The median starting salary is $132,050 a year, measured on the 16 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
Kafka jobs in Austin: 17 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name Kafka in the job title or description, located in Austin, United States. Each one is rated AI Level 1–4 for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 17
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 2
- remote
- 3
- median starting salary
- $132,050
$106k-$145k12100 Samsung Blvd, Austin, TX, USA2d
etlkafkarabbitmq
$104k-$204kAustin; Dallas; HoustonRemote4w
pythonnode-jssql+2
$132k-$210kUS - Austin, TX4mo
langchainllamaindexlanggraph
$132k-$153kUS - Austin, TX - HybridRemote3w
javamicroservicesapis+1
AI level of Kafka jobs in Austin
- AI Level 41 (6%)
- AI Level 31 (6%)
- AI Level 20 (0%)
- AI Level 115 (88%)
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How much do Kafka jobs in Austin pay?
How much AI work do Kafka jobs in Austin involve?
Of the 17 live postings: AI Level 4: 1 (6%); AI Level 3: 1 (6%); AI Level 1: 15 (88%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for Kafka jobs in Austin?
By number of live postings: Visa (7), Braze (3), Ping Identity (2), Amazon (1), Apptronik (1). Counted September 2026.
Which other cities have Kafka jobs?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (130), New York (108), Seattle (39), Bellevue (26), Boston (25). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in Kafka jobs in Austin?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (10), Kubernetes (9), Generative AI (8), Docker (7), Java (7). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in Kafka jobs in Austin?
By number of live postings: Data engineer (5), Machine learning engineer (1), Solutions architect (1). Counted September 2026.
A posting counts when it names Kafka in its title or description. Counted September 2026 on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.