Skill
Apache Kafka
Software Development and Engineering Practices
Apache Kafka is an open-source distributed event streaming platform used to publish, subscribe to, store, and process real-time data feeds at high throughput. Originally developed at LinkedIn, it's now used by data engineers and backend developers at companies like Netflix, Uber, and Airbnb to build real-time pipelines, messaging systems, and event-driven architectures. It's a core building block of modern microservices and data streaming infrastructure.
Apache Kafka in the job market
Last checked October 28, 2026
- Open roles
- 155
- Employers
- 77
- Median pay
- $198,000
- Disclose pay
- 87%
on Career App
hiring for it
from 135 roles
of these roles
Open roles requiring Apache Kafka (155)
Staff Software Engineer, Platform & Infrastructure
Sentry
San Francisco, CA · $240,000 – $400,000 · Remote
Sentry is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design and operate the distributed systems and cloud infrastructure that power their application monitoring platform. This role suits engineers with deep experience in infrastructure, systems architecture, or data platforms who want to tackle complex technical problems at scale while maintaining hands-on coding involvement.
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Senior ML Ops Engineer
Confido
New York, NY · $210,000 – $300,000
Be the founding owner of the ML platform that turns Confido's AI models and agents into reliable, cost-efficient production systems handling hundreds of thousands of documents. You'll own the end-to-end pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and serving layer that lets the AI team ship fast while managing heavy LLM workloads at scale.
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Sr. Data Engineer (Remote)
Mode
Full-time · Remote
Mode is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to architect and operate large-scale data systems processing billions of daily events, supporting real-time and batch analytics, AI, and data monetization across their mobile platform. This hands-on role suits engineers with 5+ years building production data infrastructure at scale who want ownership of critical systems in a fast-growing, remote-first company.
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Sr. Software Engineer - Provider (Remote)
Rula
Full-time · Remote - United States · $166,000 – $203,000
A senior-level role establishing a new provider onboarding engineering domain at a mental health platform startup. You'll architect product implementations and lead a small team while building scalable systems that integrate healthcare workflows, pricing, and provider management tools.
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Senior Full Stack Engineer - AI Innovation
Taskrabbit
Full-time · San Francisco, CA · $130,000 – $180,000
Taskrabbit seeks a senior full stack engineer to architect and lead their new AI innovation team, building features that help clients discover and book services while maintaining financial system reliability. The role combines technical strategy, hands-on development in Node.js and React, and mentorship for engineers focused on spec-driven development practices.
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Senior Backend Engineer, Core Trading Systems
Novig
Full-time · New York, NY · $200,000 – $260,000
This role builds the trading engine and infrastructure powering a sports prediction-market platform, handling real-time data pipelines, order management, and risk controls across multiple venues. It suits experienced backend engineers who thrive in high-ownership environments, enjoy direct impact on trading operations, and can handle on-call responsibilities tied to live sports schedules.
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Staff Software Engineer - Core Platform
StubHub
New York, NY · $300,000 – $350,000
StubHub is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the architecture and operational delivery of their core streaming and storage platforms, which process tens of billions of events daily across 100+ internal service teams. This role suits an experienced platform engineer with a track record of operating distributed systems at scale and leading large infrastructure migrations, who can set technical direction and mentor a team while managing compliance and performance of mission-critical infrastructure.
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Staff Technical Program Manager, Infrastructure
Full-time · Remote - United States · $194,600 – $272,400
Reddit seeks a Staff Technical Program Manager to coordinate major infrastructure modernization efforts across dozens of platform teams, balancing competing priorities in compute, storage, and messaging systems. This role demands both deep technical fluency and the organizational skill to keep complex, interdependent programs aligned and on track.
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Senior Fullstack Engineer, Customer Context
Postscript
Full-time · Remote · $175,000 – $205,000
Postscript is seeking a senior fullstack engineer to build and scale the data-intensive backend systems, APIs, and pipelines that power their AI-driven SMS marketing platform for e-commerce. This role emphasizes hands-on ownership of distributed systems, active use of AI coding tools as a core practice, and cross-functional collaboration in a fully remote environment.
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Staff Software Engineer, Fullstack
Thrive Market
Playa Vista, CA · $160,000 – $225,000 · Remote
Thrive Market seeks a Staff Software Engineer to own the technical architecture for their Member Growth systems and drive high-leverage improvements across a high-traffic e-commerce platform. This role suits someone with deep systems thinking and a track record of setting technical direction across teams, who leads through clear communication and data rather than seniority alone.
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Asked for alongside Apache Kafka
Measured from the 155 open roles that name Apache Kafka — not from a curated list.
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)86 roles55.5%
- Python85 roles54.8%
- Kubernetes80 roles51.6%
- Java64 roles41.3%
- SQL51 roles32.9%
- Go40 roles25.8%
- Docker38 roles24.5%
- PostgreSQL34 roles21.9%
What employers state they pay
Median
$198,000
Middle half
$173,000 – $238,000
From 135 of 155 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.
Who employers are hiring
- Entry1%
- Mid9%
- Senior55%
- Lead / Staff / Principal32%
- Management2%
From 150 roles whose posting states a level.
Where Apache Kafka roles are
Among the 95 of 155 open roles we could place on a map.
Roles that use Apache Kafka
Employers hiring for Apache Kafka
77 in total, most open roles first.
Related skills
Curated neighbors in the taxonomy, whether or not employers ask for them together.