A system that passes streams of events between programs as they happen. 1,019 open roles on Hiring Right Now ask for it as of Nov 14, 2026.

How many Kafka jobs are open right now?

There are 1,019 open Kafka jobs at 253 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 67 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?

Right now the most openings are at MongoDB (41), Airwallex (36), Databricks (35), ClickHouse (34) and SumUp (20). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.

Are there remote Kafka jobs?

228 of the 1,019 open Kafka jobs (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 pay?

The median advertised salary is $214K, based on 433 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $185K and $250K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.

How do I apply for Kafka jobs?

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.

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Kafka jobs in tech

Kafka: a system that passes streams of events between programs as they happen. MongoDB, Airwallex, Databricks, ClickHouse and SumUp have the most open roles mentioning Kafka right now.

1,019 open roles · 67 posted in the last 7 days · 22% remote · 253 companies hiring · $214K median advertised salary · checked Nov 14 against employer career pages

Job titles in Kafka roles

Software engineer494 · 48%Staff and principal engineer218 · 21%Backend engineer136 · 13%Data engineer109 · 11%Cloud engineer89 · 9%Solutions engineer87 · 9%Architect (software and systems)69 · 7%

Bars show the share of these 1,019 roles; one role can count in several rows.

Newest Kafka jobs

Showing the newest 100. See all 1,019 in search

Who is hiring for Kafka roles

Where Kafka roles are

A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.

What Kafka roles pay, by level

Level in the title	Median advertised salary	Roles counted
No level in the title	$197K	120
Senior	$202K	189
Lead	$241K	124

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

Questions about Kafka jobs

What is Kafka?: A system that passes streams of events between programs as they happen. 1,019 open roles on Hiring Right Now ask for it as of Nov 14, 2026.
How many Kafka jobs are open right now?: There are 1,019 open Kafka jobs at 253 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 67 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?: Right now the most openings are at MongoDB (41), Airwallex (36), Databricks (35), ClickHouse (34) and SumUp (20). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote Kafka jobs?: 228 of the 1,019 open Kafka jobs (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 pay?: The median advertised salary is $214K, based on 433 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $185K and $250K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.
How do I apply for Kafka jobs?: 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.

Companies hiring for Kafka

Kafka salaries