Your Guide to the Developer Tools Track at AWS re:Invent 2025

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AWS re:Invent 2025 is just around the corner, and if you’re a developer looking to level up your skills, the Developer Tool (DVT) track has an incredible lineup waiting for you. From CI/CD pipelines and full-stack development to Infrastructure as Code and AI-powered coding agents, this year’s sessions will help you build faster, smarter, and more efficiently. Here’s your essential guide to navigating the week.

Must-Attend Sessions

AWS re:Invent is a learning focused conference and the best place for developer to learn is in one of the roughly 75 sessions on the Developer Tools track. With breakout sessions, lightening talks, chalk talks, code talks, workshops, builder sessions, and meetups, you are sure to find a something that appeals the developer in you. Check you the event catalog, or start with these stand out sessions.

  • DVT202: Continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) on AWS – Learn about creating complete CI/CD pipelines using infrastructure as code on AWS, with hands-on insights into planning work, collaborating on code, and deploying applications. Mandalay Bay – Monday 10:00 AM
  • DVT203: AWS infrastructure as code: A year in review – Discover the latest features and improvements for AWS CloudFormation and AWS CDK, and learn how these tools can bring rigor, clarity, and reliability to your application development. MGM Grand – Monday 10:30 AM
  • DVT204: What’s new in full-stack AWS app development – Find out how AWS is evolving to help web developers deliver differentiating experiences at 10x speed with solutions that empower you to get started easily, ship quickly, and iterate rapidly. Mandalay Bay – Monday 12:00 PM
  • DVT209: Kiro: Your agentic IDE for spec-driven development – Explore how Kiro is revolutionizing development with spec-driven workflows, agent hooks, multimodal agent chat, and MCP support to help you go from idea to production faster. MGM Grand – Wednesday 11:30 AM
  • DVT405: From Code completion to autonomous agents: The evolution of software development – Journey through the evolution of AI-powered coding agents from inline code completion to sophisticated autonomous tools, grounded in empirical evidence and real-world applications. MGM Grand – Wednesday 3:00 PM
  • DVT207: Developer experience economics: moving past productivity metrics – Learn Amazon’s approach to understanding the impact of developer experience and tooling, and discover how to bring strategic thinking to your team’s developer experience improvements. Mandalay Bay – Tuesday 5:30 PM

House of Kiro

Start your journey at the House of Kiro in the Venetian. Walk through Kiro’s haunted house filled with developer nightmares and horrors, and explore how Kiro brings structure to coding chaos through spec-driven development, vibe coding, and agent hooks. If you survive the haunted house, you will be rewarded with Kiro swag.

Rustic wooden cabin structure with "KIRO" branding and ghost logo on the roof, featuring boarded-up windows with glowing purple light emanating from behind, creating a haunted house aesthetic with a front porch and chimney.

AWS Village

Visit the AWS Village in the Expo at the Venetian Level 2 Hall B to speak with me and other experts at either the Kiro kiosk or the Developer Tools kiosk, covering CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CloudFormation, CDK, and all the essential developer tools.

  • The Venetian, Monday, Dec 1: 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
  • Tuesday, Dec 2: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Wednesday, Dec 3: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Thursday, Dec 4: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

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Builders Loft

Located at the south end of the strip in Mandalay Bay, the Builders Loft offers a collaborative workspace with dedicated co-working spaces and meetup zones. Enjoy coffee, snacks, SWAG, and daily tech challenges for a chance to win AWS credits. Kiro experts will be at the builders loft Monday-Thursday:

  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Co-working space for one-on-one consultations
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Daily meetup in the meetup space
  • 4:50 PM – 5:00 PM: Q&A in the whiteboard section

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Hands-On Challenges

Kiro’s Labyrinth

Stop by the Kiro kiosk in the Venetian Expo to participate in Kiro’s Labyrinth, a coding challenge where you’ll help Kiro escape from a spooky Halloween maze and win prizes. The Kiro code champions will be crowned in DVT221 at Mandalay Bay on Thursday at 11:30 AM.

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Kiroween Hackathon

Build something wicked for Kiroween, the annual hackathon that started on Halloween and ends on Friday, December 5th—the last day of re:Invent. Need help? Visit us at in the Builder Loft in Mandalay Bay: Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM or the Developer Pavilion in Venetian whenever the Expo is open.

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Conclusion

Make the most of your re:Invent experience by attending these sessions, connecting with experts at the AWS Village and Builders Loft, and participating in hands-on challenges. Whether you’re interested in CI/CD, infrastructure as code, AI-powered development, or just want to network with fellow builders, the Developer Tools track has something for everyone. See you in Vegas!

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