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Apache Kafka Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 44+ apache kafka jobs at companies offering unlimited PTO and best places to work—for a better work-life balance. 5 new this week. Hiring companies include MongoDB, Klaviyo, and Confluent.

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best places to work 9
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generous parental leave 19

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Full Stack Software Engineer

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Parsons Corporation · Remote · USA

70 · Great9 Day Fortnight$104k – $181k

Full Stack Software Engineer

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Parsons Corporation · Remote · USA

70 · Great9 Day Fortnight$104k – $181k

Staff Software Engineer

2mo

Fluxon · Remote · Portugal

62 · GoodNo Meeting Days

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Staff Software Engineer

2mo

Fluxon · Remote · Poland

62 · GoodNo Meeting Days

Senior Software Engineer

2mo

Fluxon · Remote · Poland

62 · GoodNo Meeting Days

Distributed Systems Software Engineer

2mo

Confluent · Remote · USA

61 · GoodUnlimited PTO$197k – $271k

Senior Software Engineer

2mo

Twilio · Remote · Ireland

61 · GoodUnlimited PTO

Staff Software Engineer I

3mo

Confluent · Remote · USA

61 · GoodUnlimited PTO$261k – $307k

Senior Software Engineer

4mo

Confluent · Remote · USA

61 · GoodUnlimited PTO$182k – $246k

Solutions Architect

16d

MongoDB · Remote · Paris, France

57 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave

Solutions Architect

1mo

MongoDB · Remote · Germany

57 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave

Senior Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure

1mo

ZoomInfo · Remote · Vancouver, WA, USA

57 · GoodBest Place to Work$140k – $220k

Senior Pre-Sales Solutions Architect

2mo

MongoDB · Remote · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

57 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave

Senior Pre-Sales Solutions Architect

2mo

MongoDB · Remote · Mexico City, Mexico

57 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave

Pre-Sales Solutions Architect

2mo

MongoDB · Remote · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

57 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave

Pre-Sales Solutions Architect

2mo

MongoDB · Remote · Mexico City, Mexico

57 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave

Solutions Architect

2mo

MongoDB · Remote · Berlin, Berlin +5 more

57 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave

Solutions Architect

4mo

MongoDB · Remote · Poland

57 · GoodGenerous Parental LeavePLN 235k – PLN 348k

Software Engineer

1mo

Intesa Sanpaolo · Hybrid · Torino, Italy

83 · Great4 Day Work Week€50k

Integration Platform Engineer

Sanofi · Hybrid · Hyderabad, India

59 · GoodGenerous PTO

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Employers hiring for Apache Kafka on this page include MongoDB, Klaviyo, and Confluent. Apache Kafka roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that offer a 4-day week or another flexible 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 on this page span seniority levels, from entry-level and mid-level through senior, lead, and staff or principal positions. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above to the ones that fit you.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Apache Kafka hiring managers at companies that run 4-day weeks or flexible schedules 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.

Pay depends on the role, seniority, location, and employer — not on the schedule alone. Apache Kafka roles in tech and data typically command premium rates, and specific ranges depend on seniority 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 employers that run 4-day weeks or flexible schedules — those teams rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs. 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.

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