Ready to shape the future of data

Matillion is the intelligent data integration platform.

We're changing how the world works with data – and we need driven, curious people who think big and move fast.

We built the Data Productivity Cloud to supercharge data productivity, and now we're shaping the future of data engineering with Maia – our AI-powered virtual data engineers that help teams design, build, and manage data pipelines at unmatched speed.

Join #TeamGreen, where the mission comes first, collaboration drives us forward, and everyone pulls in the same direction to make a dent in the universe bigger than ourselves.

Role Purpose

We're seeking an experienced Principal Software Engineer to lead our release engineering efforts.

In this role, you'll architect and build the systems that enable our engineering teams to ship software reliably and efficiently. You'll drive technical strategy, mentor engineers, and establish best practices that scale across the organization.

This role will be based in our Hyderabad office.

What will you be doing
Release Engineering
Design and implement scalable release automation systems, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment infrastructure
Lead the technical roadmap for release engineering, making architectural decisions that impact the entire engineering organization
Build tooling and frameworks that improve developer productivity, deployment velocity, and system reliability
Establish release processes and standards that ensure safe, frequent deployments to production
Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate release automation into their workflows
Monitor and optimize build times, test execution, and deployment performance
Design rollback strategies, feature flagging systems, and progressive delivery mechanisms
Mentor and guide engineers across teams on release engineering best practices
Drive incident response and post-mortem processes for release-related issues
Evaluate and integrate third-party tools and services into the release pipeline
Create visibility into release metrics, deployment frequency, and change failure rates

Technical Mentorship
Develop new skills within the team through coaching and delegation
Identify and feed back areas of improvement and strengths and being knowledgeable about the team
Encourage others to partake in technical discussions and increasing team inquisitiveness
Advise and encourage both on the job development and external development opportunities
Explain, demonstrate and engage fellow team members in doing the right thing guided by the values of Matillion
What we are looking for
Essential Skills
10+ years of software engineering experience with 5+ years focused on release engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure
Elite expertise in CI/CD systems (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, etc.)
Elite programming skills in languages such as Python, Go, or Bash for automation
Strong experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
Proficiency with version control systems, particularly Git workflows and branching strategies
Track record of building and scaling release infrastructure at high-growth companies
Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi)
Excellent communication skills and ability to influence technical decisions across teams

Preferred Skills
Experience with build systems such as Gradle, Maven
Knowledge of security practices in release pipelines (signing, scanning, compliance)
Familiarity with observability tools and practices
Background in distributed systems and microservices architectures
Contributions to open-source Release Engineering tools
Prior experience in a Principal or Senior Staff Engineer role
Personal Capabilities Required
Inquisitiveness - digging into problems and solutions to understand the underlying technology
Autonomy - ability to work on a task and solve problems independently
Motivation - sets personal challenges and constantly looking to stretch themselves
Problem solving - recognition of problems and recasting difficult-to-solve problems in order to find unique and innovative solutions
Integrity - honest and transparent in dealing, open to voice and accept criticism, is trustworthy and builds credibility through actions
Detail focussed - pays attention to the details and can make a conscious effort to understand causes instead of just the effects
Big picture aware - understands the scope and impact of a problem or solution

At Matillion, we're here to do something hard - change the way the world works with data, and build a great company along the way. Big, bold goals aren't for the faint-hearted, and we don't shy away from them. But we don't do it alone. No egos, no politics - just great people working together, guided by our six core values;
- Confidence without arrogance
- Working with integrity
- Customer obsessed
- Innovate and demand quality
- Bias for action
- We care
We operate a flexible working culture that promotes work-life balance, with benefits including:
- Company Equity
- 27 days paid time off
- 12 days of Company Holiday
- 5 days paid volunteering leave
- Group Mediclaim (GMC)
- Enhanced parental leave policies
- MacBook Pro
- Access to various tools to aid your career development
More about Matillion
Thousands of enterprises including Cisco, London Stock Exchange Group, EDF and Slack trust Matillion for a wide range of use cases from insights and operational analytics, to data science, machine learning and AI. We are a truly global workforce, dual headquartered in Manchester, UK and Denver, Colorado, with expanding offices in Hyderabad, India, along with valuable remote colleagues around the world.
We are keen to hear from prospective Matillioners, so even if you don't feel you match all the criteria please apply and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch. Alternatively, if you're interested in Matillion but don't see a suitable role, please email [HIDDEN TEXT].
Find out more about life on #TeamGreen here.
Matillion is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our team. Matillion prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Matillion does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Principal Software Engineer - Release Engineering