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Software Engineering Manager, AWS CloudFormation

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New York, NYJob$203–275K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$203–275K/yr
Location
New York, NY
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Amazon’s Provider Experience team develops CloudFormation tools and services that help AWS teams and third-party developers build standardized resource interfaces and manage infrastructure at scale. The Software Development Manager will lead hiring and development of engineers, work with principal engineers and product managers to refine requirements and define architecture, and lead software implementation and launch.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Engineering Team ManagementSystem DesignSystem ArchitectureMulti-Tier Web ServicesSoftware Development LifecycleCoding StandardsCode ReviewsSource Control ManagementBuild ProcessesSoftware TestingCertificationLive-Site OperationsProduct PartnershipRequirements GatheringTechnical CommunicationProduct StrategyRecruitingHiringMentoringCoachingTeam Management

Qualifications

3+ Years Engineering Management7+ Years Engineering Team Experience3+ Years System Design Experience8+ Years Multi-Tier Web Services Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Description

AWS Infrastructure as Code helps customers to easily and efficiently adopt AWS services while ensuring that their applications run safely in the cloud. We develop services, including CloudFormation and Cloud Control API, that empower customers to spin up infrastructure across AWS at unprecedented scale.

The Provider Experience team provides the building blocks for customers to scale and grow their use of AWS services and third-party solutions. With the CloudFormation CLI and Resource Provider Development Kit (RPDK), we enable AWS service teams and third-party developers to build a standardized resource-based interface to their services and provide access to customers via the CloudFormation Registry. From there, we make it easy for developers to discover each resource's capabilities and build solutions to manage infrastructure at AWS scale.

We are looking for an experienced Software Development Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate is excited about the incredible opportunity that cloud computing represents, thrives when presented with complex new challenges, and can serve as a strong leader for hiring and developing engineers as the team grows. As a member of our team, you'll work alongside principal engineers, refine product requirements with product managers, define architecture, and be a leader in the implementation and launch of software.

Basic Qualifications

  • 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

Preferred Qualifications

  • 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

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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, NY, New York - 203,400.00 - 275,200.00 USD annually

How this job compares

Set against the 1,067 open Software Engineering Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$203–275K/yr
  • New York median$152–261K/yr54 salary ranges
  • US median$143–262K/yr903 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $239K, is 18% above the New York median midpoint ($204K) — in the top quarter of Software Engineering Manager salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 61 open Software Engineering Manager jobs in New York and 1,067 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Software Engineering Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (977 postings).
Education
430 of the 1,067 open Software Engineering Manager jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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