- Based on 39 Jobtrees users who were a Release Train Engineer in their career, on average, they have 6.00 years of experience and 3 jobs prior to this one. They have spent a significant amount of time in this job before moving on 6.4 years on average and earn $125K per year on average in this less senior role.
- 0% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Release Train Engineer are Project Manager, Business Analyst and Information Technology Consultant. Project Manager, the most common next career step, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths as people will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they build experience and explore other jobs.
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- The most common career steps to get to Release Train Engineer are Project Manager, Scrum Master and Senior Technical Project Manager based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Project Manager, the most common step before Release Train Engineer, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths. People will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they explore new types and gain experience for more senior roles.
- While Project Manager is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Release Train Engineer that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Release Train Engineer career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Release Train Engineer so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Project Manager isn't from the same job family as Release Train Engineer, Engineering - Software, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Scrum Master also being a common career path to Release Train Engineer.
- If you are looking for more potential career paths to Release Train Engineer, you should also consider Project Consultant, Quality Assurance Manager and Program Manager as they commonly lead to Release Train Engineer as well.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Release Train Engineer are Master Degree In Computer Science, Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Computer Science, and Master Of Science (m.sc.) In Computer Information Systems. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Project Manager being the most common role to and from Release Train Engineer. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Release Train Engineer is part of the Engineering - Software job family which has a limited number of unique role types (34) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.