Software Development Manager, AWS SDKs and Tools

About the role

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, and you will have the opportunity to work directly with customers. We build out in the open, are passionate about developer experience and client‑side tools, and seek a seasoned engineering manager to 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, giving you the chance to work directly with customers and collaborate across AWS services. We’re looking for a Software Development Manager to lead a New York‑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.

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.

Requirements

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience
• 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams
• 3+