Software Development Manager: Streaming Data & Kafka

Amazon; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Software Development Manager to lead an engineering team for the Amazon MSK service in Seattle. You will drive technical leadership, architecture, and the delivery of cloud-based Kafka streaming capabilities, partnering with open source communities to define features and roadmaps.

The role emphasizes building a high-performing, inclusive team and mentoring leaders across the Data Streaming organization, with core office hours in Seattle and some flexibility for remote work.

Qualifications

• 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.

Skills

Team management

Engineering experience

System design & scaling

Web services leadership

SDLC knowledge

Product/PM collaboration

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Software Development Manager to lead an engineering team for the Amazon MSK service in Seattle. You will drive technical leadership, architecture, and the delivery of cloud-based Kafka streaming capabilities, partnering with open source communities to define features and roadmaps.

The role emphasizes building a high-performing, inclusive team and mentoring leaders across the Data Streaming organization, with core office hours in Seattle and some flexibility for remote work.