Companies in the United States using Linux
1,895 companies headquartered in the United States list Linux as a requirement in 12,692 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 $153k a year in the middle.
Companies with the most open Linux roles
25 of 1,895 · the full list is in the API| Company | Size | Open roles | Teams hiring | Median stated pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 NVIDIA | 5000+ | 454 | DevOps and infrastructure, Backend engineering, Solutions engineering | $236k |
 Qualcomm | 5000+ | 275 | Backend engineering, DevOps and infrastructure, Industrial engineering | $168k |
 RTX | 5000+ | 271 | Hardware engineering, Backend engineering, DevOps and infrastructure | $126k |
 Leidos | 5000+ | 235 | DevOps and infrastructure, Backend engineering, Security | $130k |
 Anduril Industries | 1001-5000 | 209 | Hardware engineering, Backend engineering, Industrial engineering | $193k |
 Northrop Grumman | 5000+ | 193 | Backend engineering, Hardware engineering, DevOps and infrastructure | $130k |
 CACI International | 5000+ | 191 | DevOps and infrastructure, Security, Hardware engineering | $134k |
 Peraton | 1001-5000 | 160 | DevOps and infrastructure, Backend engineering, AI and machine learning | $176k |
 Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 5000+ | 157 | Backend engineering, DevOps and infrastructure, Hardware engineering | $182k |
 Booz Allen Hamilton | 5000+ | 149 | DevOps and infrastructure, Security, Backend engineering | $127k |
 Cisco Systems | 5000+ | 123 | Backend engineering, Hardware engineering, DevOps and infrastructure | $225k |
 Amazon | 5000+ | 109 | DevOps and infrastructure, Technical support, Backend engineering | $152k |
 Citi | 5000+ | 109 | Backend engineering, Technical support, Engineering leadership | $138k |
 Arista Networks | 5000+ | 102 | Backend engineering, Hardware engineering, Solutions engineering | $111k |
 Motorola Solutions | 1001-5000 | 101 | Backend engineering, Hardware engineering, DevOps and infrastructure | $100k |
 TikTok | 1001-5000 | 94 | AI and machine learning, DevOps and infrastructure, Backend engineering | — |
 Lockheed Martin | 5000+ | 91 | Backend engineering, DevOps and infrastructure, Security | $130k |
 Red Hat | 89 | Solutions engineering, Sales, Backend engineering | $175k | |
 Supermicro | 1001-5000 | 89 | DevOps and infrastructure, Solutions engineering, Industrial engineering | $147k |
 L3Harris Technologies | 5000+ | 87 | Backend engineering, Hardware engineering, DevOps and infrastructure | $118k |
 Google | 11-50 | 82 | Backend engineering, DevOps and infrastructure, Management | — |
 SpaceX | 5000+ | 80 | DevOps and infrastructure, Backend engineering, Hardware engineering | $145k |
 Shield AI | 1001-5000 | 78 | Backend engineering, DevOps and infrastructure, Industrial engineering | $214k |
 Kyndryl | 5000+ | 77 | DevOps and infrastructure, Enterprise applications, Data science | $98k |
 Micron Technology | 5000+ | 68 | Industrial engineering, Hardware engineering, DevOps and infrastructure | $98k |
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What these companies also use
Teams hiring for Linux
Get all 1,895 companies as a list
Name, website, size, industry and headquarters of every company that requires Linux, through the API (company.getList with technology=Linux and country=US). 1,895 companies × 0.02 credits = 37.9 credits ($3.79).
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 12,692 open roles that require it, most are in DevOps and infrastructure (2,963), backend engineering (2,459) and hardware engineering (1,383).
What do Linux roles pay?
5,808 of the 12,692 roles state the pay. The middle of their posted ranges is $153k a year, converted to US dollars.
Can I download this list?
Yes, through the API: company.getList with technology=Linux 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.