Senior Software Development Manager - Kafka/MSK

Socket.dev; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 298,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a seasoned Software Development Manager to lead the AWS MSK team, overseeing the full software lifecycle and operational metrics for a high‑scale managed service. You will recruit and grow technical staff, partner with product managers to shape the roadmap, and contribute to open source while engaging with the Kafka community.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in engineering, 5+ years in team leadership, and experience delivering consumer software at scale.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering experience.
• 5+ years of engineering team management experience.
• 10+ years of planning, designing, developing and delivering consumer software experience.
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent programs, projects and development teams in an Agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and grow technical staff.
• Own the software development lifecycle and operational metrics for the service.
• Partner with the product managers to define and execute the product roadmap.
• Contribute to open source and present at community events.

Skills

Engineering experience

Engineering management

Consumer software experience

PM collaboration

Agile environment

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a seasoned Software Development Manager to lead the AWS MSK team, overseeing the full software lifecycle and operational metrics for a high‑scale managed service. You will recruit and grow technical staff, partner with product managers to shape the roadmap, and contribute to open source while engaging with the Kafka community.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in engineering, 5+ years in team leadership, and experience delivering consumer software at scale.