Aurora Innovation
Senior Manager, Software Product & Release Operations
$162K–$287K
San Francisco, CA +2 · Hybrid · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
Pittsburgh, PA
Dallas, TX - Experience
- 7+ years; ideally in a software-driven environment with adjacent hardware dependencies such as automotive or robotics.
About the job
Leads Aurora’s end-to-end software release operations, setting readiness and risk governance, making software Go/No-Go decisions, and aligning engineering roadmaps with commercial operational readiness.
What you'll do
- Own release strategy and readiness governance across software, autonomous systems, and fleet operations, including software Go/No-Go decisions.
- Align engineering, product, and commercial operations roadmaps; coordinate releases involving interdependent software, hardware, and platform changes.
- Define and report release metrics, and standardize feature, bug, and defect escalation processes.
What they ask for
- 7+ years in program/product operations, technical program management, or release management.
- Experience owning a software release cycle end-to-end, including build readiness, rollout, and defect management.
- Track record improving feature and bug tracking systems and processes at scale.
- Strong stakeholder management, analytical, and communication skills; able to translate release data into actionable recommendations.
Nice to have
- Experience in autonomous vehicles, automotive, or another safety-critical software domain.
- Experience with BI tools such as Tableau, Looker, or PowerBI, or tracking tools such as Jira and Confluence.
Pay
USD 179,000 - USD 287,000 per year (base salary); USD 162,000 - USD 259,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Tableau, Looker, PowerBI, Jira, Confluence
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