Senior Release Engineer

19 Hours ago • All levels • $166,600 PA - $208,300 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Release Engineer will own the end-to-end release process for a large, mono-repo codebase, ensuring deployments happen smoothly and frequently. They will implement flexible release and rollback strategies, collaborate with cross-functional teams to refine release processes, optimize build performance, lead CI/CD processes, and coordinate across teams. The role involves mastering flawless, high-frequency deployments to enable teams to move faster and innovate without limits.
Must have:
  • Experience with deploying and managing large mono-repo codebases.
  • Proven success in navigating complexities of a large engineering organization.
  • Familiarity with modern build systems (e.g., Buck2, Bazel).
  • Experience with modern CI/CD systems for continuous releases.
  • Strong communication skills to align teams.
Good to have:
  • Experience with Nix.
  • Eagerness to learn Haskell.
Perks:
  • Work with a team passionate about smooth and scalable releases.
  • Own a key part of the engineering pipeline and see your work's impact.
  • Collaborate with brilliant engineers.
  • Thrive in a fast-paced, challenging environment.

Job Details

In the world of software engineering, the release pipeline is like the backbone of a high-performance machine—always running, always driving progress, but often out of sight. Much like the unsung heroes of innovation, the release process needs to be both robust and invisible in its perfection. It’s the calm force that powers rapid delivery without disrupting the flow, ensuring every line of code can be shipped confidently, without hesitation. The role of a Release Engineer is not just about managing releases—it’s about mastering the craft of flawless, high-frequency deployments that enable teams to move faster and innovate without limits.

At Mercury, we’re committed to making our software delivery process as seamless and powerful as the products we build. We believe that exceptional engineering is built on a foundation of smooth and efficient deployments, and we’re looking for someone who’s passionate about crafting that experience for our teams and our users.

What You’ll Do:

  • Own the end-to-end release process for our large, mono-repo codebase, ensuring deployments happen without a hitch, every single time.
  • Implement flexible release and rollback strategies that can accommodate the needs of various teams and projects, from frontend to backend, ensuring seamless coordination and minimal disruption.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and refine release processes that allow for rapid, frequent releases, making sure that each team can ship confidently and frequently.
  • Work with a variety of build tools like Buck2, Vite, and Nix to optimize build performance and ensure fast, reliable pipelines.
  • Lead the development of CI/CD processes that support a high-frequency release cadence, ensuring smooth integrations and continuous delivery across the entire organization.
  • Use your strong communication skills to coordinate across teams, ensuring smooth, collaborative releases that delight everyone involved.

What You Bring:

  • Experience with deploying and managing large mono-repo codebases.
  • Proven success in navigating the complexities of a large engineering organization (500+ engineers) while keeping things running smoothly.
  • Familiarity modern build systems (like Buck2, Bazel, or others), and bonus points if you’ve worked with Nix.
  • Experience with modern CI/CD systems (such as GitHub Actions, BuildKite, CircleCI) that allow for continuous, frequent releases across the entire company.
  • Strong communication skills that help align teams across the company, ensuring smooth and collaborative release cycles.
  • Experience with or an eagerness to learn Haskell, as our core monolith is built on it.

Why You’ll Love It Here:

  • Work with a team that’s passionate about making releases smooth and scalable.
  • Own a key part of the engineering pipeline and see your work’s impact on our product’s evolution.
  • Collaborate with brilliant engineers, solving complex challenges while keeping things simple.
  • Thrive in an environment where the pace is fast, the problems are challenging, and the outcomes are magical.

Ready to join a team where your expertise will drive real impact? Apply today, and let’s build something extraordinary together.

If this role interests you, we invite you to explore our public demo at demo.mercury.com

The total rewards package at Mercury includes base salary, equity (stock options), and benefits. Our salary and equity ranges are highly competitive within the SaaS and fintech industry and are updated regularly using the most reliable compensation survey data for our industry. New hire offers are made based on a candidate’s experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers.

Our target new hire base salary ranges for this role are the following:

  • US employees (any location): $166,600 - $208,300 USD
  • Canadian employees (any location): CAD 157,400 - 196,800

*Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC.

Mercury values diversity & belonging and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All individuals seeking employment at Mercury are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities or special needs. If you need assistance, or an accommodation, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role.

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About The Company

Mercury is the fintech ambitious companies use for banking* and all their financial workflows. With a powerful bank account at the center of their operations, companies can make better financial decisions and ensure that every dollar spent aligns with company priorities. That's why over 200K startups choose Mercury to confidently run all their financial operations with the precision, control, and focus they need to operate at their best. To learn more, visit Mercury.com.


*Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC.

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