Kafka Jobs
Apache Kafka is a distributed event streaming platform used to publish, store and process high-throughput data streams. Engineers use it to build event-driven applications, messaging pipelines, data integrations and real-time analytics systems.
Browse 112 open Kafka jobs from 20 companies including Vinted, Confluent, and Reddit. Popular hiring locations include United States, San Francisco, and Vilnius.
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Kafka Salary Ranges
Pay is quoted per market: the same role is worth several times more in one city than in another, so a single figure spanning countries would describe none of them. 106 of these 112 listings publish a salary. Markets with fewer than 8 disclosed salaries are not shown.
Median yearly pay by country, each in the currency named in its own row
| Country | Median | Middle 50% | Currency | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $255,000 | $208,000 – $302,000 | USD | 78 |
| Canada | $147,000 | $137,000 – $189,000 | USD | 10 |
| Lithuania | €80,000 | €76,000 – €95,000 | EUR | 10 |
Median yearly pay by metro, each in the currency named in its own row
| Metro | Median | Middle 50% | Currency | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, United States | $323,000 | $302,000 – $353,000 | USD | 16 |
| New York City, United States | $325,000 | $213,000 – $362,000 | USD | 12 |
| Vilnius, Lithuania | €80,000 | €76,000 – €95,000 | EUR | 10 |
| Kaunas, Lithuania | €79,000 | €76,000 – €96,000 | EUR | 9 |
| Palo Alto, United States | $310,000 | $298,000 – $310,000 | USD | 8 |
A job open in more than one place is counted by each market it is open in, so the Listings column adds up to more than the number of listings.
Seniority and Work Setup for Kafka Roles
- Intern
- 1% — 1 of 112 Kafka jobs
- Middle
- 18% — 20 of 112 Kafka jobs
- Senior
- 83% — 93 of 112 Kafka jobs
A role can be open to more than one level, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
- Remote
- 44% — 49 of 112 Kafka jobs
- Hybrid
- 32% — 36 of 112 Kafka jobs
- On-site
- 25% — 28 of 112 Kafka jobs
A role can offer more than one arrangement, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
6 offer visa sponsorship and 8 offer relocation assistance.
Skills Commonly Paired with Kafka
- AI
- 60% — 67 of 112 Kafka jobs
- Kubernetes
- 55% — 62 of 112 Kafka jobs
- Python
- 50% — 56 of 112 Kafka jobs
- Distributed Systems
- 48% — 54 of 112 Kafka jobs
- Go
- 48% — 54 of 112 Kafka jobs
- API
- 46% — 52 of 112 Kafka jobs
- Observability
- 37% — 41 of 112 Kafka jobs
- AWS
- 33% — 37 of 112 Kafka jobs
Top Companies Hiring for Kafka
Employers with the most open Kafka jobs
| Company | Open jobs |
|---|---|
| Vinted | 14 |
| Confluent | 12 |
| 9 | |
| Nvidia | 8 |
| OpenAI | 8 |
| SentinelOne | 7 |
| SpaceXAI | 7 |
| Grafana Labs | 6 |
Where Kafka Jobs Are Located
Where these Kafka jobs are based
| Location | Open jobs |
|---|---|
| United States | 40 |
| San Francisco, United States | 16 |
| Vilnius, Lithuania | 13 |
| Kaunas, Lithuania | 12 |
| New York City, United States | 12 |
| Canada | 9 |
| Palo Alto, United States | 8 |
| Santa Clara, United States | 8 |
112 Open Kafka Jobs
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