Release Management Engineer, Mobile

[Phantom](https://phantom.com) is on a mission to connect the world to the freedom of open markets. Tens of millions of people all over the world use Phantom to access global markets that never close, including perpetuals, prediction markets, tokenized assets, stablecoins and memes. Phantom users are able to discover the markets that matter and the cultural moments that shape them, building conviction through real-time data and the verified performance of top traders. With self-custody and access to open networks at its core, Phantom lets them control their financial moves in the same app they use to safely store or spend money worldwide. Phantom has reached #1 in Google Play's finance category and consistently ranks in the top 50 apps across all categories. Phantom partners with many of the most trusted and influential names in finance like Hyperliquid, Stripe, Kalshi and Visa, to make the most popular and innovative financial products accessible to everyone. We are around 180 people, fully remote, backed by a $150M Series C investment from a16z, Sequoia Capital and Paradigm. Phantom is used by millions of people to access crypto applications and financial services. We’re looking for a Release Management Engineer to own and continuously improve the release process for our iOS and Android applications. You will work closely with engineering, QA, product, and support teams to make releases predictable, efficient, and safe. This is a hands-on role for someone who understands mobile build and deployment systems and enjoys coordinating complex releases across teams. This role is remote; however, we’re only open to candidates working in US time zones. **Responsibilities** - Own the end-to-end release process for Phantom’s iOS and Android applications. - Manage release schedules, release branches, versioning, build promotion, and app store submissions. - Coordinate release readiness across engineering, QA, product, and other stakeholders. - Lead go/no-go decisions and ensure risks, blockers, and outstanding issues are clearly communicated. - Manage TestFlight, App Store Connect, Google Play Console, and staged or phased rollouts. - Coordinate hotfixes, emergency releases, and release rollback plans when needed. - Monitor release health, including crashes, regressions, rollout status, and user-impacting issues. - Troubleshoot build, signing, submission, and deployment failures. - Improve and automate repetitive release tasks using tools such as GitHub Actions, Fastlane, Bash, or Python. - Maintain clear release documentation, checklists, runbooks, and status reporting. - Ensure releases comply with Apple and Google policies and submission requirements. - Partner with engineering teams to improve the reliability and reproducibility of mobile builds. **Qualifications** - 3+ years of experience in release engineering, mobile DevOps, build engineering, or a similar role. - Hands-on experience releasing production iOS and Android applications. - Strong knowledge of App Store Connect, TestFlight, Google Play Console, mobile signing, provisioning, and certificates. - Experience working with mobile CI/CD systems such as GitHub Actions, Bitrise, CircleCI, Buildkite, or similar tools. - Experience managing release branches, versioning, hotfixes, and staged rollouts. - Ability to troubleshoot mobile build and deployment issues. - Familiarity with scripting or automation - Strong organizational, communication, and cross-functional coordination skills. - Ability to remain calm and make clear decisions during time-sensitive releases or incidents. **Nice to Have** - Experience with React Native applications. - Experience with Fastlane or other mobile release automation tools. - Experience supporting a high-scale consumer mobile application. - Familiarity with mobile QA, automated testing, crash monitoring, or release observability. - Previous experience in crypto, fintech, web3, or another highly regulated or security-sensitive product area. **We strongly encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.** We believe that our work is stronger with a variety of perspectives, and we’re eager to further diversify our company. If you have a background that you feel would make an impact at Phantom, please consider applying. We’re committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career. _By submitting your resume and application materials, you acknowledge and agree that Phantom Technologies, Inc. ("Phantom") collects and processes your personal information (including application materials, interview records, and related data) to evaluate your candidacy. Phantom may use AI-powered tools and third-party service providers for transcription, note-taking, scheduling, and other administrative tasks. Phantom does not sell your information and your materials will be handled securely and in accordance with applicable data protection laws._