As of November 10, 2026, the median starting salary is $155,800 a year, measured on the 44 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Compare with AI salaries by field.
$201k-$272kUS, WA, Seattle4w
bedrocksagemaker
Kafka jobs in Seattle: 50 open roles
Updated Nov 10, 2026
Live postings that name Kafka in the job title or description, located in Seattle, United States. Each one is rated from Little AI to Builds AI for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 50
- Build or work on AI (AI Level 3–4)
- 13
- remote
- 11
Median starting salary: $155,800.
US, WA, Seattle1w
awsecsfargate+9
$144k-$194kUS, WA, Seattle2mo
awsecslambda+2
$144k-$194kUS, WA, Seattle3mo
sagemakerpytorchmlflow+1
$181k-$245kUS, WA, Seattle4h ago
databricks
$132k-$179kUS, WA, Seattle3w
pythonsqlaws+1
$200k-$260kUS - SeattleRemote1mo
databricks
$180k-$248kChicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Denver, Colorado; Los Angeles, California; Portland, Oregon; San Francisco, California; Seattle, Washington3mo
mlflowpythonscala+7
$149k-$314kWashington - Seattle4mo
claudecopilotcursor+5
WA - Seattle; UT - Cottonwood Heights; CA - San Francisco 2w
$190k-$230kHouston; New York; San Francisco; Seattle1mo
$136k-$170kSeattle, WA1mo
$154k-$208kUS, WA, SeattleRemote2mo
athenagluelambda+4
$158k-$245kUS - SeattleRemote7mo
copilotcursor
$213k-$250kNew York, NY; Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CA; Santa Clara, CA1mo
ai-assisted-tools
$138k-$198kSeattle, Washington, US1mo
claudecodexjava+6
$177k-$239kUS, WA, Seattle5mo
bedrocksagemaker
$144k-$194kUS, WA, Seattle5d
$144k-$194kUS, WA, Seattle5d
$320k-$405kSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA1mo
Seattle, New York, San Francisco3mo
$144k-$194kUS, WA, Seattle5d
$168k-$227kUS, WA, Seattle5d
$320k-$405kSan Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA2w
$152k-$190kSeattle, Washington, United States4mo
$191k-$254kSeattle, Washington, United States1mo
$167k-$220kSeattle, Washington, United States3mo
AI level of Kafka jobs in Seattle
- ●●●● Builds AI3 (6%)
- ●●●○ Works on AI10 (20%)
- ●●○○ Uses AI3 (6%)
- ●○○○ Little AI34 (68%)
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Common questions
How much do Kafka jobs in Seattle pay?
How much AI work do Kafka jobs in Seattle involve?
As of November 10, 2026, of the 50 live postings: Builds AI ●●●●: 3 (6%); Works on AI ●●●○: 10 (20%); Uses AI ●●○○: 3 (6%); Little AI ●○○○: 34 (68%). See what each level means.
Which companies are hiring for Kafka jobs in Seattle?
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: Amazon (18), Airwallex (9), Anthropic (3), SoFi (3), Anduril Industries (2).
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), Boston (30), Bellevue (27), Sunnyvale (27).
Which skills come up most in Kafka jobs in Seattle?
As of November 10, 2026, named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: AWS (32), Java (25), Python (21), Spark (21), Kubernetes (15).
Which roles are open in Kafka jobs in Seattle?
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: Software engineer (35), Solutions architect (2), AI product manager (1), Cybersecurity (1), Data engineer (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.