As of November 14, 2026, the median starting salary is $168,750 a year, measured on the 2,700+ postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Compare with AI salaries by field.
Kubernetes jobs: 8,300+ open roles
Updated Nov 14, 2026
Live postings that name Kubernetes in the job title or description. Each one is rated from Little AI to Builds AI for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 8,300+
- Build or work on AI (AI Level 3–4)
- 2,200+
- remote
- 2,400+
Median starting salary: $168,750.
Level may earn a referral fee if you apply to a micro1 or Mercor role through an Apply link. It does not change the order of jobs. How this works
India, Bengaluru22mo
hugging-facepytorchtensorflow
Stockholm, Sweden69mo
scikit-learn
Cambridge, MA3d
pytorchtensorflowscikit-learn
Amsterdam4d
hugging-facevllmpytorch+5
Principal Member of Technical Staff (PMTS) / Staff Software Engineer – AI Platform (Agentic Systems)
$197k-$314kCalifornia - San Francisco1w
openaiclaudeanthropic+1
$500k-$850kFriendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NYRemote1w
pytorch
$200k-$322kUS, CA, Santa Clara2w
llmragservicenow
$200k-$320kRemote2w
vllmpytorchpython+4
San Jose, CA3w
pytorchtensorflowscikit-learn+4
$168k-$245kSan Jose, California, US3w
kubernetesopenshiftgpus
$240k-$360kTorontoRemote3w
pythonkubernetesdocker+1
$250k-$320kSan FranciscoRemote3w
cursorelevenlabsdecagon+4
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada3w
langgraphcrewaiautogen+2
Amsterdam4w
cursorelevenlabsdecagon+5
$279k-$345kSan Mateo, CA, United States4w
gopythonrust
London, UKRemote1mo
vllmpytorchsglang+4
EURemote1mo
vllmpytorchsglang+4
ParisRemote1mo
vllmpytorchpython+3
London, United Kingdom - Deliveroo1mo
claudedeepseekvllm+8
$150k-$450kSunnyvale, CA1mo
vllmpytorchjax+5
$150k-$450kSunnyvale, CA1mo
pytorchjaxdeepspeed+3
Ft. Collins, Colorado, United States of America1mo
llamaindexlanggraphcrewai+7
Level may earn a referral fee if you apply to a micro1 or Mercor role through an Apply link. It does not change the order of jobs. How this works
AI level of Kubernetes jobs
- ●●●● Builds AI1,100+ (14%)
- ●●●○ Works on AI1,000+ (13%)
- ●●○○ Uses AI442 (5%)
- ●○○○ Little AI5,600+ (67%)
Companies hiring for Kubernetes
Kubernetes jobs by city
Roles that ask for it
Common questions
How much do Kubernetes jobs pay?
How much AI work do Kubernetes jobs involve?
As of November 14, 2026, of the 8,300+ live postings: Builds AI ●●●●: 1,100+ (14%); Works on AI ●●●○: 1,000+ (13%); Uses AI ●●○○: 442 (5%); Little AI ●○○○: 5,600+ (67%). See what each level means.
Which companies are hiring for Kubernetes jobs?
As of November 14, 2026, by number of live postings: Capital One (440), NVIDIA (346), Cisco (216), Sopra Steria (207), Thales (201).
Where are Kubernetes jobs located?
As of November 14, 2026, cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (509), Bengaluru (486), New York (464), London (344), Singapore (199).
Which skills come up most in Kubernetes jobs?
As of November 14, 2026, named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (5,000+), AWS (4,600+), Docker (3,700+), Azure (3,200+), Google Cloud (3,100+).
Which roles are open in Kubernetes jobs?
As of November 14, 2026, by number of live postings: Software engineer (3,100+), Cybersecurity (356), Solutions architect (217), Machine learning engineer (158), Sales (154).
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.