Data Platform Engineer Jobs

Which levels are hiring

• Junior 0% · 1
• Middle 9% · 24
• Senior 72% · 188
• Lead+ 18% · 47

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

Of 260 postings that name a level, Junior — 0%, Middle — 9%, Senior — 72%, Lead+ — 18%.

What postings ask for

• ✔ Python25%
• ○ Kafka22%
• ○ AWS17%
• ○ Iceberg17%
• ○ SQL14%
• ○ Snowflake13%
• ○ Azure13%
• ○ Java12%

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

Share of open postings that mention each skill: Python — 25%, Kafka — 22%, AWS — 17%, Iceberg — 17%, SQL — 14%, Snowflake — 13%.

Where the openings are

• 🇺🇸 the US81
• 🇵🇱 Poland65
• 🇩🇪 Germany34
• 🇬🇧 the UK32
• 🇮🇳 India20
• 🇨🇦 Canada14

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 team63%
• Job boards — aggregators and job sites34%
• Telegram channels — job channels4%

Where the openings come from: 63% from company career sites (direct apply), 34% from job boards, 4% from Telegram channels.