Release Engineer

Artificial Intelligence. Actual Impact.

At Docebo were using AI to change how people learn at workand we mean actually change it. Were an AI-powered learning platform that helps organizations create deliver and manage training all in one place. But our real mission goes deeper: we help teams move faster work smarter and focus on the work that truly matters. Our platform is built with intelligent time-saving tools that personalize learning eliminate busywork and turn training from a checkbox into a superpower. The result Better experiences for learners and real results for businesses.

Were shaping the future of learning with a team that isnt afraid to challenge the status quo. If youre excited by the idea of using AI to make work-life better for real peopleyoull feel right at home here. And its not just what we build its how we show up. At Docebo our values arent just posters on the wallthey guide how we work every day. We call it the Docebo Heart: trust by default assume positive intent and create space for different perspectives to thrive.

So what are you waiting for Join 900 Docebians around the world and help us reinvent the way people learn because learning never stops.

The Release Engineer oversees and orchestrates the software release lifecycle across our SaaS platform. The candidate will bridge the gap between Product Engineering Cloud Infrastructure and Cloud Operations focusing on standardising release processes while ensuring development teams maintain their speed and autonomy responsible for enabling safe predictable lean and compliant software delivery across the organisation.

What Youll Do

• Governance & Standardisation: Define and maintain Golden Standards for the release process across all product teams to ensure consistency.

• Interdependency Management: Analyse and validate cross-service dependencies prior to deployment ensuring changes in Service A do not compromise the integrity of Service B.

• Risk Mitigation: Assess risks associated with each release cycle defining clear rollback plans and timely mitigation strategies.

• Process Automation: Collaborate with DevOps teams to automate release checklists and quality gates.

• Communication Orchestration: Act as the primary liaison between Engineering Product QA and Security stakeholders to align release timelines and expectations.

• Continuous Improvement: Analyse post-release metrics to identify bottlenecks and constantly optimise the workflow.

• Enforce release readiness standards across all teams with the authority to block releases if unmitigated or unclear risks are identified in collaboration with Engineering Leadership.

• Track and communicate delivery blockers dependencies and risk indicators escalating issues to the appropriate teams or line managers to ensure timely resolution and maintain a predictable release pace.

• Guarantee the company is always capable of deploying hotfixes for any service promoting and validating processes that favour the use of tested release candidates over cherry-picked changes.

What it takes to be successful:

To be successful as a Release Engineer in a modern SaaS environment you need to move away from being a gatekeeper and become an enabler. The true measure of success is when the release process is so well-structured that it becomes boringmeaning there are no surprises no midnight emergencies and no broken dependencies.

What Were Looking For

• Experience: 3 years in Release Engineering or DevOps within SaaS/Cloud-native environments.

• CI/CD Mastery: Proficiency with tools such as GitHub Actions GitLab CI Jenkins.

• Microservices Architecture: Solid understanding of microservices including API versioning compatibility testing and contract testing.

• Deployment Strategies: Hands-on experience with Canary Releases Blue-Green deployments and Feature Flag management.

• Observability: Ability to use monitoring and logging tools (e.g. Datadog) to validate release success in real-time.

• Pragmatism: Ability to balance process rigour with the need for engineering flexibility and velocity.

• Communication: Excellent ability to translate complex technical risks into actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders.

• Resilience: Remains calm and analytical when managing release-related incidents or high-pressure deployment windows.
  

Great work can happen anywhere but coming together helps us go further. Our team spends three days a week in the office (Tuesday-Thursday) to collaborate solve problems and learn from each other. With flexibility the rest of the week its a balance designed to help everyone do their best work and keep growing.

Our Total Rewards Philosophy centers around three core areas to reward and care for our People:

• Rewarding Impact: We lead with competitive pay to reward the impact skills and traits that fuel our success.

• Fostering Holistic Wellbeing: We care deeply about and invest in the whole person with programs that support our peoples physical mental and financial well-being.

• Empowering Our Talent Culture: We build a culture of trust and empowerment by designing our rewards and benefits with transparency equity and flexibility enabling our people to do their best work and stay for the long haul.

• Financial Wellness: Own a piece of Docebo through our Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) at a 15% discount plus a competitive compensation package.

• Your Well-Being Covered: Youll get access to health benefits so you can get the care you need when you need it.

• Rest Relax Repeat: Rest and recharge with paid vacation days two company-wide Docebo Days floating holidays for cultural celebrations and your birthday off!

• Family First: We provide coverage offering you time with your little one(s) so you can soak up all those precious moments. Fun fact: we had 30 Docebian babies join the family in 2025!

• Fuel for Your Day: Receive a meal voucher for every working day so you can focus on doing your best work while enjoying a meal that keeps you energized.

• Connections That Count: Connect with global communities through our Employee Resource Groups (including PRIDE DWA BIDOC and Green Ambassadors) and company-wide events that keep the fun rolling all year long.

Required Experience:

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