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Container and Kubernetes engineer jobs in the United States
83 open roles for Kubernetes engineers in the United States as of Nov 15, 2026. Captivation Software, CoreWeave, Elastic, SpaceX and Chainguard have the most. 7 are remote and the median advertised salary is $200K.
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Skills asked for in container and Kubernetes engineer roles in the United States
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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
- Analyst, Container ManagementScout Motors · 🇺🇸Blythewood, South Carolina, United States$70K - $85K
- Principal Java Engineer - Distributed Systems, Serverless - ElasticsearchElastic · 🇺🇸United States$160K - $304KLead and aboveJavaElasticsearchServerless
- Senior Java Engineer - Distributed Systems, Serverless - ElasticsearchElastic · 🇺🇸United States$133K - $253KSeniorJavaElasticsearchServerless
- Engineering Manager, Kubernetes Bare Metal InfrastructureTogether AI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$300K - $350KTerraformLinuxKubernetes
- Senior Attack Engineer, KubernetesHorizon3ai · 🇺🇸US, Remote$206K - $243KRemoteSeniorPythonLinuxKubernetes
- Software Integration Engineer 4 - Linux/Bash/Python/Docker/Kubernetes/HelmCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD$130K - $270KPythonDockerFastAPI
- Senior Software Engineer, ContainersChainguard · 🇨🇦🇩🇪🇬🇧Canada - Remote; Germany - Remote; United Kingdom - Remot… · +1 more location$157K - $184KRemoteSeniorGoTerraformGCP
- Test Engineer 3 - Linux/Bash/Python/HPC/Gitlab/CI/CD/DockerCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD$130K - $270KPythonDockerLinux
- Software Engineer 3 - Linux/Python/Docker/Kubernetes/LLM/CI/CD/GrafanaCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD$130K - $270KPythonSQLDocker
- Systems Engineer 1 - Linux/Bash/Python/STE/STN/Cisco/DockerCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD$130K - $270KPythonDockerLinux
- Software Engineer 3 - Linux/Bash/Python/Keycloak/Ansible/Docker/CI/CDCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD$130K - $270KPythonDockerLinux
- Software Engineer 3 - Linux/Bash/Python/Java/PHP/CI/CD/Ansible/DockerCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD$130K - $270KPythonJavaPHP
- Systems Administrator 3 (On-Call) - Linux/Bash/Python/STE/STN/Docker/KubernetesCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD$130K - $270KPythonDockerLinux
- Software Integration Engineer 4 - Linux/Bash/Python/VMware/Ansible/Docker/GitlabCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD$130K - $270KPythonDockerLinux
- Software Integration Engineer 3 (On-Call) - Linux/Bash/Python/Docker/Kubernetes/Helm/Grafana/JiraCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD$130K - $270KPythonDockerLinux
- Software Engineer 3 - Linux/Bash/Python/Java/IaC/Docker/CI/CDCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD$130K - $270KPythonJavaDocker
- Software Engineer 2 - Linux/Bash/Python/MongoDB/Docker/Kubernetes/RabbitMQ/PostgreSQLCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD - Hybrid$130K - $270KHybridPythonSQLPostgreSQL
- Software Engineer 2 - Linux/Bash/Python/Java/Ansible/CI/CD/Docker/KubernetesCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD - Hybrid$130K - $270KHybridPythonJavaPHP
- Software Engineer 2 - Linux/Bash/Python/HashiCorp/Docker/Ansible/HPCCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD$130K - $270KPythonDockerLinux
- Software Engineer 2 - Linux/Bash/Python/CI/CD/Git/DockerCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD$130K - $270KPythonDockerLinux
- Software Engineer 2 (Hybrid) - Linux/Bash/Apache Airflow/Apache Spark/Docker/Podman/Git/AWSCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD - Hybrid$130K - $270KHybridPythonJavaDocker
- Senior Go/Kubernetes Engineer - Core/Infra - ElasticsearchElastic · 🇺🇸United States$133K - $253KSeniorGoJavaCI/CD
- Senior Engineer, Kubernetes InfrastructureCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Livingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / Bellevue, WA$153K - $204KSeniorGoPythonLinux
- Software Engineer 3 - Java/Docker/Helm/Kubernetes/TerraformCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD$130K - $270KJavaDockerTerraform
- Software Engineer 3 - Java/Spring/Docker/Kubernetes/Grafana/Prometheus/GitCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD$130K - $270KJavaDockerLinux
- Systems Engineer 3 (Watch Desk) - Jira/Confluence/Rancher/Redis/NiFi/Docker/Kubernetes/AWS/Nagios/PrometheusCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸San Antonio, TX$130K - $270KDockerRedisLinux
- CDL Delivery Driver - ContainersEquipmentShare · 🇺🇸Cumming, GA (Site Solutions)—GoDriver's licenseDOT regulations
