like Apple, Salesforce, and Google maintain major California operations and hire release managers on a rolling basis. The most sought-after specialties in California are DevOps pipeline ownership, CI/CD automation, and Agile release coordination. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century's most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.
ABOUT THE TEAM
The Connected Warfare division builds systems to support global command and control missions — joint, time-sensitive, multi-domain, connected mesh ecosystems that bring together hundreds of thousands of endpoints across the globe. Within Connected Warfare, the Mission Command team builds and operates the software and hardware backbone that other Anduril business lines build on top of: the golden configurations and OS images that ship on every fielded system, and the certification and provisioning pipelines that get hardware out of the factory and into the field. This role owns the mechanics of how a build actually ships and how hardware actually scales.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Own the release process for golden configurations and OS images across Man Machine Interface (MMI) and Mission Command's fielded systems — own the calendar, the gates, and the go/no-go call for every release.
- Define and enforce the qualification bar a build has to clear before it ships: test coverage, regression signoff, security/compliance checks, and rollback plan.
- Build and maintain the certification pipeline that qualifies software and hardware builds for factory scaling and provisioning, working with manufacturing, test, and quality to close gaps before they hit the line.
- Partner with engineering to convert one-off releases into a repeatable, auditable process; drive down the manual steps and tribal knowledge required to ship a build.
- Be the point of contact for factory and provisioning teams when a release or certification blocks scaling; triage and drive to resolution.
- Track release health across versions, branches, and fleet, and report status, risk, and blockers to engineering and business-line stakeholders.
- Own the tooling and documentation for the release and certification process, and improve it as the fleet and product surface grow.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. security clearance
- 3+ years as a Technical Program Manager, release manager, or engineer owning software release or hardware qualification processes in an embedded, robotics, or systems environment.
- Direct experience with OS image builds, golden configuration management, or fleet-wide software release processes.
- Comfortable reading test/qualification data and making a go/no-go call under time pressure.
- Experience working across engineering, manufacturing, and quality/test organizations.
- Strong written communication — able to document a release process clearly enough that someone else could run it.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with hardware certification or provisioning processes in a factory/manufacturing environment.
- Familiarity with embedded Linux, image-based deployment, or configuration management tooling.
- Experience scaling a release process from a small fleet to high-volume production.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:
Benefits
At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you're supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.
Protecting Yourself from Recruitment Scams
Anduril is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent acquisition process and the security of our candidates. We've observed a rise in sophisticated phishing and fraudulent schemes where individuals impersonate Anduril representatives, luring job seekers with false interviews or job offers. These scammers often attempt to extract payment or sensitive personal information.
To ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind:
No Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates.
- Please always verify communications:
- Direct from Anduril: If you receive an email from one of our recruiters, it will only come from an @anduril.com address.
- Via Agency Partner: If contacted by a recruiting agency for an Anduril role, their email will clearly identify their agency. If you suspect any suspicious activity, please verify the agency's authenticity by reaching out to contact@anduril.com.
Exercise Caution with Unsolicited Outreach: If you receive any communication that appears suspicious, contains grammatical errors, or makes unusual requests, do not engage. Always confirm the sender's email domain is @anduril.com before providing any personal information or clicking on links.
What to Do If You Suspect Fraud: Should you encounter any questionable or fraudulent outreach claiming to be from Anduril, please report it immediately to contact@anduril.com. Your proactive caution is invaluable in protecting your personal information and upholding the security and trustworthiness of our recruitment efforts.
Data Privacy
To view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/.
By submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening and assessing potential risks as part of your application process. This third-party service provider provides risk-intelligence services that may include analysis of sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, public-record information, and other lawful open-source or commercial data sources. This third-party service provider does not act as a consumer reporting agency. Use of this provider helps to ensure compliance with applicable laws and protect technology, intellectual property, and organizational security.
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century's most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.
ABOUT THE TEAM
The Connected Warfare division builds systems to support global command and control missions — joint, time-sensitive, multi-domain, connected mesh ecosystems that bring together hundreds of thousands of endpoints across the globe. Within Connected Warfare, the Mission Command team builds and operates the software and hardware backbone that other Anduril business lines build on top of: the golden configurations and OS images that ship on every fielded system, and the certification and provisioning pipelines that get hardware out of the factory and into the field. This role owns the mechanics of how a build actually ships and how hardware actually scales.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Own the release process for golden configurations and OS images across Man Machine Interface (MMI) and Mission Command's fielded systems — own the calendar, the gates, and the go/no-go call for every release.
- Define and enforce the qualification bar a build has to clear before it ships: test coverage, regression signoff, security/compliance checks, and rollback plan.
- Build and maintain the certification pipeline that qualifies software and hardware builds for factory scaling and provisioning, working with manufacturing, test, and quality to close gaps before they hit the line.
- Partner with engineering to convert one-off releases into a repeatable, auditable process; drive down the manual steps and tribal knowledge required to ship a build.
