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22 Active Listings Updated February 2026

Kafka Salary Data

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

Median Salary

$140,000

/year
Based on 22 verified postings

Market Range (P25 - P75)

$120,000-$150,000
Entry ($60,000)MedianTop ($200,000)

Top Companies Hiring

Location Distribution

Other100%

verified_listings

Moment
Distributed Systems Engineer, Product Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$200,000 - $325,000
GolangKafkaPostgreSQLECSPython
Y
Rally UXR
Senior/Staff Backend Engineer
[E]grind
$190,000 - $225,000
TypeScriptAWSPostgreSQLElasticsearchKafka
Y
Mailgun
Senior Golang Engineer
[E]grind
$165,000 - $190,000
GolangMongoDBCassandraKafkaNomad
Y
Kernel Intelligence
Senior Backend Systems Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $200,000
PythonFastAPIAsyncSqlalchemyPulsar
Y
Matroid
Field Software Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $300,000
PythonPyTorchKubernetesKafkaRedis
Y
Artis Works
Backend Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $190,000
RustJavaClojureKafkaPulsar
Y
Matroid
Software Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $300,000
PythonPyTorchKubernetesKafkaRedis
Y
Obsidian Security
Senior Threat Backend Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$149,000 - $208,000
PythonFastAPIAsyncioTypeScriptWxt
Y
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Lead Engineer (Staff Engineer 4)
[E]grind
$144,000 - $236,000
PythonPostgres/sqlKubernetesS3Kafka
Y
Matcha.fm
Full-stack Software Engineer
[E]grind
$140,000 - $290,000
TypeScriptReactNode.jsGraphQLPostgreSQL
Y
Godel Terminal
Frontend Engineer, Backend Engineer
[E]grind
$140,000 - $250,000
TypeScriptReactWebsocketsWeb WorkersJava
Y
Skylight
Senior Backend Engineer
[E]grind
$140,000 - $213,000
ReactTypeScriptGraphQLPythonJava
Y
Peregrine Technologies
Senior Software Engineer, Mobile
@HRgrind
$130,000 - $215,000
PythonDjangoCeleryAirflowKafka
Y
Peregrine Technologies
Senior Mobile Engineer
@HRstable
$130,000 - $215,000
PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptKubernetesAWS
Y
Peregrine Technologies
Senior Full Stack Engineer
@HRstable
$130,000 - $215,000
PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptKubernetesAWS
Y
Moov
Multiple Roles
[E]grind
$120,000 - $325,000
GolangPostgreSQLAlloydbSpannerKubernetes
Y
Artis Works
Senior Engineer Frontend and Backend
[E]grind
$120,000 - $168,000
RustClojureTypeScriptReactWasm
Y
Healthesystems
Principal Appian Engineer
[E]grind
$119,000 - $164,000
AppianSQL ServerMongoDBKafkaK8
Y
Xeotek Inc.
(Senior) Sales Engineer / Manager
[E]grind
$110,000 - $140,000
KafkaFlink
Y
CVector
Full Stack Software Engineer
[E]grind
$100,000 - $100,000
PythonTypeScriptReactSupabaseMqtt
Y
CVector
Full Stack Software Engineer; UI/UX Designer
[E]stable
$75,000 - $75,000
PythonTypeScriptReactSupabaseMqtt
Y
Elastics
Founding Engineer
[F]grind
$60,000 - $60,000
PythonDockerRedisKafkaPostgreSQL
Y
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Commonly Paired With

Python 64%Kubernetes 55%AWS 50%
## Market Signal (February 2026)

Top Hirers: Peregrine Technologies leads hiring for Kafka roles with 3 active posts, followed by Matroid.

### 🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics


### 💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 64% of Kafka jobs also require Python, and 55% mention Kubernetes.

### 💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for Kafka developers is $140,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $150,000.