Platform Engineer Jobs

Which levels are hiring

• Junior 1% · 23
• Middle 5% · 81
• Senior 65% · 1,108
• Lead+ 29% · 500

Few Junior roles — 1%; the usual way in is an adjacent role

Of 1 712 postings that name a level, Junior — 1%, Middle — 5%, Senior — 65%, Lead+ — 29%.

What postings ask for

• ✔ AWS29%
• ✔ Kubernetes25%
• ○ Azure23%
• ○ Python18%
• ○ Terraform15%
• ○ GCP10%
• ○ Docker10%
• ○ Ansible7%

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

Share of open postings that mention each skill: AWS — 29%, Kubernetes — 25%, Azure — 23%, Python — 18%, Terraform — 15%, GCP — 10%.

Where the openings are

• 🇺🇸 the US739
• 🇬🇧 the UK428
• 🇵🇱 Poland335
• 🇩🇪 Germany243
• 🇮🇳 India117
• 🇸🇬 Singapore81

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 team57%
• Job boards — aggregators and job sites40%
• Telegram channels — job channels3%

Where the openings come from: 57% from company career sites (direct apply), 40% from job boards, 3% from Telegram channels.