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59 Kafka Backend Engineer Jobs

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27%
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$168K

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Kafka Backend Engineer Jobs: the market in October 2026

How many Kafka backend engineer roles are open right now?
59 open postings, read straight from company career pages. Closed postings drop off within hours.
What do Kafka backend engineer roles pay?
Across 17 postings that list a yearly USD salary, the midpoint is $168K. The middle half sits between $168K and $211K.
Who is hiring?
Palantir (13), Affirm (7), Verkada (5), Databricks (4), SentinelOne (3).
How many are remote or senior?
27% are fully remote and 69% are senior, lead or principal level.
Which skills come up most?
Kafka, Kubernetes, Python, AWS, Java, Docker.

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