- 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
- Principal Product Manager, Security Pricing and Packaging (Serverless) - Security SolutionsElastic · 🇺🇸United States$190K - $274KLead and aboveElasticsearchServerlessCloud security
- Senior Software Engineer — Container Images & SecurityRapidFort, Inc. · 🇺🇸United States$130K - $200KSeniorGoPythonJava
- Systems Administrator 3 - Linux/STE/STN/Virtualization/Ansible/Python/Kubernetes/DockerCaptivation Software · 🇺🇸Annapolis Junction, MD$130K - $270KPythonDockerLinux
- CDL Delivery Driver - Roll Off/ContainersEquipmentShare · 🇺🇸Denver, CO (North)—GoDriver's licenseDOT regulations
- 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
- Principal Software Engineer, ContainersChainguard · 🇺🇸United States - Remote$229K - $258KRemoteLead and aboveGoTerraformGCP
- Senior Kubernetes Solutions ArchitectAccenture Federal Services · 🇺🇸Tampa, FL$120K - $235KSeniorGoPythonTypeScript
- Kubernetes DevOps EngineerAccenture Federal Services · 🇺🇸Hanscom AFB, MA$106K - $206KAzureCI/CDKubernetes
- Senior Principal Engineer, Docker and EcosystemDocker · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA$219K - $352KRemoteLead and aboveGCPAzureCI/CD
- 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++
- Principal Services Solutions Architect - Cloud Native & KubernetesPure Storage · 🇺🇸Raleigh, North Carolina$148K - $243KLead and aboveLinuxKubernetesInfrastructure as code
- 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
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Who is hiring for container and Kubernetes engineer roles in the United States
Where container and Kubernetes engineer roles in the United States are
- 🇺🇸United States83
- 🇺🇸California26
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area24
- 🇺🇸Seattle, WA12
- 🇺🇸New York, NY6
- 🇨🇦Canada3
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom3
- 🇪🇺Europe3
- 🇩🇪Germany3
- 🇺🇸Boston, MA3
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
What container and Kubernetes engineer roles in the United States pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $200K | 43 |
| Senior | $193K | 20 |
| Lead and above | $232K | 16 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Questions about container and Kubernetes engineer jobs in the United States
- How many container and Kubernetes engineer jobs in the United States are open right now?
- There are 83 open container and Kubernetes engineer jobs in the United States at 31 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 6 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 the United States?
- Right now the most openings are at Captivation Software (24), Elastic (5), CoreWeave (5), SpaceX (5) and Chainguard (4). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote container and Kubernetes engineer jobs in the United States?
- 7 of the 83 open container and Kubernetes engineer jobs in the United States (8%) 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 the United States pay?
- The median advertised salary is $200K, based on 79 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 one of the container and Kubernetes engineer jobs in the United States?
- 0 of the 83 open container and Kubernetes engineer jobs in the United States (0%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 36 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 31 companies are hiring and 6 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 the United States?
- 7 of the 83 open container and Kubernetes engineer jobs in the United States (8%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Machine Learning, AI, LLM. Employers still list 83 such roles today at 31 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do container and Kubernetes engineer jobs in the United States ask for?
- Most often Kubernetes (73%), Linux (63%), Python (51%), Go (41%), Bash (36%) of the 83 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in container and Kubernetes engineer jobs in the United States?
- Senior Software Engineer (6), Software Engineer 3 (6), Software Engineer 2 (5), Staff Software Engineer (5), Engineering Manager (3): the most common titles among the 83 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are container and Kubernetes engineer jobs in the United States in demand in 2026?
- 83 container and Kubernetes engineer jobs in the United States are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 31 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 6 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $200K. 7 (8%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for container and Kubernetes engineer 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. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.
















