🇬🇧Kafka jobs in London
104 open roles mentioning Kafka in London as of Nov 15, 2026. Wheely, Palantir, Deliveroo, Capco and Smarkets have the most. 13 are remote.
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- Staff Data EngineerEucalyptus · 🇬🇧UK - HQ - London—Lead and aboveGoPythonKotlin
- Senior Data EngineerEucalyptus · 🇬🇧UK - HQ - London—SeniorPythonSQLTerraform
- Trading Systems EngineerQube Research & Technologies · 🇬🇧London—GoPythonNode.js
- Head of Trading Systems and Software EngineeringCaxton Associates · 🇬🇧London, England, United Kingdom—Lead and abovePythonSQLC#
- Senior Payments EngineerIncard · 🇬🇧London—HybridSeniorGoTypeScriptPostgreSQL
- Senior Backend Engineer II & III (.NET)M KOPA · 🇬🇧London—RemoteSeniorC#.NETAzure
- Full-Stack Software Engineer, Child Safety Tools & Systems (London)OpenAI · 🇬🇧London, UK$266K - $445KHybridPythonTypeScriptSQL
- Dev Ops EngineerSmarkets · 🇬🇧London—HybridRustPythonReact
- Data EngineerSmarkets · 🇬🇧London—HybridRustPythonReact
- Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Data PlatformEvervault · 🇬🇧London—HybridLead and aboveMachine LearningKafkaDatabricks
- Staff Backend Engineer - Content PlatformSpotify · 🇬🇧London—Lead and aboveGoJavaKotlin
- Senior Fullstack Engineer, ScaleAirwallex · 🇬🇧UK - London—SeniorTypeScriptJavaScriptReact
- Staff Data EngineerSparta Commodities · 🇬🇧London—HybridLead and abovePythonTypeScriptKotlin
- Senior Solutions ArchitectMongoDB · 🇬🇧London—SeniorPythonNode.jsJava
- Software Engineer (Infrastructure)Thought Machine · 🇬🇧United Kingdom, London—HybridGoPythonPostgreSQL
- Senior Software Engineer (Infrastructure)Thought Machine · 🇬🇧United Kingdom, London—HybridSeniorGoPythonPostgreSQL
- Senior Data Platform EngineerSchonfeld · 🇬🇧London, England, United Kingdom—SeniorPythonSQLPostgreSQL
- Senior Python Engineer (Data)Arrive · 🇬🇧London—HybridSeniorPythonPostgreSQLDocker
- Senior Backend Engineer - Asset SalesM KOPA · 🇬🇧London—RemoteSeniorC#.NETAzure
- Senior Backend Engineer - MobilityM KOPA · 🇬🇧London—RemoteSeniorC#.NETDocker
- Staff Software Engineer, Event Streaming SystemsDeliveroo · 🇬🇧London, United Kingdom - Deliveroo—Lead and aboveGoPythonJava
- Technical Account Manager - EMESA SouthGravitee · 🇬🇧🇫🇷London, United Kingdom; Paris, France—HybridPythonJavaDocker
- Senior Backend Product EngineerCAIS · 🇬🇧London, England£95K - £125KSeniorTypeScriptReactJava
- Staff Software EngineerPleo · 🇬🇧London—HybridLead and aboveTypeScriptNode.jsJava
- Staff Software Engineer (Agentic Search) - CrawlerNebius · 🇬🇧London, United Kingdom—Lead and aboveC++Kafka
- Quantitative Software Engineer (DV Commodities)DV Trading · 🇬🇧London—PythonJavaC++
- Staff Software Engineer - FMXFanatics Betting & Gaming · 🇬🇧London, England, United Kingdom—Lead and aboveGoPythonTypeScript
- Golang Backend Engineer, Financial Product FraudDeliveroo · 🇬🇧London, United Kingdom - Deliveroo · +1 more location—GoPythonNode.js
- Senior Product EngineerOdeko · 🇬🇧London, England, United Kingdom£90K - £100KSeniorTypeScriptJavaScriptReact
- Senior Engineering Manager (Data Platform)Preply · 🇬🇧London—HybridSeniorGCPMachine LearningKafka
- Senior Platform Software Engineer IBraze · 🇬🇧London—SeniorGoPythonRuby
- Senior Backend EngineerWheely · 🇬🇧London, England, United Kingdom—SeniorGoPythonC++
- Backend EngineerWheely · 🇬🇧London, England, United Kingdom—GoPythonC++
- Backend Engineer (Mid/Senior), MarketplaceWheely · 🇬🇧London, England, United Kingdom—SeniorGoPythonC++
- Backend Engineer (Mid/Senior), MapsWheely · 🇬🇧London, England, United Kingdom—SeniorGoPythonC++
- Senior Software Engineer, Data - AI PortalWayve · 🇬🇧London, United Kingdom—HybridSeniorPythonTerraformGCP
- Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)Sparta Commodities · 🇬🇧London—HybridSeniorPythonTypeScriptJava
- Senior Backend EngineerSparta Commodities · 🇬🇧London—HybridSeniorPythonTypeScriptJava
- Senior Software Engineer, Data and OrchestrationWayve · 🇬🇧London, United Kingdom—HybridSeniorPythonPostgreSQLMachine Learning
- Senior Solutions Architect (Search Specialist)MongoDB · 🇪🇸🇮🇪🇬🇧Barcelona; Dublin; London—SeniorPythonNode.jsJava
- Backend / Data Platform EngineerFoundational · 🇬🇧London—RustGoPython
- Senior Software Engineer (Fullstack) - Merchant EMEADeliveroo · 🇬🇧London, England—SeniorGoTypeScriptReact
- Senior Software Engineer (Forward Deployed)Invisible Technologies · 🇬🇧London - Hybrid£110K - £162KHybridSeniorPythonDockerGCP
- Staff Software Engineer - StreamingCheckout.com · 🇬🇧London—Lead and abovePythonJavaSQL
- Senior Software Engineer, Event Streaming SystemsDeliveroo · 🇩🇪🇬🇧Berlin, Germany; London, United Kingdom - Deliveroo—SeniorGoPythonJava
- Senior Software Engineer (Money Flows)Ebury · 🇬🇧London—SeniorPythonPostgreSQLTerraform
- Forward Deployed Engineer - InfrastructureThought Machine · 🇬🇧United Kingdom, London—HybridGoPythonJava
- Trading Analytics Developer, Quantitative TradingCrypto.com · 🇬🇧London—PythonJavaSQL
- Software Engineer-II BackendSocure · 🇬🇧Hybrid - London—HybridGoPythonJava
- Software Engineer - ConnectorsNeo4j · 🇬🇧London—TypeScriptReactJava
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Questions about Kafka jobs in London
- How many Kafka jobs in London are open right now?
- There are 104 open Kafka jobs in London at 54 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 9 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most Kafka jobs in London?
- Right now the most openings are at Wheely (6), Smarkets (5), Deliveroo (5), Palantir (5) and Capco (5). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote Kafka jobs in London?
- 13 of the 104 open Kafka jobs in London (12%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do Kafka jobs in London pay in pounds?
- 10 of the open postings state a yearly range in pounds: the median midpoint is £107,500, and the middle half advertise £97,500 to £136,000. These are advertised ranges as each employer wrote them, not verified pay.
- Is it hard to get one of the Kafka jobs in London?
- 0 of the 104 open Kafka jobs in London (0%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 43 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 54 companies are hiring and 9 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing Kafka jobs in London?
- 26 of the 104 open Kafka jobs in London (25%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Machine Learning, LLM, AI. Employers still list 104 such roles today at 54 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do Kafka jobs in London ask for?
- Most often Kafka (100%), Python (64%), Kubernetes (62%), AWS (61%), Java (51%) of the 104 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in Kafka jobs in London?
- Senior Software Engineer (12), Senior Backend Engineer (9), Staff Software Engineer (7), Staff Backend Engineer (4), Software Engineer (4): the most common titles among the 104 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are Kafka jobs in London in demand in 2026?
- 104 Kafka jobs in London are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 54 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 9 were posted in the last seven days. 13 (12%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for Kafka jobs in London?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.
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