Platform Engineer Jobs

Which levels are hiring

• Junior 2% · 31
• Middle 4% · 78
• Senior 64% · 1,120
• Lead+ 30% · 519

Few Junior roles — 2%; the usual way in is an adjacent role

Of 1 748 postings that name a level, Junior — 2%, Middle — 4%, Senior — 64%, Lead+ — 30%.

What postings ask for

• ✔ AWS29%
• ✔ Kubernetes25%
• ○ Azure23%
• ○ Python18%
• ○ Terraform15%
• ○ GCP10%
• ○ Docker10%
• ○ Ansible8%

Share of postings that mention the skill. ✔ — 25%+, ○ — fewer; whether it is required is in the posting itself

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 US784
• 🇬🇧 the UK418
• 🇵🇱 Poland340
• 🇩🇪 Germany242
• 🇮🇳 India131
• 🇸🇬 Singapore83

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 team60%
• Job boards — aggregators and job sites37%
• Telegram channels — job channels3%

Where the openings come from: 60% from company career sites (direct apply), 37% from job boards, 3% from Telegram channels.