CareerPlan

Senior Software Development Manager, Hydro

San Francisco, California, United StatesFull-time$253k–$342k2026-11-09 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead the AWS Hydro team to build and scale a distributed systems framework, compiler, and simulation-testing tools for internal AWS infrastructure and open-source innovators.

Role type

Senior Software Development Manager (Engineering Leadership)

Builds

Distributed systems framework, compiler, simulation-testing framework, deployment harnesses

Domain

Cloud Infrastructure / Distributed Systems / Open Source

Required skills

Engineering leadership, team scaling, open-source community management, distributed systems architecture, strategic planning, stakeholder alignment

Preferred skills

Open-source contributor experience, large-scale distributed application design, product/program management partnership

Technologies

Hydro framework, distributed systems, AI-assisted development workflows

Responsibilities

Own the roadmap and delivery for the Hydro framework; build and mentor a high-performing engineering organization; drive open source community strategy and ecosystem expansion; represent Hydro externally to customers and partners; establish AI-assisted development workflows and architectural decisions; champion production readiness and observability patterns.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities