3 Active Listings Updated February 2026

Helm Salary Data

Real compensation packages for Helm developers at high-growth startups. Based on direct data from Hacker News "Who is Hiring" threads.

Median Salary

$125,000

/year

Based on 3 verified postings

Market Range (P25 - P75)

$115,000-$175,000

Top Earners (Max)

$175,000

Entry ($115,000)MedianTop ($175,000)

Top Companies Hiring

Location Distribution

Other100%

verified_listings

Materialize

Senior Software Engineer (Cloud Infrastructure)

[E]CRUNCH

$175,000 - $210,000

AWS GCP Azure Terraform Pulumi

Early Warning

Senior Cloud Engineer

[E]grind

$125,000 - $160,000

AWS Eks Terraform Helm CI/CD

FetLife

Senior DevOps Engineer

[E]grind

$115,000 - $180,000

MySQL PostgreSQL Scylladb Redis Elasticsearch

COMPANY	ROLE		VIBE	STACK
Materialize	Senior Software Engineer (Cloud Infrastructure)	$175,000 - $210,000	[E]CRUNCH	AWS GCP Azure+6	Y
Early Warning	Senior Cloud Engineer	$125,000 - $160,000	[E]grind	AWS Eks Terraform+7	Y
FetLife	Senior DevOps Engineer	$115,000 - $180,000	[E]grind	MySQL PostgreSQL Scylladb+11	Y

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Commonly Paired With

Terraform 100%AWS 67%TypeScript 67%

## Market Signal (February 2026)

Top Hirers: Materialize leads hiring for Helm roles with 1 active posts, followed by Early Warning.

### 🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics

### 💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 100% of Helm jobs also require Terraform, and 67% mention AWS.

### 💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for Helm developers is $125,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $175,000.