Release Engineer (Mobile – iOS, Android & Backend)

Overview
We are seeking an experienced and highly organised Release Engineer to oversee the end-to-end release lifecycle of our native mobile applications (iOS and Android) and supporting backend services. This role bridges Product and Engineering, driving high-quality, reliable, and clearly communicated releases.
The ideal candidate is technically proficient, highly organised, and an exceptional communicator who can confidently coordinate complex release activities across engineering, product, and operations teams. They should have hands-on experience with mobile CI/CD pipelines, release automation, feature flag management, and production deployments, while proactively communicating release progress and risks to stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Release Planning & Coordination
Own and manage the release calendar across iOS, Android, and backend platforms
Coordinate release scope with Product Managers, Engineering Leads, QA, and Ops
Ensure alignment on priorities, timelines, and dependencies across teams
Facilitate release readiness reviews and go/no-go decisions
Execution & Delivery
Oversee end-to-end release execution, including build, testing, and deployment phases
Coordinate mobile app submissions (App Store & Google Play)
Manage backend release deployments, ensuring compatibility with mobile versions
Ensure versioning, tagging, and branching strategies are followed consistently
Operational Responsibilities
Execute and coordinate production releases for mobile applications and supporting backend services.
Manage release schedules and deployment activities across multiple environments.
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.
Monitor release health and coordinate issue resolution with engineering teams.
Ensure deployment checklists and release runbooks are followed.
Support production rollbacks when required.
Stakeholder Communication
Requirements:
Mandatory Skills
English: excellent verbal and written communication with proactive stakeholder management.
Mobile application release lifecycle expertise (iOS & Android).
Experience with mobile CI/CD and release automation.
Git, GitHub, GitHub Actions and/or CircleCI.
Kubernetes fundamentals.
Feature flag management in production environments.
Cross-functional release coordination across Product, Engineering and QA.

Work arrangement
No