Vagas de Data Platform Engineer

Which levels are hiring

• Junior 0% · 1
• Middle 9% · 24
• Senior 72% · 189
• Lead+ 18% · 47

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

Of 261 postings that name a level, Junior — 0%, Middle — 9%, Senior — 72%, Lead+ — 18%.

What postings ask for

• ✔ Python26%
• ○ Kafka24%
• ○ AWS18%
• ○ Iceberg17%
• ○ SQL14%
• ○ Azure13%
• ○ Snowflake13%
• ○ Airflow13%

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: Python — 26%, Kafka — 24%, AWS — 18%, Iceberg — 17%, SQL — 14%, Azure — 13%.

Where the openings are

• 🇺🇸 the US90
• 🇵🇱 Poland68
• 🇬🇧 the UK33
• 🇩🇪 Germany32
• 🇮🇳 India20
• 🇨🇦 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 team63%
• Job boards — aggregators and job sites34%
• Telegram channels — job channels3%

Where the openings come from: 63% from company career sites (direct apply), 34% from job boards, 3% from Telegram channels.