Senior Release Train Engineer

Who We Are:

At Brooks, we believe movement is the key to feeling more alive. That’s why we’re driven to create gear and experiences that take people to the place that makes them feel more alive — whether it’s a headspace, a feeling, or a finish line.

Everyone who works at Brooks is propelled by a company culture that sparks excitement, fuels collaboration, inspires creativity, and ignites innovation.

Our brand values help bond us together and drive our success:

·       Runner First  

We act in the best interest of the runner

·       Word is Bond 

We do what we say we’ll do

·       Champion Heart  

We give our all in everything we do  

·       There is no “I” in Run

We stay generous with our humanity

·       Keep Moving

We find ways to move every day, because joy is kinetic!

We welcome everyone from every walk of life looking to inspire others through the power of movement — because we’re all moving towards something. Let’s run there.   

Your Job:

As a Senior Release Train Engineer (RTE), you will play a critical role in orchestrating cross-team delivery efforts for a group of Agile teams. Unlike traditional SAFe-based RTE roles, this position operates in a more flexible Agile environment, adapting core program-level coordination and planning practices to fit the organization’s unique structure and delivery model. You will work with technology leadership to determine team capacity and allocation, creating and maintaining team and release delivery performance metrics, working with product and program management to establish a clear release priority, and driving consistency and relentless improvement across the teams. Release Train Engineers must be great communicators, adaptable, innovative, tactful diplomats, problem-solvers, thinkers, and analyzers, and they must be able to understand and respond to our partners’ needs in a rapidly changing business environment. 

Your Responsibilities:

•  Partner with stakeholders to define and manage the tools and processes used to intake work requests
• Facilitate the prioritization process for technology work requests across multiple teams
• Provide visibility into the backlog and upcoming work

• Support teams in planning and forecasting work, identifying dependencies, and tracking progress
• Coordinate cross-team activities and facilitate planning events (quarterly or monthly)
• Summarize and communicate planning outcomes and delivery expectations to stakeholders
• Close coordination with Release Management for every release to ensure quality and timely delivery of new features of BR.com

• Manage and provide visibility into supported teams' allocation information and capacity
• Provide regular delivery performance metrics to leadership and supported teams
• Assist in breaking down delivery of more complex requests that require coordination between teams
• Facilitate the escalation and resolution of impediments
• Track and manage cross-team dependencies and milestones to reduce delivery friction

• Lead retrospectives and work with the teams to review, analyze and improve delivery practices
• Lead the preparation of quarterly planning and summarize planning objectives after release planning
• Facilitate a Scrum of Scrums to promote alignment, knowledge sharing, and risk identification
• Work with Product, Technical Project Management, and Architecture to ensure a high quality of features and sound estimation
• Provide light Agile coaching and guidance to help resolve process issues within teams
• Facilitate system demos
• Help foster a culture of learning by running retrospective workshops for individual work groups and large initiatives

• 7 years of experience in delivery coordination roles such as Release Train Engineer, Release Manager, Scrum Master
• Deep understanding of Agile methodologies and best practices; a desire to learn
• Strong facilitation, coaching, and conflict resolution skills
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills
• Understanding of the technical domain or an ability to quickly develop an understanding to effectively support technical risks that may arise
• Ability to communicate with all levels of the organization and the ability to deliver sensitive/difficult information tactfully
• Client-oriented mindset
• Ability to assess problems and solve them with a sense of ugency
• Ability to motivate a team to work together in the most efficient manner
• Adaptable during times of change
• Experience with Agile planning tools and metric tracking/reporting

Compensation: The pay range for this position, based out of the Brooks Seattle HQ, is $124,186 - $198,739 per year. Base pay offered will vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.  

Other:

Brooks is proud to offer a robust benefits package to our employees and their families!

Benefits- including medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance, HSA and employer contribution, FSA, family & fertility assistance, 401K Savings Plan and match, employee assistance program, and transportation assistance.

Paid Time Off- Brooks offers generous time off including five weeks of paid time off, eleven paid holidays, paid sick and parental leave.

Bonus-in addition to base pay, Brooks employees may also be offered an annual bonus based on company performance.

Perks- including product discounts, employee recognition, fitness discounts, volunteer and donation benefits.

Location- You will spend at least 3 days per week in our Seattle offices, as we believe our organization flourishes when connections, collaboration, creativity, problem-solving, and celebrations happen in person.

At Brooks, we celebrate diversity & equity. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment, and encourage people of all backgrounds, perspectives, experiences, and skills to apply. Brooks is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, two-spirit identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, the presence of a physical, mental, or sensory disability, marital status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), caste, citizenship or immigration status, honorably discharged veteran or military status, actual or perceived victims of domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault or stalking, HIV or Hepatitis C infection, political ideology, use of a trained service animal by a person with a disability, or on any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, or any other non-merit based factors.