Companies in the United States using Chef

232 companies headquartered in the United States list Chef as a requirement in 557 open roles. Most of those roles are in DevOps and infrastructure, backend engineering and industrial engineering teams. Chef most often appears next to Python, CI/CD, SQL, AWS and Kubernetes. Roles that need it and state the pay sit at $147k a year in the middle.

From the requirements of live job postingsRebuilt 6 Oct 2026
companies hiring
232
open roles need it
557
median stated pay
$147k

Companies with the most open Chef roles

25 of 232 · the full list is in the API
CompanySizeOpen rolesTeams hiringMedian stated pay
Syms Strategic Group51-20028Industrial engineering, DevOps and infrastructure$101k
Legends Global1001-500014Sales, Industrial engineering, Management—
CrowdStrike5000+13DevOps and infrastructure, Networking, Backend engineering—
Datadog1001-500013Solutions engineering$131k
NVIDIA5000+12DevOps and infrastructure, AI and machine learning, Backend engineering$236k
Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation1001-500012QA and testing, Enterprise applications, Security—
Pyramid Global Hospitality5000+12Sales, Administration$74k
Mastercard5000+11DevOps and infrastructure, Backend engineering$130k
Steampunk1001-500010Security, DevOps and infrastructure$146k
Creative Chaos1001-50008DevOps and infrastructure—
GM Financial5000+8Backend engineering, Engineering leadership—
Anduril Industries1001-50007AI and machine learning, DevOps and infrastructure, Backend engineering$222k
Booz Allen Hamilton5000+7DevOps and infrastructure, Data science, Industrial engineering$127k
RTX5000+7DevOps and infrastructure, Backend engineering$126k
Broadridge5000+7DevOps and infrastructure, Backend engineering, Industrial engineering—
N-iX1001-50007DevOps and infrastructure—
CACI International5000+7DevOps and infrastructure, Security, Backend engineering$153k
Red Rabbit51-2007Education, Industrial engineering$49k
Salesforce5000+6DevOps and infrastructure, Backend engineering, Enterprise applications$147k
Genpact5000+6DevOps and infrastructure—
Thomas Jefferson University5000+6Field and service—
Oracle5000+5DevOps and infrastructure, Backend engineering$134k
Live Nation Entertainment1001-50005Marketing—
F51001-50005Security, DevOps and infrastructure, Solutions engineering—
Mactores201-5005DevOps and infrastructure, Data science—

Chef in other countries

Teams hiring for Chef

DevOps and infrastructure265
Backend engineering51
Industrial engineering40
Security33
Solutions engineering28
Sales21
Engineering leadership12
Field and service12

Get all 232 companies as a list

Name, website, size, industry and headquarters of every company that requires Chef, through the API (company.getList with technology=Chef and country=US). 232 companies × 0.02 credits = 4.64 credits ($0.46).

Questions

How do you know a company uses Chef?

A company counts when at least one of its open job postings lists Chef as a requirement, not as a nice-to-have. The list is rebuilt every night from the postings on the employers' own careers boards. Staffing agencies, job republishers and the maker of Chef itself are left out.

Which teams hire for Chef?

Of the 557 open roles that require it, most are in DevOps and infrastructure (265), backend engineering (51) and industrial engineering (40).

What do Chef roles pay?

249 of the 557 roles state the pay. The middle of their posted ranges is $147k a year, converted to US dollars.

Can I download this list?

Yes, through the API: company.getList with technology=Chef and country=US returns each company's name, website, size, industry and headquarters for 0.02 credits a row (a credit is $0.10). New accounts start with 30 free credits.

Source: the requirements of 557 live job postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 6 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0