Sanity
Software Engineering Manager, SDK
Remote in the United States · Remote · Manager · Full-time · Posted Aug 19, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of engineering leadership, including 5+ years as a software engineer.
About the job
Leads the SDK engineering team responsible for Sanity’s open-source App SDK and developer tooling, setting strategy and technical direction while supporting delivery and team growth.
What you'll do
- Lead and develop the engineering team; own strategy, roadmap, and execution with product and design partners.
- Guide architecture and API design, and contribute through code reviews, pairing, and hands-on technical work.
- Oversee open-source project operations, developer experience, adoption measurement, and cross-company collaboration.
What they ask for
- Based in the San Francisco/Bay Area or remote in the United States.
- 3+ years of engineering leadership experience and 5+ years as a software engineer.
- Deep experience with TypeScript and React, including state management, hooks, module systems and bundling, and browser concepts.
- Experience building libraries, SDKs, or developer tools, and working at a product or SaaS company as an engineering manager or senior engineer.
Nice to have
- Experience maintaining a meaningful open-source project or designing APIs/SDKs at a developer platform company.
- Experience with Go, Vite, Zustand, automated browser testing, Node.js, or startups.
Tools
TypeScript, React, Go, Vite, Zustand, Node.js, Groq.js
AI focus
A strong point of view on how AI-assisted development changes what a good SDK looks like is preferred; the role does not specify direct AI development duties.
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