🇺🇸Kafka jobs in the United States
800 open roles mentioning Kafka in the United States as of Nov 14, 2026. Fanatics Betting & Gaming, Siftstack, Databricks, ClickHouse and SpaceX have the most. 178 are remote and the median advertised salary is $208K.
- Sr. Software Engineer, Machine Learning & Data InfrastructureOKX · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$179K - $268KSeniorGoPythonJava
- Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Vision AIToast · 🇺🇸Remote, US$180K - $368KRemoteLead and abovePythonJavaKotlin
- Senior Software Engineer, Verticals (AI Native)Life360 · 🇺🇸🇨🇦Remote, USA ; Remote, CanadaCA$104K - CA$192KRemoteSeniorJavaKotlinSwift
- Lead Software Development Engineer, Full StackPitchBook Data · 🇺🇸Seattle, Washington, United States$190K - $230KLead and aboveJavaPostgreSQLDocker
- Software Engineer III, Software Services (Applications)Agility Robotics · 🇺🇸Hybrid- Any Office (Fremont, CA, Salem, OR, or Pittsburgh…$144K - $225KRustGoPython
- Principal Software Engineer, Creator AnalyticsRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$345K - $399KLead and aboveGoPythonJava
- Staff Software Engineer - Privileged Access Management (PAM)Okta · 🇺🇸Bellevue, Washington$180K - $247KLead and aboveGoJavaScriptReact
- Data Engineer, FoundationsSuperhuman Platform Inc · 🇺🇸Hub - San Francisco · +1 more location$206K - $290KGoPythonSQL
- Product Engineer (Software Engineer)Clera · 🇺🇸San Francisco · +1 more location$120K - $200KGoSQLPostgreSQL
- Software Engineer I, Data PlatformsAbnormal Security · 🇺🇸Remote - USA$122K - $176KRemoteGoPythonPostgreSQL
- Senior Backend Engineer, Agent InfrastructureAirbyte · 🇺🇸San Francisco$196K - $235KSeniorPostgreSQLLLMKafka
- Software Engineer II - Flows ExperienceKlaviyo · 🇺🇸Boston—PythonTypeScriptJavaScript
- Senior DataOps EngineerVoyager Technologies, Inc. · 🇺🇸Remote - United States$140K - $180KRemoteSeniorPythonSQLDocker
- Principal Software EngineerValar Atomics · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$195K - $270KLead and aboveRustGoPython
- Senior Network EngineerAlembic · 🇺🇸Atlanta Perimeter · +1 more location$210K - $240KSeniorPythonTerraformMachine Learning
- Staff Mobile Engineer - Session Replay | US | RemoteGrafana Labs · 🇺🇸United States (Remote)$189K - $227KRemoteLead and aboveGoTypeScriptReact
- Engineering ManagerPoshmark · 🇺🇸US California (Redwood City) - Office—KafkaRedis
- Senior Software Engineer, Vision AIToast · 🇺🇸Remote, US$125K - $254KRemoteSeniorTypeScriptReactJava
- Director of Architecture and InfrastructureCredible · 🇺🇸Remote, United States—RemoteLead and aboveGoRubyTerraform
- Senior Solutions Architect (Pre-Sales)MongoDB · 🇺🇸Atlanta; Charlotte; Miami; Orlando; Raleigh · +4 more locations$104K - $204KSeniorPythonNode.jsJava
- Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Foundational RepresentationsReddit · 🇺🇸New York City, NY$230K - $322KLead and abovePythonGCPMachine Learning
- ArchitectTwilio · 🇺🇸Remote - US$207K - $233KRemotePythonJavaTerraform
- Principal Database EngineerKraken · 🇺🇸United States$161K - $359KRemoteLead and aboveRustGoPython
- Staff Backend Engineer, Agent InfrastructureAirbyte · 🇺🇸San Francisco$250K - $280KLead and abovePostgreSQLLLMKafka
- Software Engineer - AI Voice SystemsRed Ventures · 🇺🇸Charlotte, NC$80K - $120KPythonTypeScriptNode.js
- Senior Backend EngineerRain Technologies · 🇺🇸New York City, NY$180K - $220KSeniorGoSQLDocker
- Trading Systems EngineerQube Research & Technologies · 🇺🇸New York$180K - $300KGoPythonNode.js
- Staff Developer, Authentication Enablement1Password · 🇺🇸🇨🇦Remote (United States | Canada)CA$192K - CA$278KRemoteLead and aboveRustGoPython
