Senior Automation Tester

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Role Summary We are seeking a Release Operations Engineer to join the Wearables Productivity and Infrastructure team. This role is the operational backbone of Meta's wearable device software releases, responsible for supporting the branch-to-release lifecycle across multiple product lines including AI-powered smart glasses, display glasses, and wrist-worn devices. The ideal candidate will support release branch management, change request operations, build tracking, and cross-functional release communication for Meta's rapidly growing wearables portfolio. This is a high-visibility, high-impact role that directly affects the shipping velocity and quality of millions of consumer devices. Core Responsibilities 1. Release Branch Operations (Primary - ~50% of time) Support operation on release branches across all Wearables product lines (5+ concurrent release trains) Process change requests (blocking and non-blocking changes) for merge into release branches Track and communicate with regular cadence daily build of interest candidates to cross-functional stakeholders release change status updates Coordinate cherry-picks, merge conflict resolution, and diff landing on release branches Support hotfix release cycles including branch cuts, builds, and deployments 2. Release Health Monitoring & SEV Response (~20% of time) Monitor release branch health including build status, ingest pipelines, and test suites Escalate issues by filing release-impacting SEVs (build failures, test regressions) Pulling in the right engineering teams for faster resolution possible Track release quality bar test failures 3. Release Tooling & Automation (~15% of time) Report Release Infrastructure issues with details Operate automation and AI skills Build and maintain release operational workflows and runbooks Identify and implement process improvements to reduce manual overhead 4. Cross-Functional Communication & Coordination (~15% of time) Serve as the release operations point of contact for 20+ engineering teams Cooperate with release leadership to meet release timelines and communicate impacts of schedule changes on release operation Required Skills & Experience Must-Have 3+ years experience in Release Engineering / Release Operations for consumer electronics or mobile platforms Familiarity with Android platform - AOSP builds, system services, app ingest pipelines Experience with CI/CD pipelines - build systems, automated testing, release branching strategies Git/Mercurial proficiency - cherry-picks, merge conflict resolution, branch management at scale Change management experience - evaluating risk of code changes landing in stabilized branches Strong communication skills - ability to write clear status updates for diverse audiences (engineering, TPM, QA, leadership) SEV response experience - triage, escalation, and driving resolution under time pressure Scripting/automation skills - Python, shell scripting, or similar for operational automation Ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams - juggling 3-5 parallel release trains Strongly Preferred Experience with Meta's internal tooling ecosystem (Release Beast, Phabricator/Diffs, Tasks, Buck2) Familiarity with embedded systems / firmware release processes Experience with wearable devices or IoT product release cycles Experience working with globally distributed teams Prior experience in a high-velocity release environment (weekly, bi-weekly or monthly cadences) Nice-to-Have Experience with Scuba, ODS, or similar observability platforms for release health monitoring Background in test infrastructure (emulators, automated test suites, build test frameworks) Exposure to AI/ML feature integration on embedded devices security patch management for Android devices Key Responsibilities Role Summary We are seeking a Release Operations Engineer to join the Wearables Productivity and Infrastructure team. This role is the operational backbone of Meta's wearable device software releases, responsible for supporting the branch-to-release lifecycle across multiple product lines including AI-powered smart glasses, display glasses, and wrist-worn devices. The ideal candidate will support release branch management, change request operations, build tracking, and cross-functional release communication for Meta's rapidly growing wearables portfolio. This is a high-visibility, high-impact role that directly affects the shipping velocity and quality of millions of consumer devices. Core Responsibilities 1. Release Branch Operations (Primary - ~50% of time) Support operation on release branches across all Wearables product lines (5+ concurrent release trains) Process change requests (blocking and non-blocking changes) for merge into release branches Track and communicate with regular cadence daily build of interest candidates to cross-functional stakeholders release change status updates Coordinate cherry-picks, merge conflict resolution, and diff landing on release branches Support hotfix release cycles including branch cuts, builds, and deployments 2. Release Health Monitoring & SEV Response (~20% of time) Monitor release branch health including build status, ingest pipelines, and test suites Escalate issues by filing release-impacting SEVs (build failures, test regressions) Pulling in the right engineering teams for faster resolution possible Track release quality bar test failures 3. Release Tooling & Automation (~15% of time) Report Release Infrastructure issues with details Operate automation and AI skills Build and maintain release operational workflows and runbooks Identify and implement process improvements to reduce manual overhead 4. Cross-Functional Communication & Coordination (~15% of time) Serve as the release operations point of contact for 20+ engineering teams Cooperate with release leadership to meet release timelines and communicate impacts of schedule changes on release operation Required Skills & Experience Must-Have 3+ years experience in Release Engineering / Release Operations for consumer electronics or mobile platforms Familiarity with Android platform - AOSP builds, system services, app ingest pipelines Experience with CI/CD pipelines - build systems, automated testing, release branching strategies Git/Mercurial proficiency - cherry-picks, merge conflict resolution, branch management at scale Change management experience - evaluating risk of code changes landing in stabilized branches Strong communication skills - ability to write clear status updates for diverse audiences (engineering, TPM, QA, leadership) SEV response experience - triage, escalation, and driving resolution under time pressure Scripting/automation skills - Python, shell scripting, or similar for operational automation Ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams - juggling 3-5 parallel release trains Strongly Preferred Experience with Meta's internal tooling ecosystem (Release Beast, Phabricator/Diffs, Tasks, Buck2) Familiarity with embedded systems / firmware release processes Experience with wearable devices or IoT product release cycles Experience working with globally distributed teams Prior experience in a high-velocity release environment (weekly, bi-weekly or monthly cadences) Nice-to-Have Experience with Scuba, ODS, or similar observability platforms for release health monitoring Background in test infrastructure (emulators, automated test suites, build test frameworks) Exposure to AI/ML feature integration on embedded devices security patch management for Android devices Skill Requirements Role Summary We are seeking a Release Operations Engineer to join the Wearables Productivity and Infrastructure team. This role is the operational backbone of Meta's wearable device software releases, responsible for supporting the branch-to-release lifecycle across multiple product lines including AI-powered smart glasses, display glasses, and wrist-worn devices. The ideal candidate will support release branch management, change request operations, buil