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Container and Kubernetes engineer jobs in California
26 open roles for Kubernetes engineers in California as of Nov 15, 2026. CoreWeave, Lambda, Illumio, Roblox and SpaceX have the most. 1 is remote and the median advertised salary is $212K.
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- Platform Engineer, KubernetesClera · 🇺🇸San Francisco$180K - $210KGoTerraformGCP
- Engineering Manager, Kubernetes Platform (LKS)Lambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Fremont St)$297K - $440KHybridMachine LearningKubernetesIncident response
- Engineering Manager, Kubernetes Bare Metal InfrastructureTogether AI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$300K - $350KTerraformLinuxKubernetes
- Senior Engineer, Kubernetes InfrastructureCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Livingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / Bellevue, WA$153K - $204KSeniorGoPythonLinux
- Senior Platform Engineer - Container ServicesAdyen · 🇺🇸San Francisco$198K - $293KSeniorGoPythonTerraform
- Software Engineer III, KubernetesBox · 🇺🇸Redwood City, CA, United States$165K - $206KTerraformGCPLinux
- Staff Engineer - Container SecurityIllumio · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California - HQ$196K - $235KLead and aboveGoPythonJava
- Sr. Software Engineer - Container SecurityIllumio · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California - HQ$172K - $198KSeniorGoPythonJava
- Manager II, Engineering - Kubernetes PlatformPinterest · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, US; Remote, CA, US$177K - $365KRemoteKubernetesInfrastructure as codeEKS
- Security Engineer, KubernetesxAI · 🇺🇸Austin, TX; New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA; Washington, DC$100K - $198KRustGoPython
- Staff Software Engineer, Docker AI Substrate (Seattle or Palo Alto)Docker · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA or Seattle, WA$170K - $276KLead and aboveGoKubernetesAI
- Senior Software Engineer, Service MeshRoblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$197K - $243KSeniorRustGoC++
- Senior Engineer - Cloud and Container ServicesFastly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO; New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA$181K - $217KSeniorGoPythonTerraform
- Site Reliability Engineer, Kubernetes Platform (Top Secret Clearance)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$145K - $195KPythonMachine LearningLinux
- Staff Software Engineer - Managed KubernetesLambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Fremont St)$314K - $465KHybridLead and abovePythonMachine LearningLinux
- Senior Software Engineer - Managed KubernetesLambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Fremont St)$230K - $346KHybridSeniorGoPythonMachine Learning
- Senior Specialist Field Engineer - KubernetesCoreWeave · 🇺🇸San Francisco. CA / Sunnyvale, CA / Bellevue, WA$182K - $242KSeniorRustGoKubernetes
- Senior AI Infrastructure Engineer, KubernetesFirmus Technologies · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States—SeniorRustGoPython
- Staff Software Engineer, Crusoe Container RegistryCrusoe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA - US$215K - $260KLead and aboveRustGoJava
- Senior Engineer, Compute Services (Kubernetes, Bare Metal)CoreWeave · 🇺🇸Livingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / Bellevue, WA$153K - $204KSeniorGoPythonLinux
- Principal Software Engineer - Compute (Kubernetes)Roblox · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA, United States$345K - $399KLead and aboveKubernetesMicroservices
- Site Reliability Engineer, Kubernetes Platform (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$125K - $160KPythonC++Terraform
- Platform Engineer (Kubernetes)Clera · 🇺🇸San Francisco$150K - $200KGoTerraformGCP
- Product Engineer II – On-premises Kubernetes, ArcGIS EnterpriseEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$80K - $133KPythonJavaSQL
- Staff Product Manager, Serverless WorkspacesDatabricks · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$182K - $250KLead and aboveGCPAzureAWS
- Software Engineer, KubernetesCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Livingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / Bellevue, WA$153K - $204KGoLinuxKubernetes
Who is hiring for container and Kubernetes engineer roles in California
Where container and Kubernetes engineer roles in California are
- 🇺🇸United States26
- 🇺🇸California26
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area23
- 🇺🇸New York, NY5
- 🇺🇸Seattle, WA5
- 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA2
- 🇺🇸Denver, CO1
- 🇺🇸Austin, TX1
- 🇺🇸Washington, DC1
- 🇺🇸Texas1
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
Questions about container and Kubernetes engineer jobs in California
- How many container and Kubernetes engineer jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 26 open container and Kubernetes engineer jobs in California at 17 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 3 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 in California?
- Right now the most openings are at CoreWeave (4), Lambda (3), Clera (2), Illumio (2) and Roblox (2). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote container and Kubernetes engineer jobs in California?
- 1 of the 26 open container and Kubernetes engineer jobs in California (4%) 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 in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $212K, based on 25 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $178K and $246K. 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 one of the container and Kubernetes engineer jobs in California?
- 0 of the 26 open container and Kubernetes engineer jobs in California (0%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 17 postings that state experience, the median asks for 3 years. 17 companies are hiring and 3 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 in California?
- 6 of the 26 open container and Kubernetes engineer jobs in California (23%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Machine Learning, AI. Employers still list 26 such roles today at 17 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do container and Kubernetes engineer jobs in California ask for?
- Most often Kubernetes (96%), Go (62%), Linux (58%), Python (50%), Terraform (35%) of the 26 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in container and Kubernetes engineer jobs in California?
- Senior Engineer (3), Staff Software Engineer (3), Platform Engineer (2), Engineering Manager (2), Senior Software Engineer (2): the most common titles among the 26 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are container and Kubernetes engineer jobs in California in demand in 2026?
- 26 container and Kubernetes engineer jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 17 companies, 0.0% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 3 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $212K. 1 (4%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for container and Kubernetes engineer jobs in California?
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