Software Development Manager, AWS SDKs and Tools
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Seattle, WA · Posted October 7, 2026
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About the job
The AWS SDKs and Tools are the gateway to the 200+ AWS services. We are looking for a Software Development Manager to help build AWS SDKs for multiple programming languages. These SDKs are used by developers and operations teams around the world. You have the opportunity to work directly with customers. We build out in the open, are passionate about developer experience and client side tools, and are currently looking for a seasoned engineering manager to help us make this experience even better.
The AWS SDKs and Tools organization builds the libraries and tools developers and agents use to build on AWS. Our SDKs ship in many programming languages, support every AWS service, and are used by millions of developers. Our SDKs are open source and you have the opportunity to work directly with customers and to collaborate across AWS services.
We're looking for a Software Development Manager to lead a Seattle-based team of engineers who own several AWS SDKs. You'll set technical direction, keep operations healthy, and own the roadmap for your SDKs. You'll hire and grow engineers, balance new features with long-term maintainability and backward compatibility, and partner with sister SDK teams to ship features that span every language. This is a hands-on leadership role: you'll stay close to designs, code reviews, and operational decisions while you build a strong, sustainable team.
Key job responsibilities Lead, hire, and develop a team of about 8-12 software engineers, and build a culture of ownership, high standards, and continuous learning.
Grow engineers across the career ladder, including SDE I to SDE II and SDE II to Senior SDE promotions, and give every engineer clear, actionable feedback.
Own the roadmap for your SDK portfolio by working backwards from customer feedback, GitHub issues, support cases, and usage data.
Engage with the open-source community and keep your SDKs responsive, transparent, and trustworthy for developers.
Make sound tradeoffs among speed, quality, and backward compatibility across a large, generated codebase. - 3+ years of engineering team management experience - 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience - 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience - 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience - Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations - Experience partnering with product or program management teams - Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy - Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers
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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .
USA, WA, Seattle - 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually