The median starting salary is $170,000 a year, measured on the 668 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
Kafka jobs: 1,796 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name Kafka in the job title or description. Each one is rated AI Level 1–4 for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 1,796
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 413
- remote
- 480
- median starting salary
- $170,000
$115k-$225kMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America2w
$181k-$289kUS - Foster City, CA2w
Bucharest - Dacia One1mo
$154k-$208kUS, VA, Herndon2mo
$215k-$254kLivingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / San Francisco, CA / Bellevue, WARemote2mo
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AI level of Kafka jobs
- AI Level 4155 (9%)
- AI Level 3258 (14%)
- AI Level 2102 (6%)
- AI Level 11,281 (71%)
Companies hiring for Kafka
Kafka jobs by city
Roles that ask for it
Common questions
How much do Kafka jobs pay?
How much AI work do Kafka jobs involve?
Of the 1,796 live postings: AI Level 4: 155 (9%); AI Level 3: 258 (14%); AI Level 2: 102 (6%); AI Level 1: 1,281 (71%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for Kafka jobs?
By number of live postings: Amazon (119), SpaceX (83), Barclays (62), Mastercard (57), Databricks (48). Counted September 2026.
Where are Kafka jobs located?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (131), Bengaluru (111), New York (109), Toronto (89), Pune (74). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in Kafka jobs?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (1,014), AWS (987), Kubernetes (954), Java (901), SQL (744). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in Kafka jobs?
By number of live postings: Data engineer (130), Solutions architect (83), Machine learning engineer (30), AI engineer (21), AI consultant (19). 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.