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Release Manager
2 years ago
JOB TITLE: Release Manager, Shared Technology
LOCATION: Brno, Czech Republic
FUNCTION: Production
REPORTS TO: Lead Producer
CONTRACT: permanent
What We Need:
We are looking for an experienced Release Manager to help us help define and operate the release process for our shared Engine and Tools at Hangar 13.
What You Will Do:
- Champion a healthy, collaborative release culture within the studio, across multiple projects
- Define and own the release process for engine and tools end-to-end, collaborating with Technical Directors & Producers to schedule predictable releases to internal customers, across multiple time zones & locations
- Work with other project leaders and Release Managers at the project level to ensure consistently stable merges of shared technology, to and from game projects
- Collaborate with engineering and QA to automate CI/CD processes
- Own the process for creating build documentation for every release
- Coordinate with QA/Discipline Leads to ensure integrity of all releases
- Publishing relevant reporting for release and merge tracking
- Embody an ethos of continual improvement, identifying inefficiencies & opportunities in the release process
Who We Think Will Be A Good Fit:
Our ideal candidate is a detail-oriented, highly-organized team player with a strong ability to stay focused and productive when working independently and with others.
Minimum Requirements:
- Two years Release Management Leadership, with Software/Games-as-a-service strongly preferred
- Experience with issue/bug tracking (JIRA preferred) and source control software (Perforce preferred)
- An understanding of branches/streams, depots, merging strategy, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CD/CI) pipelines
- Demonstrated team and time management skills, including excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Technical orientation and a strong understanding of software development
- Proven tolerance for a high degree of uncertainty and variability
- Good communication skills
- Ideally, you love games!
Who We Are:
Hangar 13 is an internal 2K development studio based in four locations: Novato (California), Brighton (UK), and Brno & Prague (Czech Republic), working collaboratively as one team.
Each of our locations provides the opportunity to Bravely Create on big-budget, AAA console titles in a diverse and inclusive environment.
At Hangar 13, we want people driven by curiosity — Visionaries who aren’t afraid to explore new territory. Intrepid individuals who embrace the weird, the challenging, the unconventional.
We’re continuing to build a space that empowers you to take risks and redefine what’s possible,
Where your inquisitive nature is nourished — A home for people who aren’t satisfied with what is, but who are obsessed by what could be.
So bring your talent,
Your unique point-of-view, Your fearless tenacity,
And together, we’ll Bravely Create.
Brno:
Located in the south-east part of the Czech Republic, just a 2-hour drive from Prague, 3 hrs from Budapest and mere 90 minutes from Vienna, surrounded by vineyards from the south-east and highlands from the north-west, Brno is a comfortable place to live and work. This Czech Republic´s second largest city offers everything you need without the big city rush - modern architecture, perfect cuisine, award-winning bars, and diverse countryside.
Please note that 2K Games and its studios never uses instant messaging apps or personal email accounts to contact prospective employees or conduct interviews and when emailing, only use 2K.com, hangar13games.com and 2kczech.com accounts.
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