As of November 10, 2026, the median starting salary is $176,500 a year, measured on the 22 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Compare with AI salaries by field.
$203k-$259kSan Jose, California, US1mo
openaiclaudeanthropic+10
Kafka jobs in San Jose: 23 open roles
Updated Nov 10, 2026
Live postings that name Kafka in the job title or description, located in San Jose, United States. Each one is rated from Little AI to Builds AI for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 23
- Build or work on AI (AI Level 3–4)
- 9
- remote
- 3
Median starting salary: $176,500.
San Jose, California, United States of AmericaRemote3mo
claudelanggraphbedrock+1
$168k-$245kSan Jose, California, US8h ago
openaianthropicgemini+9
$257k-$333kSan Jose, California, US2w
weaviateqdrantmilvus+6
$190k-$361kSan Jose1mo
opacedarmcp
$139k-$258kSan Jose1mo
openaijavascala+14
$187k-$268kSan Jose, California, USRemote1w
copilotdatabrickscursor+3
$144k-$213kSan Jose, California, United States of America3d
claudecopilotcursor
$177k-$262kSan Jose, California, United States of America1w
python
$197k-$292kSan Jose, California, United States of America3w
$177k-$262kSan Jose, California, United States of America4w
kafka
$234k-$330kSan Jose, California, US4w
splunkcisco-data-fabric
$177k-$262kSan Jose, California, United States of America2mo
python
$144k-$213kSan Jose, California, United States of America2mo
python
$177k-$262kSan Jose, California, United States of America2mo
python
AI level of Kafka jobs in San Jose
- ●●●● Builds AI8 (35%)
- ●●●○ Works on AI1 (4%)
- ●●○○ Uses AI0 (0%)
- ●○○○ Little AI14 (61%)
Companies hiring for Kafka in San Jose
Kafka jobs in other cities
All jobs in other cities of United States
Roles that ask for it
Common questions
How much do Kafka jobs in San Jose pay?
How much AI work do Kafka jobs in San Jose involve?
As of November 10, 2026, of the 23 live postings: Builds AI ●●●●: 8 (35%); Works on AI ●●●○: 1 (4%); Little AI ●○○○: 14 (61%). See what each level means.
Which companies are hiring for Kafka jobs in San Jose?
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: Cisco (7), PayPal (7), Adobe (6), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (1), Tessera Labs (1).
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 (50), Boston (30), Bellevue (27).
Which skills come up most in Kafka jobs in San Jose?
As of November 10, 2026, named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: AWS (17), Python (14), Google Cloud (10), Java (10), Kubernetes (10).
Which roles are open in Kafka jobs in San Jose?
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: Software engineer (13), AI engineer (2), Machine learning engineer (2), Data engineer (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.