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Software Release Manager jobs are open across software, fintech, healthcare technology, and enterprise IT, at every level from associate to director, with specializations in DevOps pipeline management, CI/CD process ownership, and release coordination. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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This role leads the program for integration, verification and reliability, labs, and release in Software Delivery & Business Ops, reporting to the Director, Software Delivery & Business Ops. It owns the integrated lab plan, lead times, and fallbacks; the technical program manager for Software Integration, Verification & Reliability; the release train and the six-eyes sign-off process; supplier delivery for lab and test vendors. Before anything is handed on, the bar is: positive float for every lab need-by date; every release with its three sign-offs. It hands off to its customers as follows: integrated lab plan and release calendar to Software Integration, Verification & Reliability, DevOps, and the hardware teams.
What the team needs to achieve
- Positive float for every lab need-by date; every release with its three sign-offs.
- Experience that meet their service level: integrated lab plan and release calendar to Software Integration, Verification & Reliability, DevOps, and the hardware teams.
- Measured, rising capability and efficiency of the team, with manual work falling release over release.
How the team is measured
- Lab readiness float against every gate's need-by date.
- Rig queue wait within its service level.
- Releases shipped with their sign-offs on time.
Key job responsibilities
- Own the integrated lab plan, lead times, and fallbacks; the technical program manager for Software Integration, Verification & Reliability; the release train and the six-eyes sign-off process; supplier delivery for lab and test vendors.
- Meet the bar before every hand-off: positive float for every lab need-by date; every release with its three sign-offs.
- Work directly with engineers in the boundary teams as partners, through agreed contracts and service levels.
- Automate everything a person would otherwise do twice.
- Run the program's mechanisms, metrics, and reviews, and clear blockers with the right people, escalating when needed.
- Identify and mitigate program risks early, build consensus across teams, and mentor other program managers.
This role is the technical program manager for Software Integration, Verification & Reliability. It owns the integrated lab plan for D2D Software (lab and rig lead times, capacity, fallbacks, and escalation), runs the release train and the six-eyes sign-off process, and owns supplier delivery for lab, rig, and test vendors. The sign-offs themselves stay independent: integration and verification, DevOps & Release, and this function each sign for their own part. It matters because embedded software testing depends on scarce rigs, benches, and chambers that take months to build, and because every release needs its sign-offs on time. Without it, labs arrive after the gates need them, releases wait on paperwork, and development and test teams wait for hardware.
Export Control Requirement:
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
About the team
D2D Software is an evolving organization of many teams: Software Architecture & Specifications; Software Delivery & Business Ops; Software Integration, Verification & Reliability; DevOps & Release; Satellite Software Development; Ground Software Development; and Customer Software Engineering & Support. Each Director owns business outcomes: delivering the commitments, and the capability and efficiency of their teams. Teams work as internal customers and suppliers with agreed service levels, interfaces are agreed centrally while designs stay local, and engineers are expected to work directly with engineers across every boundary. Milestones are committed deadlines for delivery with quality, not gates to wait on, and every team runs on one toolchain and one system of record. Every measure is derived from the systems of record, never self-reported, and we improve release over release with a target of perfection.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
- 10+ years of program management experience, including programs across several teams
- Experience building the mechanisms, metrics, and reporting that run a program
- Experience running programs for labs, test facilities, or hardware infrastructure with long lead times
- Experience running a release train or release sign-off process for embedded or hardware-and-software products
- A background in embedded software development
- Experience across the full software development lifecycle, having shipped software and maintained it in production
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Lab or test-facility programs for embedded, radio frequency, or space hardware
- Experience with hardware-in-the-loop test environments
- Release to manufacturing for embedded software
- Experience creating scalable program mechanisms across several organizations and presenting program strategy to senior leaders
- Experience owning a program roadmap or portfolio across the organization, telling one-way from two-way doors, and creating mechanisms that other teams adopt
- A record of writing clear narratives and running data-driven reviews
- Researched and benchmarked lab, test, and release approaches to decide what to build, reuse, or retire
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, WA, Redmond - 177,000.00 - 239,400.00 USD annually
DESCRIPTION
This role leads the program for integration, verification and reliability, labs, and release in Software Delivery & Business Ops, reporting to the Director, Software Delivery & Business Ops. It owns the integrated lab plan, lead times, and fallbacks; the technical program manager for Software Integration, Verification & Reliability; the release train and the six-eyes sign-off process; supplier delivery for lab and test vendors. Before anything is handed on, the bar is: positive float for every lab need-by date; every release with its three sign-offs. It hands off to its customers as follows: integrated lab plan and release calendar to Software Integration, Verification & Reliability, DevOps, and the hardware teams.
What the team needs to achieve
- Positive float for every lab need-by date; every release with its three sign-offs.
- Experience that meet their service level: integrated lab plan and release calendar to Software Integration, Verification & Reliability, DevOps, and the hardware teams.
- Measured, rising capability and efficiency of the team, with manual work falling release over release.
How the team is measured
- Lab readiness float against every gate's need-by date.
- Rig queue wait within its service level.
- Releases shipped with their sign-offs on time.
Key job responsibilities
- Own the integrated lab plan, lead times, and fallbacks; the technical program manager for Software Integration, Verification & Reliability; the release train and the six-eyes sign-off process; supplier delivery for lab and test vendors.
- Meet the bar before every hand-off: positive float for every lab need-by date; every release with its three sign-offs.
- Work directly with engineers in the boundary teams as partners, through agreed contracts and service levels.
- Automate everything a person would otherwise do twice.
- Run the program's mechanisms, metrics, and reviews, and clear blockers with the right people, escalating when needed.
