Mobile App Deployment Engineer

About Company : Our Client is a leading Indian multinational IT services and consulting firm. It provides digital transformation, cloud computing, data analytics, enterprise application integration, infrastructure management, and application development services. The company caters to over 700 clients across industries such as banking and financial services, manufacturing, technology, media, retail, and travel & hospitality.

Its industry-specific solutions are designed to address complex business challenges by combining domain expertise with deep technical capabilities. With a global workforce of over 80,000 professionals and a presence in more than 50 countries.

Job Title : Release Engineer for Android Mobile Application

Location : Hyderabad

Experience : 5+ Years

Employment Type : Contract-to-Hire

Work Mode : Work From Office

Notice Period : Immediate to 15 days

Job Summary :

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Release Engineer to manage and streamline the release process for our Android mobile applications. This role will be responsible for coordinating builds, managing CI / CD pipelines, ensuring release quality, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-performing mobile apps to users efficiently and reliably.

Key Responsibilities :

• Release Management :
• Own and manage the end-to-end release process for Android applications.
• Coordinate with development, QA, product, and operations teams to ensure timely and high-quality releases.
• Maintain release calendars and communicate release schedules and status updates.
• Build & Deployment Automation :
• Develop and maintain CI / CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Bitrise, or similar.
• Automate build, test, and deployment processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual errors.
• Version Control & Branching Strategy :
• Manage source code repositories (Git) and enforce branching strategies.
• Ensure proper tagging and versioning of releases.
• Quality Assurance :
• Collaborate with QA teams to integrate automated testing into the release pipeline.
• Monitor release metrics and logs to identify and resolve issues proactively.
• Store Management :
• Handle app submissions, updates, and metadata management on the Google Play Store.
• Ensure compliance with store guidelines and manage rollout strategies (e.G., staged roll-outs, A / B testing).
• Monitoring & Support :
• Monitor post-release performance and crash analytics using tools like Firebase Crashlytics, Sentry, etc.
• Provide support for hot fixes and emergency releases when needed.

Required Qualifications :