Release Manager

We are looking for an experienced Release Manager who can bring structure, clarity, and confidence to our software releases.

Optics11 develops high-precision optical sensing solutions used in demanding, real-world environments. Our products combine advanced hardware, embedded systems, and software to deliver reliable measurement capabilities to customers worldwide. As our software portfolio expands beyond embedded firmware into broader software applications, we are strengthening release leadership to ensure reliable, well-integrated, and field-ready software deliveries.

As Release Manager, you are responsible for ensuring that software is released safely and reliably, with full visibility on readiness and risks. You operate at the intersection of software engineering, hardware teams, embedded systems, and external development partners. Rather than defining product vision or designing architecture, you focus on making sure releases are well integrated, properly validated, and ready for real-world use. This is a high-impact coordination and leadership role with real influence on release timing and overall quality.

What you will do:

• Own the end-to-end software delivery lifecycle, from release scope definition through validation and final deployment readiness.

• Drive alignment on release scope, priorities, and sequencing across software engineering, embedded, hardware, and external development teams to ensure business-critical functionality is delivered on time and with the expected quality.

• Act as the central point of ownership for release content, ensuring clear decisions on what is included, deferred, or requires further validation based on technical risk, customer impact, and delivery timelines.

• Lead cross-functional integration planning and validation activities to ensure application software, embedded software, firmware, and hardware components work reliably as one customer-ready solution.

What you will not do:

• You will not define product vision or customer priorities.

• You will not design software architecture.

What We’re Looking For:

• Strong experience in software-intensive product environments, ideally where software integrates with hardware or embedded systems.

• Proven experience coordinating complex releases across multiple teams and stakeholders.

• Comfortable working with external development partners and aligning on interfaces, quality standards, and delivery timelines.

• Solid understanding of integration, validation, and release processes in real-world product environments.

• Technically credible with software and system engineers — able to challenge and assess readiness constructively.

• Structured and calm in complex situations, with the ability to create clarity and transparency around risks.

• Clear communicator who can align diverse stakeholders and make trade-offs visible.

More information 

So now you know we're doing awesome projects and if you see you fit the profile we would like to get to know you. Apply or, in case of questions, get in touch with our recruiter Dóra Öveges ( dora.oveges@optics11.com).