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Container and Kubernetes engineer: a person in this job runs software in containers on Kubernetes, the system most companies use to deploy services at scale. Elastic, Captivation Software, Canonical, CoreWeave and SpaceX have the most open roles with “Container and Kubernetes engineer” or a close variant in the title right now.

169 open roles · 26 posted in the last 7 days · 12% remote · 58 companies hiring · $200K median advertised salary · checked Nov 15 against employer career pages

What these jobs pay81 of them state a yearly range in US dollars (bands in thousands). The dark column holds the median, $200K.
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Can be done from home12%20 of 169 jobs
State the pay57%97 of 169 jobs
Are for beginners1%1 of 169 jobs
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Skills asked for in container and Kubernetes engineer roles

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Newest container and Kubernetes engineer jobs

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Where container and Kubernetes engineer roles are

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What container and Kubernetes engineer roles pay, by level

Level in the titleMedian advertised salaryRoles counted
No level in the title$200K43
Senior$193K22
Lead and above$232K16

Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.

Kinds of work close to this one

Roles where employers ask for the same skills. The bar shows how much the skill lists overlap; the text names the shared skills and, where 30 postings state pay, the median advertised pay there.

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Questions about container and Kubernetes engineer jobs

What is a container and Kubernetes engineer job?
In a container and Kubernetes engineer job, a person runs software in containers on Kubernetes, the system most companies use to deploy services at scale. 169 such roles are open on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026.
How many container and Kubernetes engineer jobs are open right now?
There are 169 open container and Kubernetes engineer jobs at 58 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 26 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 container and Kubernetes engineer jobs?
Right now the most openings are at Elastic (26), Captivation Software (24), Canonical (11), CoreWeave (5) and SpaceX (5). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote container and Kubernetes engineer jobs?
20 of the 169 open container and Kubernetes engineer jobs (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 container and Kubernetes engineer jobs pay?
The median advertised salary is $200K, based on 81 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $178K and $216K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
Is it hard to get a container and Kubernetes engineer job?
1 of the 169 open container and Kubernetes engineer jobs (1%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 66 postings that state experience, the median asks for 4 years. 58 companies are hiring and 26 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 container and Kubernetes engineer jobs?
19 of the 169 open container and Kubernetes engineer jobs (11%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Machine Learning, AI, LLM. Employers still list 169 such roles today at 58 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
What skills do container and Kubernetes engineer jobs ask for?
Most often Kubernetes (71%), Linux (56%), Python (43%), Go (42%), CI/CD (34%) of the 169 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
Which job titles come up most in container and Kubernetes engineer jobs?
Software Engineer (12), Senior Software Engineer (10), Principal Java Engineer (10), Senior Java Engineer (9), Engineering Manager (6): the most common titles among the 169 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
Are container and Kubernetes engineer jobs in demand in 2026?
169 container and Kubernetes engineer jobs are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 58 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 26 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $200K. 20 (12%) can be done remotely.
How do I apply for container and Kubernetes engineer jobs?
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