Principal Release Train Engineer – Global

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants anywhere in the world.

📋 Description

• Oversee the transformation of CINC’s release and delivery framework from a stage-gated approach to a continuous flow model, utilizing Lean, DevOps, and flow principles.

• Mentor engineering, product, and leadership teams on contemporary delivery practices such as trunk-based development, small batch flow, test automation, and continuous delivery.

• Develop and uphold the system of work for value flow, including visual management, planning cadence, and alignment of product and platform initiatives.

• Establish and evaluate delivery performance metrics using DORA and flow metrics (deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, mean time to recovery, WIP, and flow efficiency).

• Facilitate release planning and readiness reviews with an emphasis on enhancing the process rather than merely tracking deadlines.

• Collaborate with Platform & DevEx and Architecture teams to automate quality and compliance signals, ensuring that approvals are based on system health rather than meetings.

• Identify and resolve organizational bottlenecks through data analysis, experimentation, and structured decision-making.

• Partner with Product and Engineering leaders to balance demand, capacity, and dependencies throughout the portfolio.

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement via retrospectives, postmortems, and system-level reflections.

• Ensure visibility and transparency of ongoing work, risks, and dependencies through modern VSM tools and dashboards.

• Guide teams in conflict resolution, promoting constructive discussions while maintaining respect, clarity, and shared accountability.

• Collaborate with the CTO and VP of Platform & DevEx to refine governance models and delivery practices that align with the organization’s speed and safety objectives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in software delivery or engineering leadership roles.

• Demonstrated success in leading or transforming release processes toward continuous delivery in intricate, multi-team software settings.

• Strong technical expertise in modern software engineering practices, including CI/CD pipelines, trunk-based development, automation, and DevOps principles.

• In-depth familiarity with Lean flow concepts, constraints theory, and systems thinking.

• Experience in utilizing and interpreting delivery data (DORA, flow metrics, SLOs) to drive improvements and alignment.

• Background in working with cloud-native and service-oriented architectures is advantageous.

• Ability to work across various technologies, from monolithic systems to microservices, prioritizing flow over specific tools.

• Experience with SQL Server or other enterprise database systems is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary.

• Health insurance.

• Professional development opportunities.

• Flexible work arrangements.