Senior Software Engineer - Release Manager
Torcrobotics · Remote - US · Posted Jul 6, 2026
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About the Company
At Torc, we have always believed that autonomous vehicle technology will transform how we travel, move freight, and do business.
A leader in autonomous driving since 2007, Torc has spent over a decade commercializing our solutions with experienced partners. Now a part of the Daimler family , we are focused solely on developing software for automated trucks to transform how the world moves freight.
Join us and catapult your career with the company that helped pioneer autonomous technology, and the first AV software company with the vision to partner directly with a truck manufacturer.
Meet the Team
The Platform Applications and Mission Control department develops embedded applications for autonomous trucks and cloud-based applications that support connectivity, diagnostics, predictive maintenance, real-time monitoring, and integration with enterprise, manufacturing, and customer-facing platforms.
The department is responsible for designing scalable, secure, and high-performance software solutions that enhance vehicle functionality, improve operational efficiency, and enable seamless communication between onboard systems, cloud infrastructure, and external services.
What You’ll Do
As a Release Manager, you will oversee the planning, coordination, and delivery of embedded truck software and cloud application releases across the department. You will work cross-functionally with development, testing, DevOps, and product teams to ensure releases are delivered on schedule, meet quality and compliance standards, and align with departmental objectives and business priorities. The role includes managing release timelines, deployment readiness, risk mitigation, change control, and cross-stakeholder communication to support reliable and scalable software delivery.
This role will involve:
Coordinate release planning and execution activities across Engineering, QA, DevOps, Product, Cybersecurity, and Operations teams to ensure the successful delivery of embedded truck software and cloud applications
Manage release schedules, deployment timelines, and milestones
Ensure release readiness through validation of testing results, compliance checks, documentation reviews, and stakeholder approvals
Lead go/no-go decision meetings, release status reviews, and post-release retrospectives to drive accountability and continuous improvement
Oversee production deployments, rollback strategies, and contingency planning to minimize operational risk and service disruption
Identify, track, and mitigate release risks, cross-team dependencies, and change management impacts throughout the software delivery lifecycle
Partner with DevOps and infrastructure teams to enhance CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, monitoring, and release reliability
Support process improvement initiatives focused on release governance, standardization, tooling optimization, and operational efficiency
Manage multiple concurrent releases across development, testing, staging, and production environments while maintaining delivery quality and schedule alignment
Monitor post-release performance, defects, and incidents, and coordinate resolution efforts to ensure system stability and customer satisfaction
Maintain clear communication with stakeholders by providing release status updates, deployment metrics, risk assessments, and escalation management
Contribute to the development and enforcement of release management best practices, policies, and operational procedures
What You’ll Need to Succeed
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field with 5+ years of professional experience in Release Management, Program Management, or Software Delivery
Strong understanding of modern software development methodologies, including Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD practices
Experience coordinating complex software releases across cross-functional teams
Familiarity with release and deployment tools such as Jenkins, Jira, GitHub Actions, Octopus Deploy, or similar platforms
Strong project management, organizational, and prioritization skills
Experience managing multiple releases and environments simultaneously
Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
Strong problem-solving and risk management skills
Experience facilitating release readiness reviews, deployment coordination, and post-mortem discussions
Preferred Skills
Experience managing software releases within cloud-based environments such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Familiarity with infrastructure automation, configuration management, and deployment orchestration tools and practices
Experience supporting enterprise SaaS platforms, embedded systems, or large-scale distributed application environments
Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps methodologies, and release automation frameworks
Understanding of change management, release governance, compliance, and operatio…