Software Development Engineer, Amazon MSK

Amazon
Santa Monica, CAFULL_TIMEPosted Jul 30, 2026

Role responsibilities

Design and build new features for the Amazon MSK service and contribute to the core Kafka open-source platform. Collaborate with engineers and leaders to define the service roadmap and improve system performance at AWS scale.

Requirements

Requires 3+ years of professional software development experience and 2+ years of experience in system design or architecture. Proficiency in at least one programming language and familiarity with streaming data technologies is expected.

Key skills

Apache Kafka, Data Streaming, System Design, Distributed Systems, Open Source Contribution, Scalable Services, API Design, Apache Spark, Apache Flink, Apache Storm, Amazon Kinesis, Software Architecture

Keywords

Amazon MSK, Apache Kafka, AWS, Data Streaming, Open Source, Distributed Systems, Apache Spark, Apache Flink, Apache Storm, Amazon Kinesis, Scalability, API, Software Development Life Cycle, Cloud Computing, System Architecture, Performance Tuning

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