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Tata Consultancy Services lists this Android Release Manager opportunity in san jose, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

Experience: Release Engineering and program management experience delivering consumer-facing software and mobile applications

Cross-Functional Leadership: Demonstrated ability to align diverse engineering, hardware, QA, product, compliance, and external OEM teams.

End-to-End Release Expertise: Hands-on experience managing release calendars, leading Go/No-Go reviews, and executing phased production rollouts.

Android Ecosystem Knowledge: Working knowledge of the Android build process (e.g., build artifacts, semantic versioning, CI/CD pipelines).

Monitoring & Analytics: Proficiency with real-time dashboards and crash reporting tools (e.g., Crashlytics, Play Console, or custom telemetry platforms).

Communication & Decision-Making: Strong leadership presence with the data-driven confidence to approve, delay, or halt releases to protect product quality.

Experience managing software/hardware release cycles in the automotive, Android Automotive OS (AAOS), or OEM ecosystem.

Deep familiarity with Jira, Confluence, and modern CI/CD release automation tools.

End-to-End Release Management: Lead the complete software release lifecycle starting from branch cut through deployment, staged rollouts, and post-launch monitoring.

Cross-Functional & Partner Alignment: Drive daily coordination across Engineering, QA, Product, Hardware, Compliance, and external OEM partners to keep timelines, project scope, and release goals aligned.

Environment & Deployment Coordination: Maintain the release calendar, schedule deployment windows across internal, staging, and production environments, and manage risk and calendar conflicts.

Go/No-Go Leadership & Launch Readiness: Chair production readiness reviews and Go/No-Go meetings, evaluating open bugs, test coverage, and legal/compliance requirements before authorizing production pushes.

Staged Rollouts & Stability Monitoring: Execute phased production ramp-ups, while actively monitoring real-time crash rates, system stability, and performance metrics.

Risk Resolution & Resource Planning: Spot technical or schedule disconnects early to clear blockers, while identifying and securing the necessary tools and headcount.

Metrics & Process Optimization: Build real-time progress dashboards and host post-release retrospectives to drive continuous process improvements across future release cycles.

Basic Android Build Oversight: Leverage foundational Android build knowledge (e.g., APK/AAB generation, versioning, release configurations) to validate release candidate packages.

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