
Technical Release Manager, Retail and Marcom Engineering
Required skills
- release coordination
- DevOps
- large-scale web platforms
- web releases
- Apple events
- CI/CD pipelines
- automation tooling
- frontend technologies
- CMS platforms
- Next.js
Nice to have
- complex releases
- deadline-driven releases
- cross-functional workflows
- Jenkins
- GitOps
- ITIL frameworks
Role summary
Apple's Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) organization is seeking an experienced Technical Release Manager for the Retail and Marcom Engineering team. This role involves planning, coordinating, and executing web releases and high-profile Apple events, leveraging technical expertise with operational and project management skills. The manager will focus on delivering stable, secure, and high-quality deployments, owning release cycles, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines. Key responsibilities include streamlining delivery processes and improving deployment consistency across global digital experiences using knowledge of frontend technologies, CMS platforms, Next.js, backend systems, Git workflows, and automation tooling.
Description
The Marcom Engineering team is looking for an experienced Technical Release Manager. You will combine your technical expertise with operational and project management skills as you plan, coordinate, and execute regular web releases as well as high-profile Apple events. Your attention to detail and ability to manage cross-functional workflows will be key to delivering stable, secure, and high-quality deployments. You will also own release cycles as they relate to operational efficiency and our CI/CD pipelines. Leveraging your knowledge of frontend technologies, CMS platforms, Next.js, backend systems, Git workflows, and automation tooling, you will help streamline delivery processes and improve deployment consistency across global digital experience.
Minimum Qualifications
BS/BA in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. 3 years experience in release coordination and DevOps for large-scale web platforms Understanding of release pipelines, branching, CI/CD automation, configuration management, testing, or risk mitigation. Experience working with Git workflows, CMS systems, and frontend deployment tooling (e.g., Next.js, Node.js, HTML/CSS).
Preferred Qualifications
Experience coordinating complex, deadline-driven releases across multiple engineering and business teams, Familiarity with CMS platform, Jenkins, GitOps, ITIL frameworks. automation technologies such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins Experience supporting high-visibility or global web releases.. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Sample Apple interview questions
- 1
Design a typeahead box for a search engine
system designmedium - 2
Design a rate limiter
system designmedium - 3
Architect a key-value store for distributed systems.
system designmedium - 4
Design a system to schedule jobs in a distributed environment
system designmedium - 5
What is an API and how does it work?
technicalmedium
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