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 108 open Kafka jobs from 19 companies including Confluent, Nvidia, and Reddit. Popular hiring locations include United States, New York City, and San Francisco.

108 Open Kafka Jobs

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. 108 of these 108 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 $245,000 $200,000 – $280,000 USD 83
Canada $178,000 $144,000 – $280,000 USD 11

Median yearly pay by metro, each in the currency named in its own row

Metro Median Middle 50% Currency Listings
New York City, United States $209,000 $200,000 – $304,000 USD 14
San Francisco, United States $308,000 $270,000 – $329,000 USD 11
Seattle, United States $280,000 $280,000 – $280,000 USD 11
Santa Clara, United States $266,000 $251,000 – $317,000 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

Seniority, out of 108 Kafka jobs
Level Jobs Share
Middle 21 19%
Senior 90 83%

A role can be open to more than one level, so the shares add up to more than 100%.

Work arrangement, out of 108 Kafka jobs
Setup Jobs Share
Remote 55 51%
Hybrid 22 20%
On-site 36 33%

A role can offer more than one arrangement, so the shares add up to more than 100%.

3 offer visa sponsorship and 7 offer relocation assistance.

Skills Commonly Paired with Kafka

Out of 108 Kafka jobs

Skill Jobs Share
AI 61 56%
Python 60 56%
Distributed Systems 56 52%
Go 53 49%
Kubernetes 52 48%
API 50 46%
Java 46 43%
Observability 40 37%

Top Companies Hiring for Kafka

Employers with the most open Kafka jobs

Company Open jobs
Confluent 17
Nvidia 9
Reddit 9
Stripe 9
Vinted 9
Bloomberg 8
ClickHouse 6
OpenAI 6

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