Agility Robotics
Senior Manager, Release and Issue Management
Hybrid- Fremont, CA · Senior · Full-time
No sponsorship$217k-$281kDetected 4 days ago
Systems EngineeringRoboticsElectrical EngineeringLeadershipProblem Solving
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About the role
- We are seeking a Sr. Manager, Release & Issue Management to lead and scale a high-impact organization responsible for software issue triage, technical investigations, root cause analysis, release management and closure of software issues affecting the humanoid robot fleet.
- This role owns the strategy, execution, and evolution of the organization's software issue and release management capabilities. You will lead a team of triage & root cause analysis engineers and release management, establishing the frameworks, processes, and technical rigor required to rapidly diagnose complex software issues through alignment with software development teams on prioritization and resolution, and ensure fixes are appropriately incorporated into release.
- The ideal candidate combines strong technical depth in software debugging, diagnostics, root cause analysis, and release processes with proven leadership experience, enabling them to set technical direction, drive cross-functional execution, develop tooling and processes, and build a high-performing team that improves fleet reliability and accelerates effective software releases.
Responsibilities
- Build and lead a high-performing Release & Issue Management organization, including triage, RCA, and release management.
- Lead triage and technical investigation of complex software issues escalated from Field Operations, Release Validation, and Engineering.
- Drive root cause analysis, issue classification and ownership to individual software components.
- Collaborate with the software development team to prioritize fleet-impacting defects based on severity, recurrence, and release risk.
- partner with platform teams to maximize fleet issue visibility.
- Identify and close gaps in observability, logging, and telemetry; partner with platform teams to maximize fleet issue visibility.
- Own the end-to-end software release management process, including release planning, scope, readiness criteria, issue tracking, and deployment coordination.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, systems engineering, diagnostics, release management, or related engineering disciplines supporting complex robotic or autonomous systems
- 5+ years of experience leading and managing engineering teams, including senior and staff-level engineers and technical leaders
- Experience in robotics, autonomous vehicles, aerospace, industrial automation, or similar high-complexity software and systems environments
- Proven track record leading complex software investigations, root cause analysis, and cross-functional issue resolution.
- Experience establishing or scaling release management processes for software deployed to production or customer fleets
- Technical Expertise
- Strong expertise in software debugging, root cause analysis, fault isolation, diagnostics, and technical investigations across complex robotic or autonomous system
- Experience with telemetry, observability, logging, issue tracking, engineering analytics, and tooling used to diagnose and resolve fleet issues
- Experience defining release quality gates, acceptance criteria, validation strategies, and processes for safely deploying software to production systems.
- Ability to balance technical depth with strategic leadership in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
- Deep understanding of software development lifecycle, software validation, release processes, configuration and version management, and defect management
- Proven ability to build and lead high-performing engineering teams while establishing scalable processes and operational rigor
- Excellent systems thinking, analytical problem-solving, and cross-functional leadership skills
- Effective communicator capable of influencing technical and executive stakeholders and driving alignment across software development and operations teams.
- Ability to incorporate and use AI tools to enhance productivity and efficiency.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Robotics, or a related field (Master's or PhD preferred)
Compensation
- The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Benefits
- Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave programs.
Company info
- 401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match.
Visa & Work Authorization
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