Release Manager

Join to apply for the Release Manager role at Epic Games 1 day ago • Be among the first 25 applicants What Makes Us Epic At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award‑winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating. Being Epic means being part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development. Production What We Do Whether it’s driving a vision from start to finish or collaborating with teams to inspire and deliver projects of Epic quality, Epic’s production teams take pride in consistently delivering world‑class products and experiences. What You’ll Do Epic Games is looking for a quality‑focused Release Manager to play a pivotal role in how Unreal Engine reaches creators and players around the globe. You will work with talented teams across disciplines to bring industry‑defining technology to life on time and at the highest quality. The Release Management team ensures every build that goes out meets the Epic standard. You will lead the charge on risk management, clear communication, milestone execution, and delivering the tools that empower the next generation of creativity. In this role, you will Develop new practices and structures to better scale release management and stabilization processes across our Unreal Engine ecosystem Own the scheduling, coordination, quality control, and deployment processes across multiple platforms and services Understand the process for submitting builds to different environments inside and outside, and be an expert on all things related to Unreal Engine deployments Coordinate across all disciplines to ensure release plans, marketing, community messaging, and other key beats are considered and executed properly for each release Work closely with QA, Build Programmers, and Lead Programmers on monitoring the automated build and integration process Work with QA Leads to establish and maintain a bug triage process, determine and prioritize must‑fix issues for release and work with appropriate team members to ensure bug fixes happen as planned Coordinate internal and external release notes, known issues, and knowledge base updates What We’re Looking For Strong project management skills Strong communication skills, both written and verbal Proven ability to collaborate on large projects across multiple disciplines Experience utilizing project management tools like Jira to track work across teams and projects Experience with build and release processes for Content Creation Tools or Games as a Service products Familiarity with Perforce, Github, or other source control software is a plus Familiarity with game engines like Unreal Engine, Unity, etc. is a plus Benefits We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long‑term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match. In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program), we also offer a robust mental well‑being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. About Us Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we’ve been making award‑winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award‑winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high‑fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world‑class talent. Inclusive Work Culture Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here. Recruitment Agencies Note Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here. Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level Employment Type Full‑time Job Function Information Technology Industries Computer Games, Software Development, and Entertainment Providers Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Epic Games by 2x Get notified about new Release Manager jobs in Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area . #J-18808-Ljbffr