- Be the point of contact for factory and provisioning teams when a release or certification blocks scaling; triage and drive to resolution.
- Track release health across versions, branches, and fleet, and report status, risk, and blockers to engineering and business-line stakeholders.
- Own the tooling and documentation for the release and certification process, and improve it as the fleet and product surface grow.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. security clearance
- 3+ years as a Technical Program Manager, release manager, or engineer owning software release or hardware qualification processes in an embedded, robotics, or systems environment.
- Direct experience with OS image builds, golden configuration management, or fleet-wide software release processes.
- Comfortable reading test/qualification data and making a go/no-go call under time pressure.
- Experience working across engineering, manufacturing, and quality/test organizations.
- Strong written communication — able to document a release process clearly enough that someone else could run it.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with hardware certification or provisioning processes in a factory/manufacturing environment.
- Familiarity with embedded Linux, image-based deployment, or configuration management tooling.
- Experience scaling a release process from a small fleet to high-volume production.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:
Benefits
At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you're supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.
Protecting Yourself from Recruitment Scams
Anduril is committed to maintaining the integrity of our Talent acquisition process and the security of our candidates. We've observed a rise in sophisticated phishing and fraudulent schemes where individuals impersonate Anduril representatives, luring job seekers with false interviews or job offers. These scammers often attempt to extract payment or sensitive personal information.
To ensure your safety and help you navigate your job search with confidence, please keep the following critical points in mind:
No Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates.
- Please always verify communications:
- Direct from Anduril: If you receive an email from one of our recruiters, it will only come from an @anduril.com address.
- Via Agency Partner: If contacted by a recruiting agency for an Anduril role, their email will clearly identify their agency. If you suspect any suspicious activity, please verify the agency's authenticity by reaching out to contact@anduril.com.
Exercise Caution with Unsolicited Outreach: If you receive any communication that appears suspicious, contains grammatical errors, or makes unusual requests, do not engage. Always confirm the sender's email domain is @anduril.com before providing any personal information or clicking on links.
What to Do If You Suspect Fraud: Should you encounter any questionable or fraudulent outreach claiming to be from Anduril, please report it immediately to contact@anduril.com. Your proactive caution is invaluable in protecting your personal information and upholding the security and trustworthiness of our recruitment efforts.
Data Privacy
To view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/.
By submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening and assessing potential risks as part of your application process. This third-party service provider provides risk-intelligence services that may include analysis of sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, public-record information, and other lawful open-source or commercial data sources. This third-party service provider does not act as a consumer reporting agency. Use of this provider helps to ensure compliance with applicable laws and protect technology, intellectual property, and organizational security.
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What California Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in release manager jobs across California.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related engineering field
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps
- Proficiency managing Agile or SAFe release cycles in a software development environment
- Familiarity with cloud platforms including AWS, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure
- Strong cross-functional coordination skills across engineering, QA, and product teams
- ITIL Foundation certification or equivalent release and change management knowledge preferred
Release Manager Jobs in California: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a release manager in California?
Release manager is not a state-licensed role in California, so there is no California-specific board exam or registration required. Most California employers expect a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or information systems, combined with hands-on experience in software delivery. Certifications like ITIL Foundation, SAFe Release Train Engineer, or PMP strengthen a candidacy considerably and are widely referenced in California job listings.
Which companies hire release managers in California?
Employers hiring release managers in California right now include Zoox, Anduril, and Riot Games, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of October 2026. California's dense concentration of technology headquarters, enterprise software firms, and large healthcare IT organizations makes it one of the most consistently active states for release manager hiring year-round.
Which California cities have the most release manager jobs?
Los Angeles, Fremont, and San Diego have the most release manager openings in California. The distribution is driven primarily by the Bay Area's concentration of technology headquarters and enterprise software companies, while Los Angeles attracts openings from media-tech, e-commerce, and healthcare IT employers, and San Diego contributes through its defense technology and biotech software sectors.
Are there remote release manager jobs in California?
Yes, and more than most fields. Release management is largely a coordination and tooling role that translates well to distributed teams. About 50% of release manager openings tied to California are remote or hybrid as of October 2026, reflecting how common distributed engineering organizations are across the state. Pipeline management, release planning, and change tracking are the tasks most often performed fully remotely.
How can I get hired as a release manager in California with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is moving laterally from a QA engineer, DevOps engineer, or IT change coordinator role, all of which share core skills with release management. Large California technology employers like Salesforce, Oracle, and Intuit run associate or rotational engineering programs that place candidates into release and delivery operations teams. Building hands-on experience with Jenkins or GitHub Actions through open-source projects and earning an ITIL Foundation certification makes early candidates meaningfully more competitive in California listings.
Where can I find and apply to release manager jobs in California?
You can find and apply to release manager jobs in California on Migrate Mate, which lists current California openings updated regularly. Search the available roles, identify the ones that match your experience and location, and apply directly to each position.
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