Chief Release Engineer (Mobile - iOS, Android & Backend)
Remote in Argentina
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Find me a jobWe are looking for a Chief Release Engineer (Mobile - iOS, Android & Backend) to lead predictable, high-quality releases across iOS, Android, and backend services. You will connect Product and Engineering, orchestrating CI/CD-driven build, test, and deployment workflows with clear stakeholder communication.
Responsibilities
- Own and manage the release calendar across iOS, Android, and backend platforms
- Coordinate release scope with Product Managers, Engineering Leads, QA, and Ops teams
- Align priorities, timelines, and dependencies across teams
- Facilitate release readiness reviews and go/no-go decisions
- Oversee end-to-end release execution, including build, testing, and deployment phases
- Coordinate mobile app submissions to the App Store and Google Play
- Manage backend release deployments, ensuring compatibility with mobile versions
- Ensure versioning, tagging, and branching strategies are followed consistently
- Execute and coordinate production releases for mobile applications and supporting backend services
- Own production feature flag management, including planning, enabling, disabling, validating, and monitoring feature flags throughout the release lifecycle
- Support production incidents related to deployments, feature flags, and release activities, coordinating with engineering teams to restore service where required
- Ensure deployment checklists and release runbooks are followed, and support production rollbacks when required
Requirements
- Proven track record with 7+ years of experience managing mobile application release lifecycles across iOS and Android platforms
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with proactive stakeholder management
- Hands-on experience with mobile CI/CD pipelines and release automation
- Strong proficiency with Git, GitHub, GitHub Actions and/or CircleCI
- Working knowledge of Kubernetes fundamentals
- Practical experience with feature flag management in production environments
- Demonstrated ability in cross-functional release coordination across Product, Engineering, and QA teams
- English proficiency at B2 level or higher
