Software Development Manager, Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka, Amazon MSK

Amazon • Santa Monica, CA

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About The Position

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 managers and 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 a new 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 AWS MSK team is looking for a seasoned Software Manager to lead an
exceptional high-performing team. As the Software Development Manager for the
AWS MSK team:
- You recruit and grow technical staff.
- You own the software development lifecycle and operational metrics for the
service.
- You partner with the product managers to define and execute the product
roadmap.
- You contribute to open source and present at community events.

The ideal candidate has experience driving and 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 SDMs and 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.

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Requirements

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience
• 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience
• 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• 8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience
• Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams

Nice To Haves

• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
• Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers

Responsibilities

• You recruit and grow technical staff.
• You own the software development lifecycle and operational metrics for the service.
• You partner with the product managers to define and execute the product roadmap.
• You contribute to open source and present at community events.

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed