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Origence

Release Train Engineer

Irvine, CA · On-site

Our Release Train Engineers will be servant leaders and coaches for the Agile Release Train (ART ... Embrace Lean-Agile practices and empower others, encourage and influence the Solution Train and ...

CU Direct

Release Train Engineer

Irvine, CA

Our Release Train Engineers will be servant leaders and coaches for the Agile Release Train (ART ... Embrace Lean-Agile practices and empower others, encourage and influence the Solution Train and ...

Origence

Release Train Engineer

Irvine, CA

Our Release Train Engineers will be servant leaders and coaches for the Agile Release Train (ART ... Embrace Lean-Agile practices and empower others, encourage and influence the Solution Train and ...

Origence

Release Train Engineer

Irvine, CA · On-site

Our Release Train Engineers will be servant leaders and coaches for the Agile Release Train (ART ... Embrace Lean-Agile practices and empower others, encourage and influence the Solution Train and ...

Origence

Release Train Engineer

Irvine, CA · On-site

Origence is a fintech company specializing in SaaS lending solutions. They are seeking an experienced Release Train Engineer to facilitate Agile Release Train events, coach teams on Agile practices ...

Boeing

Release Train Owner (Senior or Lead)

Seal Beach, CA · On-site

$156K - $211K/yr

Release Train Owner (Senior or Lead) Company: The Boeing Company The Boeing Company is seeking a ... Experience delivering business and data analytics solutions in the manufacturing, engineering ...

The Misch Group

SAP Solution Architect

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

$88.50 - $119.25/hr

Mentor, coach, and train engineers and consultants. * Maintain customer satisfaction through ... Solution demos and presentations to customers/business stakeholders/architects are a plus.

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As of Jul 13, 2026, the average yearly pay for solution train engineer in California is $121,669.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $100,200.00 and $138,700.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a Solution Train Engineer job?

A Solution Train Engineer (STE) is a leadership role in the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) responsible for coordinating and managing a Solution Train, which includes multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs) working together to deliver large, complex solutions. The STE facilitates cross-team collaboration, ensures alignment with business priorities, removes impediments, and fosters continuous improvement. They work closely with Solution Management, Architects, and stakeholders to ensure successful solution delivery. The role requires strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills to drive business value at scale.

What are some common challenges Solution Train Engineers face when coordinating multiple Agile Release Trains?

Solution Train Engineers often navigate challenges such as aligning diverse teams toward shared objectives, managing dependencies across multiple agile release trains (ARTs), and ensuring consistent communication among stakeholders. Balancing competing priorities, resolving risks and impediments at the solution level, and adapting to changing requirements are also frequent aspects of the role. Successful Solution Train Engineers develop strong facilitation and problem-solving skills, enabling them to maintain momentum and deliver value even in complex, fast-moving settings. This role is highly collaborative and plays a pivotal part in large-scale agile transformations.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Solution Train Engineer position, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Solution Train Engineer, you need expertise in agile methodologies, large-scale program management, and systems thinking, usually supported by a degree in engineering, computer science, or a related field. Familiarity with tools like Jira, SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) certifications, and enterprise planning software is highly valued. Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills help facilitate alignment across multiple agile teams and stakeholders. These capabilities enable effective coordination and delivery of complex solutions in dynamic, multi-team environments.

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Release Train Engineer

Release Train Engineer

Origence

Irvine, CA • On-site

Full-time

Retirement, PTO

Posted 29 days ago

Job description

About Origence
With 30 years at the forefront of fintech innovation, we specialize in SaaS lending solutions that lead the industry. Our core mission is customer-centric, focusing on empowering Credit Unions across the United States with the tools to offer accessible, competitive lending services. We're deeply committed to enhancing the financial ecosystem for a broad network of credit unions, members and auto dealers. We invest in our greatest assets, our employees, and foster a culture of innovation and ownership through freedom and responsibility. We celebrate fiscal accountability, operational rigor and efficiency to create a sustainably healthy and robust business for the long term.
We are currently in the implementation phase of our SAFe transformation journey, and we are looking for an experienced SAFe® Release Train Engineer (RTE) to join us and help our Agile teams achieve excellence. Our Release Train Engineers will be servant leaders and coaches for the Agile Release Train (ART) and will be responsible for facilitating the ART events and processes while assisting the teams in delivering value. Additionally, the RTE will provide guidance and help educate the Agile Release Train in Lean, Kanban, and Scaled Agile framework (SAFe). The RTE will (1) communicate with stakeholders (2) escalate impediments to leadership, the solution train or portfolio (3) help manage risk (4) help ensure value delivery (5) drive relentless improvement.
What you will do:
Coaching, Mentoring, Training and Development
  • Act as a servant-leader, providing coaching and guidance to teams, ARTs, and stakeholders on agile practices, ceremonies, principles, and mindsets.
  • Embrace Lean-Agile practices and empower others, encourage and influence the Solution Train and ARTs in a way that helps them work together to deliver excellence.
  • Build a trusting, safe environment within the Agile Release Train / Agile Teams that facilitates positive team health, where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged.
  • Help manage, escalate, track, and work to help resolve risks, dependencies, impediments, and bottlenecks to ensure goals are met.
  • Optimize the flow of value through the ART.
  • Provide support and education for improving estimates and PI Objectives during PI Planning.
  • Encourage collaboration among the various teams within the ART.
  • Nurture Communities of Practice (CoPs) as well as the use of built-in quality practices, coach weekly Lean-Agile coffee meeting.
  • Conduct Agile Product Delivery (APD) assessments and ensure completion of Team and Technical Agility (TTA) assessments by teams.
  • Serve as a back up to other Origence Release Train Engineers (RTE) when necessary, facilitating syncs, backlog refinements, demos and PI planning events
  • Must be able to travel 10% of the time.

