Software Development Engineer II – MSK, Managed Streaming Kafka; MSK

Overview

Description 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.

• Collaborate with other engineers to build a large scale AWS service, and work with senior leaders to define your team’s roadmap, including identifying design and code changes needed in the underlying open source platforms.
• Design and build new features, improve performance, prototype solutions, and review changes to deliver an exceptional customer experience.
• Contribute to the Kafka platform and related tools, with a focus on upstream compatibility and open source release.

Basic Qualifications

• 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2 years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneer cloud computing and continue to innovate. We value diverse experiences and encourage candidates to apply even if they do not meet all listed qualifications. We strive for work-life balance, ongoing learning, and an inclusive team culture with employee-led affinity groups and ongoing events.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, please visit for more information. This position’s pay ranges reflect multiple US geographic markets and are based on factors including market location and experience.

Amazon is a total compensation company. Depending on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total package.

This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.