Release Manager

WEKA is architecting a new approach to the enterprise data stack built for the AI era. The WEKA® Data Platform sets the standard for AI infrastructure with a cloud and AI-native software solution that can be deployed anywhere. It transforms legacy data silos into data pipelines that make GPUs, AI, and other performance-intensive workloads run faster, work more efficiently, and consume less energy.WEKA is a pre-IPO, growth-stage company on a hyper-growth trajectory. We’ve raised $375M in capital with dozens of world-class venture capital and strategic investors. We help the world’s most innovative enterprises and research organizations, including 12 of the Fortune 50, reach discoveries, insights, and outcomes faster and more sustainably.We’re passionate about helping our customers overcome complex data challenges to accelerate their innovation and help grow their businesses. If you share our passion, we invite you to join us on this exciting journey.

What makes a Wekkie?

If you have a positive “can-do” attitude, a relentless curiosity about all things tech, and you thrive on pushing limits and breaking barriers, you’ll fit right in at Weka!

We’re a super friendly bunch who support each other, promote best practices, and always encourage collaboration and sharing ideas. Even on rainy days, our sunny spirits shine through. And as we grow, we’re inviting those who are like us to join in the fun!

What You’ll Be Doing

You will play a crucial role in the software development lifecycle by ensuring the smooth and efficient release of high-quality software products. The Software Release Engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage release processes, and implement automation to streamline workflows.

As a Release Manager, You’ll

• Be in charge of the set-up, maintenance, and development of CI/CDֿ
• Help your R&D teams move fast by building and deploying their services in production
• Test, design, and implement new technologies and tools
• Improve codebase to support CI best practices (code source structure, architecture, builds, versioning, packaging, and testing) Stabilize the build and release process
• Simplify the process to make it accessible to the development teams
• Work closely with the developers, QA, production engineers, and E2E Activities
• Proactively identify and fix the issues in tooling and processes
• Evangelize and mentor others on the topic of build and release management
  
  

• 3 Years of experience as a Release Engineer or in similar role
• Strong knowledge of version control systems (e.g., GitHub), build tools, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality releases.
• Hands-on experience in managing cloud platforms including security, networking, and computing (preferably AWS\Azure\OCI)
• Experience with at least one programming language (Python, C++) - Advantage
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code(IAC) tools such as Terraform, etc - Advantage
• Experience with containers and delivery of services via containers (Docker, K8s, EKS, ECS) - Advantage
• Experience collaborating with development teams to streamline and optimize development processes