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Platform Engineer jobs: 75 open roles

Open platform engineer jobs taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open.

The market for platform engineer work

Every figure names its source. Skills and AI-skill shares describe the whole Engineering function this title sits in.

Verified open platform engineer jobs
75

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Engineering openings that ask for AI skills
8%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Engineering openings that are remote
3%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

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Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. python10%
  2. 2. project management5%
  3. 3. linux4%
  4. 4. c++4%
  5. 5. aws4%
  6. 6. agile4%
  7. 7. supply chain4%
  8. 8. procurement3%

AI skills worth building for this work

  1. 1. ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow)
  2. 2. LLM application engineering
  3. 3. RAG and vector search
  4. 4. Model fine-tuning
  5. 5. Model training and deep learning
  6. 6. MLOps

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Where platform engineer experience can go next

Career moves the skills carry over to, closest fit first. Time is how long a move usually takes.

  • Technical program management

    Close fit · A few months

    TPMs who can read the code earn trust quickly with engineering teams.

    Carries over: Systems knowledge, Estimation, Working across engineering teams

  • Engineering management

    Close fit · A few months

    The usual next step for engineers who like people and want to grow others: you trade writing code for building the team.

    Carries over: Technical judgment, Code review and mentoring, Delivery

  • Solutions consulting and sales engineering

    Adjacent · A few months

    Sales engineers and solutions architects are engineers who like talking to customers; pay includes a bonus.

    Carries over: Deep technical knowledge, Debugging, Architecture

  • Product management

    Adjacent · Longer (6+ months)

    Technical product managers are in steady demand, especially for platform and AI products.

    Carries over: Technical depth, Trade-off thinking, Shipping software

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Open platform engineer jobs

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Engineering jobs in the rankings

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Where platform engineer jobs are

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Platform Engineer jobs by city and state

Employers hiring platform engineers

  • HII Mission Technologies 10
  • Defense Unicorns 3
  • Palantir Technologies 3
  • Feditc 3
  • True Anomaly 3
  • Wayve 2
  • RFS Group 2
  • Exiger 2
  • ScrumAID 2
  • Grvty 2

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