Release Manager, Point of Sale Platform
- Full-time
- Alternate Location: Los Angeles, United States
Company Description
Job Description
As a Release Manager, your goal is to ensure we are releasing high-quality versions of Point of Sale to our sellers. You will own and improve the release process for all Point of Sale verticals, including monitoring the health of each release by tracking bugs and facilitating their resolution. You will work alongside Engineering Managers and Product Managers to advise on the right release strategy for new Point of Sale features.
You will:- Oversee Point of Sale release trains on Android, iOS, Square Register, and Square Terminal
- Manage branches in git source control, review late-breaking changes on release branches, and integrate translations
- Monitor the health of each release by checking for crashes and filing/resolving bugs
- Work with QA to ensure the verification of fixed bugs in each release
- Manage external partnerships with alpha and beta testers
- Partner with Engineering and Product leads to help coordinate the successful release of new features
- Develop improvements to the release processes for Point of Sale and its features
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in a similar role at a technology company
- 3+ years directly interfacing with technical teams such as Engineering or Product
- Experience using JIRA (or a similar platform) to communicate with other teams
- Basic familiarity with scripting languages (e.g. Python)
- Experience with a range of software project management methodologies (Agile, LEAN, etc.)
- Familiarity with software development and release processes
- Experience working with mobile apps and platforms (iOS, Android, App Store, Play Store) a bonus
- Experience with both software and hardware a major bonus
Additional Information
Perks
At Square, we want you to be well and thrive. Our global benefits package includes:
- Healthcare coverage
- Retirement Plans
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Wellness perks
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time off
- Learning and Development resources
Square, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) builds tools to empower businesses and individuals to participate in the economy. Sellers use Square to reach buyers online and in person, manage their business, and access financing. Individuals use Cash App to spend, send, store, and invest money. And TIDAL is a global music and entertainment platform that expands Square's purpose of economic empowerment to artists. Square, Inc. has offices in the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, Ireland, Spain, Norway, and the UK.