Elixr Labs is where technology meets healthcare. We thrive by creating solutions to improve the efficiency of health care professionals primarily and installations. Our mobility solutions give a blanket coverage over all functions in the health care vertical from research to surgery. Our team consists of engineers who are experienced in this niche vertical that requires unique set of skills that cater to creating solutions for the health care vertical.
Lead Mobile Release Engineer with 6+ years of experience to own and lead the mobile application delivery lifecycle across iOS and Android. This role will serve as the single point of contact for the mobile release function and act as the technical lead for release engineering across the team.
You will be responsible for driving release strategy, standardizing delivery processes, coordinating cross-functional stakeholders, and building secure, automated, and highly reliable pipelines from code merge through internal distribution and production rollout. The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in mobile release tooling with strong DevOps/platform engineering fundamentals and the leadership skills to guide developers, QA, product, and security teams through a predictable release process.
Key Responsibilities
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Act as the primary owner and single point of contact for all mobile release engineering activities across iOS and Android
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Lead the end-to-end mobile release lifecycle, including build orchestration, internal testing, beta distribution, store submission, phased rollout, and production release
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Define and enforce release standards, governance, checklists, timelines, and go/no-go criteria
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Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for mobile applications using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or Bitrise, integrated with Fastlane
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Manage release workflows for App Store Connect and Google Play Console, including TestFlight, Firebase App Distribution, release tracks, phased rollouts, and store compliance requirements
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Own and secure mobile code-signing processes, including certificate and provisioning profile management using Fastlane Match or equivalent tooling
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Improve build reliability, speed, and developer experience by optimizing macOS runners, caching, dependency management, and artifact handling
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Partner with mobile developers to support native iOS/Android, React Native, and Flutter delivery workflows
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Drive shift-left quality and security practices by integrating unit tests, UI automation, static analysis, dependency scanning, and mobile security checks aligned to OWASP MASVS
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Implement and review post-release observability using Crashlytics, Sentry, and New Relic to monitor app health, regressions, and release quality
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Manage supporting infrastructure on AWS and/or Azure using Terraform and Ansible
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Support internal tooling and backend services used by the mobile ecosystem with Docker and Kubernetes where required
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Coordinate closely with engineering, QA, product, security, and leadership to plan releases, manage dependencies, communicate risks, and resolve blockers
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Mentor engineers on release best practices, improve team maturity, and drive continuous improvement across delivery processes
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Own release metrics such as build success rate, deployment frequency, build duration, failed submissions, rollback rates, and release stability
Required Skills and Qualifications
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6+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Release Engineering, or CI/CD, with at least 2-3 years focused on mobile release engineering
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Proven experience acting as a technical lead, release lead, or primary point of contact for a delivery or platform function
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Strong hands-on experience with Fastlane, Xcodebuild, and Gradle
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Proven experience building and operating iOS and Android CI/CD pipelines on macOS runners
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Deep understanding of App Store Connect, Google Play Console, TestFlight, Firebase App Distribution, release tracks, phased rollouts, signing requirements, and store review processes
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Strong knowledge of CocoaPods, Swift Package Manager, and Android build/release configuration
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Experience supporting both native mobile apps and at least one cross-platform stack such as React Native or Flutter
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Proficiency in Bash, Python, or Ruby for release and build automation
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Strong hands-on experience with AWS and/or Azure and Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
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Working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes
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Experience integrating security tooling such as MobSF, SonarQube, dependency scanning, or similar mobile security controls
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Solid understanding of OWASP MASVS and secure mobile delivery practices
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Strong stakeholder communication, decision-making, incident coordination, and ownership mindset
Preferred Qualifications
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Experience with Bitrise, MacStadium, AWS EC2 Mac, or other Apple build infrastructure providers
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Experience managing release planning for multiple apps, teams, or environments simultaneously
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Familiarity with ArgoCD or Flux for managing backend services that support mobile platforms
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Experience with JFrog Artifactory, Azure Artifacts, private CocoaPods registries, or Maven repositories
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Experience optimizing runner usage, cloud costs, and build minutes at scale
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Experience mentoring engineers or leading a small release/platform function
