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Kafka Jobs in Chicago.

All active Kafka roles based in Chicago.

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Total jobs
63
positions indexed
New today
3
last 24 hours
Companies
34
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere

How many Kafka jobs in Chicago are there right now?

There are 63 open Kafka jobs in Chicago on JobsRadar right now, from 34 companies hiring directly. 3 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on July 29, 2026 at 22:35 UTC.

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Optiver
Lead Data Engineer
Optiver
⚡ Apply early Chicago, Illinois, United Stat... Onsite $200,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4h ago
Optiver
Lead Data Architect
Optiver
⚡ Apply early Chicago, Illinois, United Stat... Onsite $200,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4h ago
Rewards Network
Data Engineering Lead (Hybrid)
Rewards Network
⚡ Apply early Chicago, IL Hybrid $190,000–$220,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 7h ago
Pinterest
Sr. Production Engineer, Solutions Engineering
Pinterest
⚡ Apply early Chicago, IL, US; Remote, CA, U... · location restricted $139,764–$287,749
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
project44
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
project44
⚡ Apply early Chicago Onsite $130,000–$190,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
project44
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
project44
⚡ Apply early Chicago Onsite $130,000–$190,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
project44
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
project44
⚡ Apply early Chicago Onsite $130,000–$190,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
project44
Senior Software Engineer
project44
⚡ Apply early Chicago Onsite $130,000–$190,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
project44
Senior Software Engineer
project44
⚡ Apply early Chicago Onsite $130,000–$190,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
project44
Senior Software Engineer
project44
⚡ Apply early Chicago Onsite $130,000–$190,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1d ago
Databricks
Solutions Architect - Financial Services (Banking and Payments)
Databricks
⚡ Apply early Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Tex... Onsite $180,000–$247,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 2d ago
Databricks
Solutions Architect - Financial Services (Asset and Wealth Management)
Databricks
⚡ Apply early Central - United States; Chica... Onsite $180,000–$247,500
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 4d ago
Akuna Capital
Platform Engineer
Akuna Capital
⚡ Apply early Remote · location restricted $145,000–$145,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
SR
Data Solutions Architect
Spaulding Ridge
⚡ Apply early Chicago, Denver, Houston, Minn... Onsite $116,000–$223,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
Chime Financial, Inc
Senior AI/ML Engineer
Chime Financial, Inc
⚡ Apply early Chicago, IL, USA; New York, NY... Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 5d ago
DriveWealth
Senior Software Engineer, Core Trade
DriveWealth
⚡ Apply early Office - Chicago; Office - NYC Hybrid $165,000–$180,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
Renterra
Senior Software Engineer, AI & Data
Renterra
⚡ Apply early Chicago Hybrid $150,000–$200,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 6d ago
DISCO
Principal Software Engineer - U.S. (remote)
DISCO
⚡ Apply early Chicago, IL Onsite
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
DriveWealth
Principal Software Development Engineer, Post Trade
DriveWealth
⚡ Apply early Office - NYC Hybrid $250,000–$280,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
DriveWealth
Principal Software Development Engineer, Execution Services
DriveWealth
⚡ Apply early Office - NYC Hybrid $250,000–$270,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
DriveWealth
Principal Software Development Engineer, Digital Assets & Web3
DriveWealth
⚡ Apply early Office - NYC Hybrid $280,000–$310,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
84.51°
Senior Data Engineer (P4533)
84.51°
⚡ Apply early Cincinnati, OH; Chicago, IL Onsite $98,000–$169,050
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
TT
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer - Omnichannel
The Trade Desk
⚡ Apply early Bellevue; Boston; Boulder; Chi... Onsite $124,900–$228,900
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Okta
Principal Data Engineer, People Data
Okta
⚡ Apply early Bellevue, Washington; Chicago,... Onsite $197,000–$270,600
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago
Rewards Network
Senior Scala/Python Engineer (Hybrid)
Rewards Network
⚡ Apply early Chicago, IL Hybrid $130,000–$170,000
● New 👁 Seen ✓ Applied 1w ago

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Frequently asked questions

How many Kafka jobs in Chicago are open right now?
63 Kafka jobs in Chicago are open across 34 companies, as of July 29, 2026.
Which companies are hiring Kafka jobs in Chicago?
Optiver, Rewards Network, Pinterest, project44 and Databricks are among the 34 companies currently hiring Kafka jobs in Chicago.
How current are these listings?
Every listing comes straight from the employer’s own careers system and is re-checked three times a day. This page was last updated on July 29, 2026 at 22:35 UTC.

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