Companies using Linux that are hiring now
8,182 companies list Linux as a requirement in 28,899 open roles. Most of those roles are in DevOps and infrastructure, backend engineering and hardware engineering teams. Linux most often appears next to Python, CI/CD, Docker, SQL and Kubernetes. Roles that need it and state the pay sit at $135k a year in the middle.
Companies with the most open Linux roles
25 of 8,182 · the full list is in the API| Company | Headquarters | Size | Open roles | Teams hiring | Median stated pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5000+ | 454 | DevOps and infrastructure, Backend engineering, Solutions engineering | $236k | |
| United States | 5000+ | 275 | Backend engineering, DevOps and infrastructure, Industrial engineering | $168k | |
| United States | 5000+ | 271 | Hardware engineering, Backend engineering, DevOps and infrastructure | $126k | |
| United States | 5000+ | 235 | DevOps and infrastructure, Backend engineering, Security | $130k | |
| United States | 1001-5000 | 209 | Hardware engineering, Backend engineering, Industrial engineering | $193k | |
| United States | 5000+ | 193 | Backend engineering, Hardware engineering, DevOps and infrastructure | $130k | |
| United States | 5000+ | 191 | DevOps and infrastructure, Security, Hardware engineering | $134k | |
| China | 1001-5000 | 178 | DevOps and infrastructure, AI and machine learning, Backend engineering | $290k | |
| United Kingdom | 1001-5000 | 174 | Sales, Engineering leadership, Backend engineering | — | |
| France | 5000+ | 166 | DevOps and infrastructure, Industrial engineering, Backend engineering | $115k | |
| United States | 1001-5000 | 160 | DevOps and infrastructure, Backend engineering, AI and machine learning | $176k | |
| United States | 5000+ | 157 | Backend engineering, DevOps and infrastructure, Hardware engineering | $182k | |
| United States | 5000+ | 149 | DevOps and infrastructure, Security, Backend engineering | $127k | |
| Germany | 1001-5000 | 136 | Backend engineering, Hardware engineering, DevOps and infrastructure | — | |
| United States | 5000+ | 123 | Backend engineering, Hardware engineering, DevOps and infrastructure | $225k | |
| Germany | 5000+ | 112 | DevOps and infrastructure, Hardware engineering, Backend engineering | — | |
| United States | 5000+ | 109 | DevOps and infrastructure, Technical support, Backend engineering | $152k | |
| United States | 5000+ | 109 | Backend engineering, Technical support, Engineering leadership | $138k | |
| France | 5000+ | 104 | DevOps and infrastructure, Hardware engineering, Security | — | |
| United States | 5000+ | 102 | Backend engineering, Hardware engineering, Solutions engineering | $111k | |
| United States | 1001-5000 | 101 | Backend engineering, Hardware engineering, DevOps and infrastructure | $100k | |
| United States | 1001-5000 | 94 | AI and machine learning, DevOps and infrastructure, Backend engineering | — | |
| 1-10 | 93 | Backend engineering, DevOps and infrastructure, Hardware engineering | $153k | ||
| Russia | 5000+ | 91 | DevOps and infrastructure, Backend engineering, AI and machine learning | $38k | |
| United States | 5000+ | 91 | Backend engineering, DevOps and infrastructure, Security | $130k |
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Teams hiring for Linux
Get all 8,182 companies as a list
Name, website, size, industry and headquarters of every company that requires Linux, through the API (company.getList with technology=Linux). 8,182 companies × 0.02 credits = 163.64 credits ($16.36).
Questions
How do you know a company uses Linux?
A company counts when at least one of its open job postings lists Linux 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 Linux itself are left out.
Which teams hire for Linux?
Of the 28,899 open roles that require it, most are in DevOps and infrastructure (8,202), backend engineering (4,896) and hardware engineering (2,551).
What do Linux roles pay?
8,976 of the 28,899 roles state the pay. The middle of their posted ranges is $135k a year, converted to US dollars.
Can I download this list?
Yes, through the API: company.getList with technology=Linux 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.
