Technical Program Manager, Software Release Management

Job overview

The Technical Program Manager, Software Release Management role is onsite in Aurora, IL. Compensation is not specified. The posting emphasizes coordination across engineering, quality assurance, product, hardware, compliance, and external original equipment manufacturer teams. The role exists to lead end-to-end software and product release cycles, helping teams deliver stable production rollouts. It coordinates readiness, testing, issue resolution, staged deployment, and post-release monitoring while using release metrics and retrospectives to improve future cycles.

What you'll do

• Lead the software release lifecycle from branch cut through deployment, staged rollouts, and post-launch monitoring
• coordinate Engineering, QA, Product, Hardware, Compliance, and external OEM partners
• maintain release calendars and deployment windows
• chair production readiness and Go/No-Go reviews
• evaluate bugs, test coverage, and compliance requirements
• execute phased rollouts and monitor crash rates, stability, and performance
• resolve blockers, build progress dashboards, and host post-release retrospectives
• use foundational Android build knowledge to validate release candidate packages.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

technical program manager

release management

release coordination

software releases

android

automotive

ci/cd

regression testing

production rollouts

aurora il

q1 technologies

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Android ecosystem knowledge, Jira, Confluence, CI/CD tools, and automotive or Android Automotive OS release experience are relevant; prior Google product or ecosystem experience is preferred.

About the employer

Q1 Technologies, Inc is hiring for this role. Industry: Computer Systems Design Services. Sector: 54.