Release Engineer, Mattermost

• BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience, plus 3+ years of relevant experience in release engineering,
• Build and deployment automation, CI/CD pipeline management, or related software engineering functions
• Strong understanding of software release engineering principles
• Strong understanding of CI/CD systems, and deployment automation
• Proficiency in at least one programming/scripting language (e.g., Go, Python, Bash, or JavaScript)
• Experience with modern build systems, artefact repositories, and containerisation (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Hands-on experience managing source control systems (e.g., GitHub, GitLab)
• Strong problem-solving skills with an ability to debug and resolve build, packaging, or deployment issues quickly
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for working in a distributed, async-first environment
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across multiple teams and time zones

Desirable

• Mattermost is seeking a detail-oriented and collaborative Release Engineer to drive the reliability, quality, and efficiency of our software release processes
• As part of our globally distributed Engineering team, you will work closely with development, QA, operations, and security teams to design, implement, and maintain robust release pipelines for our on-premise and SaaS offerings
• You will play a critical role in ensuring that software changes are built, tested, packaged, and delivered to customers with high confidence and minimal friction
• This role blends technical expertise in build and deployment automation with a passion for process optimisation, tooling improvements, and cross-team coordination
• You will help shape and enforce best practices around release processes, CI/CD pipelines, and artefact maintenance to maintain consistent, high-quality releases across multiple target environments
• Design, maintain, and improve build, packaging, and deployment pipelines for product releases
• Collaborate with engineering, QA, and operations teams to define and enforce release management processes, schedules, and quality gates
• Ensure reproducible builds and artefacts through well-defined versioning, branching, and tagging strategies
• Develop and maintain tooling to automate release workflows, including test automation, packaging, and artefact distribution
• Monitor and optimise CI/CD performance, ensuring fast feedback loops and reliable automation
• Partner with security and compliance teams to ensure releases meet regulatory and security requirements
• Perform root-cause analysis of release-related issues and implement preventive measures
• Continuously evaluate and adopt new tools and technologies to improve release engineering efficiency and reliability