Principal Software Engineer - Release Engineering

Matillion Hyderabad 1 day ago

engineering

Ready to shape the future of data?

Matillion is the intelligent data integration platform.

We're changing how the world works with data – and we need driven, curious people who think big and move fast.

We built the Data Productivity Cloud to supercharge data productivity, and now we’re shaping the future of data engineering with Maia – our AI-powered virtual data engineers that help teams design, build, and manage data pipelines at unmatched speed.

Join #TeamGreen, where the mission comes first, collaboration drives us forward, and everyone pulls in the same direction to make a dent in the universe bigger than ourselves.

Role Purpose

We're seeking an experienced Principal Software Engineer to lead our release engineering efforts.

In this role, you'll architect and build the systems that enable our engineering teams to ship software reliably and efficiently. You'll drive technical strategy, mentor engineers, and establish best practices that scale across the organization.

This role will be based in our Hyderabad office.

What will you be doing?

Release Engineering

Design and implement scalable release automation systems, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment infrastructure

Lead the technical roadmap for release engineering, making architectural decisions that impact the entire engineering organization

Build tooling and frameworks that improve developer productivity, deployment velocity, and system reliability

Establish release processes and standards that ensure safe, frequent deployments to production

Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate release automation into their workflows

Monitor and optimize build times, test execution, and deployment performance

Design rollback strategies, feature flagging systems, and progressive delivery mechanisms

Mentor and guide engineers across teams on release engineering best practices

Drive incident response and post-mortem processes for release-related issues

Evaluate and integrate third-party tools and services into the release pipeline

Create visibility into release metrics, deployment frequency, and change failure rates

Technical Mentorship

Develop new skills within the team through coaching and delegation

Identify and feed back areas of improvement and strengths and being knowledgeable about the team

Encourage others to partake in technical discussions and increasing team inquisitiveness

Advise and encourage both on the job development and external development opportunities

Explain, demonstrate and engage fellow team members in ‘doing the right thing’ guided by the values of Matillion

What we are looking for?

Essential Skills

10+ years of software engineering experience with 5+ years focused on release engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure

Elite expertise in CI/CD systems (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, etc.)

Elite programming skills in languages such as Python, Go, or Bash for automation

Strong experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

Proficiency with version control systems, particularly Git workflows and branching strategies

Track record of building and scaling release infrastructure at high-growth companies

Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi)

Excellent communication skills and ability to influence technical decisions across teams

Preferred Skills

Experience with build systems such as Gradle, Maven

Knowledge of security practices in release pipelines (signing, scanning, compliance)

Familiarity with observability tools and practices

Background in distributed systems and microservices architectures

Contributions to open-source Release Engineering tools

Prior experience in a Principal or Senior Staff Engineer role

Personal Capabilities Required

Inquisitiveness - digging into problems and solutions to understand the underlying technology

Autonomy - ability to work on a task and solve problems independently

Motivation - sets personal challenges and constantly looking to stretch themselves

Problem solving - recognition of problems and recasting difficult-to-solve problems in order to find unique and innovative solutions

Integrity - honest and transparent in dealing, open to voice and accept criticism, is trustworthy and builds credibility through actions

Detail focussed - pays attention to the details and can make a conscious effort to understand causes instead of just the effects

Big picture aware - understands the scope and impact of a problem or solution

At Matillion, we’re here to do something hard - change the way the world works with data, and build a great company along the way. Big, bold goals aren’t for the faint-hearted, and we don’t shy away from them. But we don’t do it alone. No egos, no politics - just great people working together, guided by our six core values;

- Confidence without arrogance

- Working with integrity

- Customer obsessed

- Innovate and demand quality

- Bias for action

- We care

We operate a flexible working culture that promotes work-life balance, with benefits including:

- Company Equity

- 27 days paid time off

- 12 days of Company Holiday

- 5 days paid volunteering leave

- Group Mediclaim (GMC)

- Enhanced parental leave policies

- MacBook Pro

- Access to various tools to aid your career development

More about Matillion

Thousands of enterprises including Cisco, London Stock Exchange Group, EDF and Slack trust Matillion for a wide range of use cases from insights and operational analytics, to data science, machine learning and AI. We are a truly global workforce, dual headquartered in Manchester, UK and Denver, Colorado, with expanding offices in Hyderabad, India, along with valuable remote colleagues around the world.

We are keen to hear from prospective Matillioners, so even if you don't feel you match all the criteria please apply and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch. Alternatively, if you're interested in Matillion but don't see a suitable role, please email talent@matillion.com.

Find out more about life on #TeamGreen here.

Matillion is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our team. Matillion prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Matillion does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.