Data Platform Engineer Jobs

Which levels are hiring

• Junior 0% · 1
• Middle 10% · 26
• Senior 71% · 188
• Lead+ 18% · 48

Few Junior roles — 0%; the usual way in is an adjacent role

Of 263 postings that name a level, Junior — 0%, Middle — 10%, Senior — 71%, Lead+ — 18%.

What postings ask for

• ✔ Python27%
• ○ Kafka24%
• ○ AWS19%
• ○ Iceberg19%
• ○ SQL15%
• ○ Azure14%
• ○ Snowflake14%
• ○ Databricks13%

✔ — in 25%+ of postings, ○ — often listed as a plus

Share of open postings that mention each skill: Python — 27%, Kafka — 24%, AWS — 19%, Iceberg — 19%, SQL — 15%, Azure — 14%.

Where the openings are

• 🇺🇸 the US80
• 🇵🇱 Poland65
• 🇩🇪 Germany33
• 🇬🇧 the UK32
• 🇮🇳 India19
• 🇨🇦 Canada13

Open positions by employer country; remote roles are often open to other countries too.

Where to apply

• Company career sites — your application goes straight to the team59%
• Job boards — aggregators and job sites37%
• Telegram channels — job channels4%

Where the openings come from: 59% from company career sites (direct apply), 37% from job boards, 4% from Telegram channels.