Strategy, Planning, and Execution of the Transformation
  • Facilitate the Agile Release Train events and processes, as well as synchronization meetings as needed.
  • Facilitate ART level PI Planning events.
  • Summarize Team PI objectives into Program PI objectives and publish that information to provide transparency and visibility.
  • Facilitate System Demos.
  • Facilitate 'Inspect and Adapt' workshops at the end of each PI and create retrospective improvement roadmaps by analyzing activities and actions previously performed in the ART to find ways to encourage and drive continuous improvement.
  • Collaborate with the Lean Agile Center of Excellence (LACE), Solution/Product Management, STE, Product Owners, Scrum Masters and other stakeholders to guarantee the alignment of strategy and execution and achieve operational excellence.
  • Coordinate and/or facilitate workshops and trainings as necessary to provide training/education to teams in the ART (i.e., user story writing workshops, Definition of Done workshops, etc.).
  • Develop, regularly monitor, analyze, and report on metrics pertaining to the ART and the individual teams within the ARTs.
  • Assist in tracking the execution of capabilities and features.
  • Communicate program information, progress on PI Objectives, and key health metrics as appropriate.
  • Help manage, escalate, track, and work to help resolve risks, dependencies, impediments, and bottlenecks to ensure goals are met.
  • This job description is not intended to be all inclusive, employee may be required to perform other duties as assigned to support the goals and objectives of Origence.

The Ideal Candidate:
Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in business, related field, or the equivalent experience.

Experience:
  • Knowledge of and passionate about agile principles and practices, with a deep understanding of the SAFe methodology, and relevant experience in preparing, planning, training, and coaching multiple ARTs as a Solution Train.
  • 2-5 years of experience in a software development environment.
  • 2+ years working in an Agile environment.
  • Demonstrated use of Agile metrics to track ART/Program and Release progress.
  • Practical experience of servant-leadership in agile teams.
  • Ability to mentor and train team members on agile practices.
  • Experience with Azure DevOps and facilitation software (i.e., Miro, Lucid Spark, or Mural).
  • Excellent knowledge of MS Office and Azure DevOps; working knowledge of program/project management software is a strong advantage.
  • Experience working with B2B software technology, B2C software technology, financial services.
  • Experience working in or with the lending or automotive industries as well as credit unions.
  • Experience in facilitating program events like PI planning etc.

Specialized Skills:
  • Proactive leader that identifies opportunities within their ART to advance business goals.
  • Ability to develop strategies, set objectives, and manage to results for their ART.
  • Excellent teamwork skills and proven ability to influence cross-functional and cross-organizational teams.
  • Inquisitive and curious, uses critical thinking and creativity to problem solve and produce operational efficiencies.
  • Capable of creating and improving processes to get the right outcomes and willingness to course correct when necessary.
  • Acts with a sense of urgency, able to prioritize and react to changing priorities, even when key information is missing.
  • A helpful, flexible, can-do attitude with a talent for juggling multiple priorities.
  • Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Exceptional in oral, written, and presentation communication with team and others.
  • Ability to coach team members with the technique of using powerful questions rather than being authoritative
  • Self-starting mentality and willingness to take ownership of difficult challenges.
  • Desire to drive change, implement new ways of working and think "out of the box."

Preferred Certifications:
  • Release Train Engineer Certification 5.0 (RTE)
  • Leading SAFe Certification 5.0 (SA)
  • SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager Certification 5.0 (POPM)
  • SAFe Scrum Master Certification 5.0 (SSM)
  • SAFe for Teams Certification 5.0 (SA)
  • Implementing SAFe Certification 5.0 (SPC)

Why you should apply:
  • Flexible Working Environment
  • Paid Time Off
  • 401k (8% match)
  • College Tuition Benefits/ Tuition Reimbursement
  • Good Benefits options
  • Company Culture! Cultural and Holiday celebrations, Theme days like Star Wars Day & Bring your Kids to Work Day, Monthly Townhalls and Quarterly Company Meetings that ensure awareness, inclusion, and transparency.

Starting salary range: $110000 - $150000 per year. This base pay will take into consideration internal equity, candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge and experience among other factors. Origence maintains a highly competitive compensation program. Under company guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual bonus to provide an incentive to achieve targeted goals. Bonuses are awarded at company's discretion on an individual basis.
Origence is an equal opportunity employer. All recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, and other terms and conditions of employment will be based upon an individuals' qualifications regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, military service, marital status, pregnancy, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, disability or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.

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