- Identify and mitigate program risks early, build consensus across teams, and mentor other program managers.
This role is the technical program manager for Software Integration, Verification & Reliability. It owns the integrated lab plan for D2D Software (lab and rig lead times, capacity, fallbacks, and escalation), runs the release train and the six-eyes sign-off process, and owns supplier delivery for lab, rig, and test vendors. The sign-offs themselves stay independent: integration and verification, DevOps & Release, and this function each sign for their own part. It matters because embedded software testing depends on scarce rigs, benches, and chambers that take months to build, and because every release needs its sign-offs on time. Without it, labs arrive after the gates need them, releases wait on paperwork, and development and test teams wait for hardware.
Export Control Requirement:
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
About the team
D2D Software is an evolving organization of many teams: Software Architecture & Specifications; Software Delivery & Business Ops; Software Integration, Verification & Reliability; DevOps & Release; Satellite Software Development; Ground Software Development; and Customer Software Engineering & Support. Each Director owns business outcomes: delivering the commitments, and the capability and efficiency of their teams. Teams work as internal customers and suppliers with agreed service levels, interfaces are agreed centrally while designs stay local, and engineers are expected to work directly with engineers across every boundary. Milestones are committed deadlines for delivery with quality, not gates to wait on, and every team runs on one toolchain and one system of record. Every measure is derived from the systems of record, never self-reported, and we improve release over release with a target of perfection.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
- 10+ years of program management experience, including programs across several teams
- Experience building the mechanisms, metrics, and reporting that run a program
- Experience running programs for labs, test facilities, or hardware infrastructure with long lead times
- Experience running a release train or release sign-off process for embedded or hardware-and-software products
- A background in embedded software development
- Experience across the full software development lifecycle, having shipped software and maintained it in production
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Lab or test-facility programs for embedded, radio frequency, or space hardware
- Experience with hardware-in-the-loop test environments
- Release to manufacturing for embedded software
- Experience creating scalable program mechanisms across several organizations and presenting program strategy to senior leaders
- Experience owning a program roadmap or portfolio across the organization, telling one-way from two-way doors, and creating mechanisms that other teams adopt
- A record of writing clear narratives and running data-driven reviews
- Researched and benchmarked lab, test, and release approaches to decide what to build, reuse, or retire
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, WA, Redmond - 177,000.00 - 239,400.00 USD annually
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- Technology & Software
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- Consulting & Professional Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in software release manager jobs.
- Experience managing end-to-end software release cycles in an agile or DevOps environment
- Hands-on proficiency with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar pipeline platforms
- Strong coordination skills for aligning engineering, QA, and operations teams across release windows
- Familiarity with change management processes including CAB approvals and release freeze periods
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related technical field
- ITIL Foundation certification or equivalent service management framework knowledge preferred
Tips for Your Software Release Manager Job Search
Tailor your resume to release metrics
Hiring managers want to see outcomes, not just duties. Quantify your release cadence improvements, reduction in rollback incidents, or deployment frequency gains. Generic project management language won't separate you from candidates with no release-specific experience.
Highlight your CI/CD toolchain by name
Job postings often filter by specific tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, Spinnaker, or ArgoCD. Name every pipeline and orchestration tool you've worked with directly in your resume's skills section so automated screening doesn't pass you over.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists software release manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings that match your governance model
Some companies run waterfall-based change advisory boards while others operate continuous delivery with zero-downtime deployments. Reading the job description carefully for phrases like CAB approval or feature flags tells you whether your experience actually fits before you apply.
Prepare a release retrospective story for interviews
Interviewers for this role almost always ask you to walk through a failed or high-risk release. Prepare a specific incident where you managed rollback decisions, stakeholder communication, and post-mortem documentation. Generic answers about teamwork won't satisfy this question.
Negotiate scope alongside compensation
When you receive an offer, ask which release cycles you'd own from day one versus what you'd inherit from an existing process. Joining mid-cycle with no handoff documentation is a real risk. Clarifying ownership boundaries protects you and signals seniority to the hiring team.
Software Release Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most software release managers?
The most active employers for software release managers right now are Tesla, Blue Origin, and General Motors (GM), and the most openings are in California, Washington, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is especially concentrated at large software companies and financial institutions managing frequent production deployments.
How many software release manager jobs are remote?
About 67% of software release manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting strong demand for distributed release coordination. Roles focused on pipeline automation and documentation tend to be the most remote-friendly, while positions requiring on-call war room participation during release windows are more likely to require on-site presence.
How do you become a software release manager?
Most software release managers move into the role from a background in software engineering, QA, DevOps, or technical project management. Building hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, change management processes, and cross-team release coordination is essential. Earning a certification in ITIL or a DevOps framework strengthens your candidacy, and volunteering to own a release cycle in your current role is one of the fastest ways to build a credible portfolio.
Can I get a software release manager job without direct release management experience?
Yes, candidates from DevOps engineering, QA lead, or technical project management backgrounds regularly make this transition. Emphasize any experience you have owning deployment windows, writing runbooks, coordinating between engineering and operations, or managing rollback procedures. Framing your existing experience around release outcomes rather than titles is what moves your application forward.
What does the software release manager interview process look like?
The interview process typically includes an initial recruiter screen, a technical discussion with an engineering or DevOps manager covering your toolchain and release philosophy, and a behavioral round focused on conflict resolution and incident management. Many companies also include a scenario exercise where you walk through how you'd plan or recover from a complex release. References and a background check usually follow a final-round offer.
Where can I find and apply to software release manager jobs?
You can find and apply to software release manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from companies across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience level and toolchain, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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