- Software Engineering Manager (Factory Data)Anduril Industries · 🇺🇸Santa Ana, California, United States$191K - $254KGCPAzureKafka
- Technical Lead Software Engineer, RoutingNuro · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California (HQ)$213K - $320KLead and aboveC++PostgreSQLDocker
- Data Engineering Intern - Summer 2027Riot Games · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, USA—InternGoPythonJava
- Senior Software Engineer, Metadata PlatformBox · 🇺🇸Redwood City, CA, United States$198K - $248KSeniorGoPythonJava
- Senior Software Engineer - Data EnablementBlock · 🇺🇸Bay Area, CA, United States of America$185K - $327KSeniorJavaKotlinMachine Learning
- Staff Software Engineer, Streaming and WorkflowsSoFi · 🇺🇸WA - Seattle; CA - San Francisco—Lead and aboveGoPythonJava
- Engineering Manager, Marketing TechnologyAirbnb · 🇺🇸United States - Remote$212K - $265KRemoteLLMKafkaCI/CD
- Staff Software Engineer (Remote)Rula · 🇺🇸Remote - United States$192K - $240KRemoteLead and aboveTypeScriptReactNode.js
- Sr. Software Engineer (PHP + React/Typescript)Bloomerang · 🇺🇸Remote, US$115K - $191KRemoteSeniorTypeScriptReactKotlin
- Sr. Solutions EngineerDatabricks · 🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois; Remote - California; Remote - New York…—RemoteSeniorPythonSQLGCP
- Senior Software Engineer, Sportsbook PlatformPenn Interactive · 🇺🇸Remote, United States$145K - $193KRemoteSeniorKotlinSwiftRuby
- Engineer (Manager) - M2 - Palo Alto - 2026Nubank · 🇺🇸Palo Alto—KafkaAgileKubernetes
- Staff Engineer, Core Services PlatformStrava · 🇺🇸Strava Denver$225K - $278KLead and aboveGoJavaRuby
- Senior Backend & Cloud Infrastructure EngineerSekai · 🇺🇸San Francisco, USA—SeniorGoPythonPostgreSQL
- Senior Staff SRE, Site ExperienceReddit · 🇺🇸Remote - United States$232K - $326KRemoteLead and aboveKafkaRedisKubernetes
- Senior SRE, Site ExperienceReddit · 🇺🇸Remote - United States$191K - $267KRemoteSeniorGoPythonKafka
- Full-Stack Software Engineer, Child Safety Tools & SystemsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco · +1 more location$266K - $445KPythonTypeScriptSQL
- Software Engineer I (Backend, Growth)Whoop · 🇺🇸Boston, MA$105K - $145KJavaSQLPostgreSQL
- Senior Software Engineer - Platform InfrastructureGray Swan AI · 🇺🇸Pittsburgh$180K - $290KSeniorRustGoPython
- Senior Cloud & Backend Software EngineerOrbit · 🇺🇸San Francisco$185K - $215KSeniorSQLPostgreSQLDocker
- Senior/Staff Cloud Infrastructure EngineerZipline · 🇺🇸South San Francisco, California, USA—Lead and aboveKafkaLinuxKubernetes
- Senior Software Engineer- Account Access & ControlsRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$243K - $295KSeniorGoReact.NET
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Questions about Kafka jobs in the United States
- How many Kafka jobs in the United States are open right now?
- There are 800 open Kafka jobs in the United States at 290 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 57 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 the United States?
- Right now the most openings are at Fanatics Betting & Gaming (19), Siftstack (17), Databricks (16), ClickHouse (14) and SpaceX (14). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote Kafka jobs in the United States?
- 178 of the 800 open Kafka jobs in the United States (22%) 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 the United States pay?
- The median advertised salary is $208K, based on 670 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $180K and $240K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.
- How do I apply for Kafka jobs in the United States?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.























