Updated Nov 10, 2026
Live postings that name Kubernetes 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.
Median starting salary: $176,600.
As of November 10, 2026, the median starting salary is $176,600 a year, measured on the 135 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Compare with AI salaries by field.
As of November 10, 2026, of the 158 live postings: Builds AI ●●●●: 35 (22%); Works on AI ●●●○: 21 (13%); Uses AI ●●○○: 7 (4%); Little AI ●○○○: 95 (60%). See what each level means.
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: Anthropic (27), Nscale (17), Amazon (15), Anduril Industries (14), Airwallex (12).
As of November 10, 2026, cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (507), New York (458), Santa Clara (186), Sunnyvale (174), Bellevue (141).
As of November 10, 2026, named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: AWS (93), Python (87), Google Cloud (63), Azure (57), Java (54).
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: Software engineer (84), Cybersecurity (16), Solutions architect (4), Machine learning engineer (1), Marketing (1).
A posting counts when it names Kubernetes in its title or description. Counted on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.
