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Kafka at a Glance

Active Jobs:
13 positions
Companies Hiring:
12
Salary Range:
$67,933 - $75,467/year
Last Updated:
June 2, 2026
Top Hiring:
Connectly, ConsultNet, Kasmo Global
Sources: Remotive, Adzuna, Greenhouse, Lever
13
Open Positions
12
Companies Hiring
$67,933 - $75,467
Salary Range
3 jobs with salary info

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Top Companies Hiring Kafka Developers

Connectly(2 jobs)
ConsultNet(1 jobs)
Kasmo Global(1 jobs)
Fundraise Up(1 jobs)
Halliburton(1 jobs)

Frequently Asked Questions

There are currently 13 active remote Kafka positions from 12 different companies. These numbers update daily as new positions are posted and filled.

Kafka Market Overview

The Kafka market is heavily skewed toward experienced professionals, with 100% of positions requiring senior-level expertise or above.

Hiring pace for Kafka has slowed recently, with 1 postings last week versus an average of 3.3.

Most Kafka positions are for Full-stack roles (69%), followed by DevOps (15%).

Kafka Compensation

The median salary range for remote Kafka positions is $70,000 to $75,000 per year (USD). The full range spans from $64,400 (25th percentile) to $76,000 (75th percentile).

Kafka salaries are slightly below the remote market average, though compensation varies significantly by company and region. 23% of listings disclose salary information.

Kafka Ecosystem

Technologies most commonly paired with Kafka: Java (39%), AWS (31%), Spring Boot (31%), PostgreSQL (31%).

The Kafka ecosystem is startup-dominated (77%), signaling a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment.

Nearly all Kafka positions are fully remote (100%).

Most common job titles: Data Engineer III - Streaming & Kafka- Remote, Software Development Engineer (SDE-3), Brazil - Remote: Team Lead - Digital Twin Platform (Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BR, 2919.

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Related Technologies

Developers who work with Kafka also look for jobs in:

Java(5 jobs)PostgreSQL(4 jobs)AWS(4 jobs)Spring Boot(4 jobs)Python(3 jobs)Go(2 jobs)Terraform(2 jobs)Docker(2 jobs)
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