As of November 10, 2026, the median starting salary is $192,750 a year, measured on the 14 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Compare with AI salaries by field.
$200k-$322kUS, CA, Santa Clara1w
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Kafka jobs in Santa Clara: 16 open roles
Updated Nov 10, 2026
Live postings that name Kafka in the job title or description, located in Santa Clara, United States. Each one is rated from Little AI to Builds AI for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 16
- Build or work on AI (AI Level 3–4)
- 9
- remote
- 1
Median starting salary: $192,750.
$200k-$322kUS, CA, Santa Clara3w
claudelangchainlanggraph+14
$20-$71/hrUS, CA, Santa Clara2mo
pytorchtensorflowjax
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara1w
kubernetesdockerpython
$248k-$380kUS, CA, Santa Clara4mo
pytorchtensorflowscikit-learn+2
$200k-$322kUS, CA, Santa Clara2w
databricksawsspark+2
$200k-$322kUS, CA, Santa ClaraRemote4w
databricksawsspark+2
$200k-$322kUS, CA, Santa Clara3mo
$213k-$250kNew York, NY; Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CA; Santa Clara, CA1mo
ai-assisted-tools
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara2w
pythonsqlspark+4
$133k-$190kSanta Clara, California, USA4w
kubernetesargo-cdflux
$186k-$265kSanta Clara, California, USA4w
argo-cdflux
$184k-$288kUS, CA, Santa Clara1mo
AI level of Kafka jobs in Santa Clara
- ●●●● Builds AI8 (50%)
- ●●●○ Works on AI1 (6%)
- ●●○○ Uses AI1 (6%)
- ●○○○ Little AI6 (38%)
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Common questions
How much do Kafka jobs in Santa Clara pay?
How much AI work do Kafka jobs in Santa Clara involve?
As of November 10, 2026, of the 16 live postings: Builds AI ●●●●: 8 (50%); Works on AI ●●●○: 1 (6%); Uses AI ●●○○: 1 (6%); Little AI ●○○○: 6 (38%). See what each level means.
Which companies are hiring for Kafka jobs in Santa Clara?
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 Santa Clara?
As of November 10, 2026, named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Kubernetes (11), Python (10), AWS (8), Spark (8), Docker (6).
Which roles are open in Kafka jobs in Santa Clara?
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: Software engineer (9), AI engineer (2), Data engineer (1), Data scientist (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.