# Kubernetes

Skill · Cloud Computing and DevOps

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/kubernetes

Kubernetes is an open-source container orchestration system, originally developed by Google, used to automate the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. DevOps engineers and platform teams rely on it to run reliable, distributed systems across clusters of machines.

## Kubernetes in the job market

- Open roles: 764
- Employers hiring: 149
- Median stated pay: $205,000 (middle half $175,000 – $242,000), from 608 of 764 open roles — the 80% 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 Kubernetes

Measured from the 764 open roles that name Kubernetes, not from a curated list.

- [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python) — 440 roles (57.6%)
- [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/amazon-web-services-aws) — 411 roles (53.8%)
- [Docker](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/docker) — 329 roles (43.1%)
- [Go](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/go) — 267 roles (34.9%)
- [Terraform](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/terraform) — 242 roles (31.7%)
- [Microsoft Azure](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/microsoft-azure) — 203 roles (26.6%)
- [CI/CD](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/ci-cd) — 198 roles (25.9%)
- [Java](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/java) — 194 roles (25.4%)

## Seniority of these roles

- Entry: 13 (2%)
- Mid: 104 (15%)
- Senior: 443 (63%)
- Lead / Staff / Principal: 131 (19%)
- Management: 10 (1%)
- Executive: 5 (1%)

From 706 roles whose posting states a level.

## Where Kubernetes roles are

- [San Francisco, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/san-francisco-ca) — 99
- [New York, NY](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/new-york-ny) — 97
- [Reston, VA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/reston-va) — 32
- [Seattle, WA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/seattle-wa) — 12
- [Austin, TX](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/austin-tx) — 10
- [Mountain View, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/mountain-view-ca) — 9

Among the 414 of 764 open roles we could place on a map.

## Roles that use Kubernetes

- [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer) — 388
- [Engineering Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/engineering-manager) — 37
- [Site Reliability Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/site-reliability-engineer) — 33
- [Solutions Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/solutions-architect) — 33
- [Solutions Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/solutions-engineer) — 22
- [DevOps Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/devops-engineer) — 21

## Employers hiring for Kubernetes

- [Crusoe](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crusoe) — 46 open roles
- [LSEG](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lseg) — 35 open roles
- [CrowdStrike](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crowdstrike) — 33 open roles
- [Comcast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/comcast) — 28 open roles
- [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia) — 28 open roles
- [Workday](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/workday) — 28 open roles

Related skills: [Docker](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/docker), [Terraform](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/terraform), [CI/CD](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/ci-cd), [DevOps](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/devops), [Container Orchestration](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/container-orchestration), [Helm](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/helm), [Microservices](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/microservices), [Containerization](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/containerization), [Google Cloud Platform](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/google-cloud-platform), [Microsoft Azure](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/microsoft-azure), [GitOps](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/gitops), [Site Reliability Engineering](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/site-reliability-engineering)

## Open roles requiring Kubernetes (764)

- [Deployed Architect, Professional Services (Austin)](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/langchain/da7cbabd-ceed-4d7d-ae25-f226cac0c1c1/application) at [LangChain](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/langchain) — Full-time, Austin, TX · Remote, $170,000 – $190,000 (listed on LangChain's own careers site)
- [Senior Software Engineer, GPU Infrastructure (HPC)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/51d9d309-29a1-4f12-94b1-c43dd27daf6e/senior-software-engineer-gpu-infrastructure-hpc-at-cohere) at [Cohere](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cohere) — Full-time, Canada, United States · Remote, CA$285,000 – CA$340,000
- [Staff Software Engineer, Backend Platform](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/patreon/c277b009-0c9c-4ae7-a72b-56aaad0d985c/application) at [Patreon](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/patreon) — Full-time, San Francisco, CA · Remote, $257,500 – $386,000 (listed on Patreon's own careers site)
- [Senior Engineering Manager, Deployment](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Crusoe/aadc46b2-a20f-4815-8206-06b0e2eccb91/application) at [Crusoe](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crusoe) — Full-time, San Francisco, CA, $250,000 – $300,000 (listed on Crusoe's own careers site)
- [Site Reliability Engineer, Platform Infrastructure (Foundations)](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/anyscale/23733eb9-f839-4209-b191-36cb0ff5b973/application) at [Anyscale](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/anyscale) — San Francisco, CA · Remote, $200,000 – $240,000 (listed on Anyscale's own careers site)
- [Software Development Engineer II, Cloud Platform](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Mapbox/582fb3a3-d395-4ebc-8b8f-3ce3212c11cf/application) at [Mapbox](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/mapbox) — Mapbox US · Remote, $157,675 – $213,325 (listed on Mapbox's own careers site)
- [Research Engineer, Machine Learning Systems](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d63f0cce-2c87-4e40-b6a8-91f3f162b5a0/research-engineer-machine-learning-systems-at-deepgram) at [Deepgram](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/deepgram) — San Francisco, CA · Remote, $150,000 – $250,000
- [Senior Staff Software Engineer - Agent Marketplace](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/01b38c98-0788-403b-bfdb-1ec5e4de5aa9/senior-staff-software-engineer-agent-marketplace-at-kong-company) at [Kong Company](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/kong-company) — San Francisco, CA · Remote, $250,000 – $270,000
- [Senior SAP Digital Manufacturing Technical Consultant (m/f/d)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/79695bd7-de5b-46bd-ba90-bcc115373f3f/senior-sap-digital-manufacturing-technical-consultant-m-f-d-at-dxc-technology) at [DXC Technology](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/dxc-technology) — Full-time
- [Senior Software Engineer - Remote](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/6b8c385a-bf83-4666-82aa-489dd02256fb/senior-software-engineer-remote-at-drivetime) at [DriveTime](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/drivetime) — Full-time, Remote

All 764 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=0d156196-17c1-44dc-b067-2509e02883c5