The median starting salary is $192,000 a year, measured on the 10 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
Kafka jobs in Santa Clara: 11 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name Kafka in the job title or description, located in Santa Clara, United States. Each one is rated AI Level 1–4 for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 11
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 6
- remote
- 0
- median starting salary
- $192,000
$248k-$380kUS, CA, Santa Clara3mo
pytorchtensorflowscikit-learn+17
$200k-$322kUS, CA, Santa Clara1mo
prometheusvictoria-metrics
$272k-$431kUS, CA, Santa Clara1mo
javakubernetesdocker+1
$213k-$250kNew York, NY; Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CA; Santa Clara, CA1w
ai-assisted-tools
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara3d
databrickskafkapostgresql+11
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara1w
kubernetespythonbash+4
$134k-$272kSanta Clara, California, United States1mo
streaming-platformsdatabases
AI level of Kafka jobs in Santa Clara
- AI Level 44 (36%)
- AI Level 32 (18%)
- AI Level 21 (9%)
- AI Level 14 (36%)
Companies hiring for Kafka in Santa Clara
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Roles that ask for it
Common questions
How much do Kafka jobs in Santa Clara pay?
How much AI work do Kafka jobs in Santa Clara involve?
Of the 11 live postings: AI Level 4: 4 (36%); AI Level 3: 2 (18%); AI Level 2: 1 (9%); AI Level 1: 4 (36%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for Kafka jobs in Santa Clara?
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 Santa Clara?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Kubernetes (9), Python (9), Docker (5), Java (5), Spark (4). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in Kafka jobs in Santa Clara?
By number of live postings: Data engineer (1), Data scientist (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.