Release Manager
Core
Own how Tailscale ships its product internally and to customers by building and running release coordination processes.
Role type
Release Manager (Engineering Operations)
Builds
Release coordination processes, tooling, templates, and operational metrics for product and engineering teams.
Domain
Software Engineering / DevOps / SaaS
Required skills
Release management, process design, cross-team coordination, risk management, operational metrics, tooling development, branching strategies, deployment pipelines, feature flags, rollout mechanics
Preferred skills
Client and server software release processes, developer tools/infrastructure/security SaaS experience, DORA metrics, progressive rollouts, canary deployments, scaling operational practices
Technologies
Feature flag systems, deployment pipelines, branching strategies, operational metrics tools
Responsibilities
Design and improve release management processes including cadence, readiness criteria, and go/no-go decisions; Build and maintain release tooling, templates, and documentation; Partner with engineering and product to surface risks early; Define and track operational metrics like release frequency and change failure rate; Facilitate cross-team planning rituals; Drive systemic improvements to operations
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
