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Apache Kafka Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 46+ apache kafka jobs at companies offering generous PTO and unlimited PTO—for a better work-life balance. 5 new this week. Hiring companies include MongoDB, ClickHouse, and Klaviyo.

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generous PTO 6
unlimited PTO 15
best places to work 6
no-meeting days 3
generous parental leave 14

Updated August 29, 2026

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Senior Software Engineer - Java Streaming - Connectors

3mo

ClickHouse · Remote · Canada +3 more

64 · GoodGenerous PTO

Senior Software Engineer - Java Streaming - Connectors

3mo

ClickHouse · Remote · UK +2 more

64 · GoodGenerous PTO

Senior Software Engineer - Java Streaming - Connectors

3mo

ClickHouse · Remote · Israel +2 more

64 · GoodGenerous PTO

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Staff Software Engineer

1mo

Fluxon · Remote · Portugal

62 · GoodNo Meeting Days

Staff Software Engineer

1mo

Fluxon · Remote · Poland

62 · GoodNo Meeting Days

Senior Software Engineer

1mo

Fluxon · Remote · Poland

62 · GoodNo Meeting Days

Principal Engineer - Security Products, Security Visibility

2mo

DigitalOcean · Remote · Boston, MA, USA

62 · GoodBest Place to Work$235k – $294k

Distributed Systems Software Engineer

1mo

Confluent · Remote · USA

61 · GoodUnlimited PTO$197k – $271k

Senior Software Engineer

1mo

Twilio · Remote · Ireland

61 · GoodUnlimited PTO

Staff Software Engineer I

2mo

Confluent · Remote · USA

61 · GoodUnlimited PTO$261k – $307k

Senior Software Engineer

2mo

Confluent · Remote · USA

61 · GoodUnlimited PTO$182k – $246k

Solutions Architect

21d

MongoDB · Remote · UK

57 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave

Solutions Architect - French Speaking

21d

MongoDB · Remote · Dublin, Ireland

57 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave

Senior Pre-Sales Solutions Architect

1mo

MongoDB · Remote · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

57 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave

Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Platform

2mo

Glia · Remote · Portugal

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Platform

2mo

Glia · Remote · Poland

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Senior Software Engineer - Java Streaming - Connectors

3mo

ClickHouse · Remote · Netherlands +2 more

64 · GoodGenerous PTO

Senior Software Engineer - Java Streaming - Connectors

3mo

ClickHouse · Remote · Germany +3 more

64 · GoodGenerous PTO

Senior Software Engineer - Java Streaming - Connectors

3mo

ClickHouse · Remote · USA +3 more

64 · GoodGenerous PTO$126k – $186k

Senior Software Engineer II, Kora Compute

3mo

Confluent · Remote · USA

61 · GoodUnlimited PTO$219k – $257k

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Employers hiring for Apache Kafka on this page include MongoDB, ClickHouse, and Klaviyo. Apache Kafka roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that have adopted a reduced-hours schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Apache Kafka is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Apache Kafka roles span the full seniority range — we list 46 open roles requiring Apache Kafka across entry-level, mid-level, senior, lead, and staff/principal positions. Senior and above tend to dominate because employers offering reduced-hours schedules often lean toward experienced individual contributors who can deliver consistently in fewer hours. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Apache Kafka hiring managers at reduced-hours companies care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

For the full-pay schedules here — 4-day weeks and 9-day fortnights — yes: you keep a full-time salary for a shorter week. Part-time and pro-rata roles instead scale pay to hours, and each listing makes the arrangement clear. Apache Kafka roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers; specific ranges depend on seniority, location, and sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Apache Kafka candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for reduced-hours employers — those companies rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs to operate on a compressed schedule. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Apache Kafka on current listings.

Apache Kafka Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

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