Senior Software Development Engineer, Amazon MSK

Come build the future of data streaming with the Amazon Managed Streaming for Kafka (MSK) team! We are seeking builders for our Amazon MSK service, a fully managed service that makes it easy for customers to build and run applications that use Apache Kafka to process streaming data.

As a member of the Amazon MSK team, you will:

• Make contributions to the entire stack - APIs, workflows, core Kafka platform, and standalone tools
• Work on code changes that will be released back to open source
• Design and build new features
• Make performance improvements
• Identify and investigate new technologies
• Prototype solutions
• Build scalable services
• Test and review changes

This is a unique opportunity to work on a team that bridges both open source and Amazon-internal software. You'll be working with streaming data technologies at AWS scale, supporting millions of transactions per second.

The role involves collaborating with other engineers to build a large-scale AWS service and working with senior leaders to define your team's roadmap. You'll be contributing to both the service development and the underlying open source platforms.

Key aspects of the role:

• Working on a fully managed Apache Kafka service
• Contributing to open source
• Building enterprise-scale streaming solutions
• Developing both service infrastructure and platform features
• Focusing on customer experience and operational excellence

The position offers:

• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge streaming technologies
• Balance of open source and proprietary development
• Exposure to AWS-scale engineering challenges
• Collaborative team environment
• Work-life harmony focus
• Career development and mentorship opportunities
• Inclusive team culture with employee-led affinity groups
• Continuous learning and knowledge-sharing environment