# Apache Flink

Skill · Data Science, Analytics and AI/ML

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/apache-flink

Apache Flink is an open-source distributed stream-processing framework used to build real-time data pipelines capable of processing unbounded data streams with low latency and high throughput. Data engineers use it for use cases like real-time analytics, fraud detection, and event-driven applications. It also supports batch processing and is known for its exactly-once state consistency guarantees.

## Apache Flink in the job market

- Open roles: 46
- Employers hiring: 26
- Median stated pay: $200,000 (middle half $175,000 – $238,000), from 40 of 46 open roles — the 87% that publish a range, annualized to USD. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it.
- Last checked: September 13, 2026

## Asked for alongside Apache Flink

Measured from the 46 open roles that name Apache Flink, not from a curated list.

- [Apache Kafka](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/apache-kafka) — 38 roles (82.6%)
- [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python) — 29 roles (63.0%)
- [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/amazon-web-services-aws) — 27 roles (58.7%)
- [Kubernetes](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/kubernetes) — 25 roles (54.3%)
- [SPARK](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/spark) — 23 roles (50.0%)
- [Java](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/java) — 22 roles (47.8%)
- [SQL](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/sql) — 17 roles (37.0%)
- [Apache Airflow](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/apache-airflow) — 16 roles (34.8%)

## Seniority of these roles

- Mid: 6 (13%)
- Senior: 23 (50%)
- Lead / Staff / Principal: 15 (33%)
- Management: 1 (2%)
- Executive: 1 (2%)

From 46 roles whose posting states a level.

## Roles that use Apache Flink

- [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer) — 25
- [Data Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/data-engineer) — 9
- [Engineering Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/engineering-manager) — 5
- [Machine Learning Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/machine-learning-engineer) — 2
- [Site Reliability Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/site-reliability-engineer) — 2
- [Data Scientist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/data-scientist) — 1

## Employers hiring for Apache Flink

- [CrowdStrike](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crowdstrike) — 9 open roles
- [Help Scout](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/help-scout) — 4 open roles
- [Visa Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/visa-inc) — 4 open roles
- [Intuit](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/intuit) — 3 open roles
- [Crusoe](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crusoe) — 2 open roles
- [Expedia Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/expedia-group) — 2 open roles

Related skills: [Apache Kafka](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/apache-kafka), [Apache Spark](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/apache-spark), [Data Engineering](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/data-engineering), [Apache Beam](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/apache-beam), [AWS Kinesis](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/aws-kinesis), [Apache Storm](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/apache-storm), [Real Time Data](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/real-time-data)

## Open roles requiring Apache Flink (46)

- [Principal Data Engineer](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/hims-and-hers/a321e167-59ab-46cc-9b50-75154f122bdb/application) at [Hims and Hers](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/hims-and-hers) — Full-time, US Remote, $220,000 – $260,000 (listed on Hims and Hers's own careers site)
- [Sr. Software Engineer, Platform](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/helpscout/1873a140-0ab9-408e-a9dd-d3c6106c9819/application) at [Help Scout](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/help-scout) — Full-time, United States · Remote, $156,000 – $182,000 (listed on Help Scout's own careers site)
- [Expert Development Architect - Data & AI Platforms](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/a28efdcf-89ee-45da-ac35-e7bf2ceff83b/expert-development-architect-data-ai-platforms-at-sap) at [SAP](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sap) — Full-time, Palo Alto, CA
- [Lead Data Scientist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ee0d6619-935f-4090-93b7-f51fb23fc570/lead-data-scientist-at-visa-inc) at [Visa Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/visa-inc) — Full-time, Bellevue, WA, $180,000 – $288,000
- [Senior Staff Data Engineer (Ad Tech Team - AWS experience required)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/abeeb6e3-4d03-4bae-898c-c8d23b4f1ed6/senior-staff-data-engineer-ad-tech-team-aws-experience-required-at-warner-bros) at [Warner Bros. Discovery](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/warner-bros-discovery) — Silver Spring, MD, $161,070 – $299,130
- [Professional III, Sales Administration](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/e7c79753-cc44-4323-a256-1380751b658d/professional-iii-sales-administration-at-samsung-semiconductor) at [Samsung Semiconductor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/samsung-semiconductor) — Full-time, 3600 Minnesota Dr., Edina, MN, USA, $145,018 – $155,018
- [Site Reliability Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/82a9563b-1e46-4703-84ad-688bbeb16d3c/site-reliability-engineer-at-lseg) at [LSEG](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lseg) — Saint Louis, MO
- [Lead Data Engineer – Vice President](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/30ab0d63-bd03-47ca-876a-2ac9c9ae363e/lead-data-engineer-vice-president-at-citigroup) at [Citigroup](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/citigroup) — Full-time, Jersey City, NJ, $142,320 – $213,480
- [Sr. Software Engineer - Cloud (Hybrid)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/71220140-5d54-4e4e-8bcd-1826bdfc90c5/sr-software-engineer-cloud-hybrid-at-crowdstrike) at [CrowdStrike](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crowdstrike) — Full-time, Sunnyvale, CA, $140,000 – $215,000
- [Staff Data Platform Engineer, Unity Ads](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/30a2a990-f869-4a60-9b55-c4b903aecbb2/staff-data-platform-engineer-unity-ads-at-unity) at [Unity](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/unity) — Full-time, San Francisco, CA

All 46 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=fe0cd616-eb7b-40ec-9df7-1edc289e8a5a