As of November 10, 2026, the median starting salary is $146,300 a year, measured on the 18 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Compare with AI salaries by field.
$132k-$210kUS - Austin, TX5mo
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Kafka jobs in Austin: 20 open roles
Updated Nov 10, 2026
Live postings that name Kafka in the job title or description, located in Austin, United States. Each one is rated from Little AI to Builds AI for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 20
- Build or work on AI (AI Level 3–4)
- 4
- remote
- 3
Median starting salary: $146,300.
$156k-$280kAustin2w
pythonapisstreaming
$111k-$172kUS - Austin, TX1mo
kubernetesterraformtemporal+1
$200k-$300kAustin, Texas, United States of America1mo
databrickssnowflakedbt+1
$137k-$220kUS - Austin, TX1mo
chatgptcopilotjava+1
$196k-$314kUS - Austin, TX3w
chatgptcopilot
$133k-$213kUS - Austin, TX4w
nginxapachelinux
$106k-$145k12100 Samsung Blvd, Austin, TX, USA1mo
etlkafkarabbitmq
$104k-$204kAustin; Dallas; HoustonRemote2mo
pythonnode-jssql+2
$161k-$239kAustin, Texas, United States of America3w
api-management
$200k-$265kAustin, TX17h ago
Austin, United StatesRemote1w
linuxkubernetesdocker+2
$161k-$239kAustin, Texas, United States of America2w
$157k-$224kUSA - Austin, TX2mo
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AI level of Kafka jobs in Austin
- ●●●● Builds AI1 (5%)
- ●●●○ Works on AI3 (15%)
- ●●○○ Uses AI3 (15%)
- ●○○○ Little AI13 (65%)
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Common questions
How much do Kafka jobs in Austin pay?
How much AI work do Kafka jobs in Austin involve?
As of November 10, 2026, of the 20 live postings: Builds AI ●●●●: 1 (5%); Works on AI ●●●○: 3 (15%); Uses AI ●●○○: 3 (15%); Little AI ●○○○: 13 (65%). See what each level means.
Which companies are hiring for Kafka jobs in Austin?
Which other cities have Kafka jobs?
As of November 10, 2026, cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (122), New York (113), Seattle (49), Boston (30), Bellevue (27).
Which skills come up most in Kafka jobs in Austin?
As of November 10, 2026, named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Kubernetes (14), Python (13), AWS (10), Java (10), Generative AI (9).
Which roles are open in Kafka jobs in Austin?
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: Software engineer (10), Data engineer (2), Machine learning engineer (1), Sales (1), Solutions architect (1).
A posting counts when it names Kafka in its title or description. Counted on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.