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. We are looking for engineers who are enthusiastic about data streaming and are as passionate about contributing to open source as they are about solving real customers business needs at AWS scale.

As a member of the Amazon MSK team you will be making contributions to the entire stack - the APIs and the workflows that make up the MSK service the core Kafka platform and stand-alone tools that make it easier for Kafka community to operate Kafka better. Upstream compatibility is a core tenet of MSK. Your code changes to the Kafka platform will be released back to open source. As a member of an AWS service that builds on top of a popular open source technology this is a unique opportunity to work on a team that straddles both worlds open source and Amazon-internal software. You will design and build new features make performance improvements identify and investigate new technologies prototype solutions build scalable services and test and review changes to deliver an exceptional customer experience.

The ideal candidate has experience designing large-scale systems supporting millions of transactions per second enjoys solving complex software problems and possesses analytical design and problem-solving skills. Ideally you have an in-depth understanding of streaming data technologies like Amazon Kinesis or Apache Kafka and experience with open-source data processing frameworks like Apache Spark Apache Flink or Apache Storm. Your responsibilities will include collaborating with other engineers to build a large scale AWS service and work with senior leaders to define your teams roadmap including identifying design and code changes needed in the underlying open source platforms.

Learn more about Amazon MSK : - AWS re : Invent 2018 : Amazon Managed Streaming for Kafka (Amazon MSK) Launch

• AWS re : Invent 2020 : How Goldman Sachs uses an Amazon MSK backbone for Transaction Banking Platform
• AWS re : Invent 2020 : How New Relic is migrating its Apache Kafka cluster to Amazon MSK
• AWS re : Invent 2021 : How Coinbase uses Amazon MSK as an event store for applications
• MSK Tiered Storage : Optimize cost and improve Kafka scalability
• AWS re : Invent 2023 : How Rivian builds real-time analytics from electric vehicles

Utility Computing (UC)

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $151300 / year in our lowest geographic market up to $261500 / year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and / or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

Children Activity,Design,Account Management,Apache Commons,ERP,Java

Employment Type : Full-Time

Department / Functional Area : Software Development

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 151300 - 261500