Titlesby GlyphPlatform Engineer job title trend since Apr 2011
Engineering · Established · in 5.5% of HN hiring posts · 206 open roles at 93 companies · median $185k
Builds the internal platform other engineers deploy on: clusters, CI, paved roads.
first seen before 2011, Hacker Newstook off Mar 2012
Why it exists
Written from the sources below
As DevOps pushed infrastructure onto every product team, companies built internal platforms so developers could self-serve. Platform engineering names the team that builds and runs that internal developer platform.
- DefinedWhat is platform engineering?PlatformEngineering.org · backs: platform engineering builds internal developer platforms
Where it is posted
Sectors
- Data platform29
- AI lab10
- Infrastructure8
- Developer tools8
- AI application8
- Software6
- AI infrastructure6
- Robotics and autonomy6
Cities
- San Francisco29
- New York21
- Palo Alto15
- Washington13
- London, United Kingdom11
- Seattle8
- Boston5
- Los Angeles5
- Toronto, Canada4
- Berlin, Germany4
Countries and remote
- United States131
- United Kingdom15
- Canada11
- Poland6
- Germany5
- France3
- Sweden1
- Finland1
- Spain1
- Ireland1
Remote option39%
Posted pay
Middle half $165k to $222k, median $185k from 113 postings that state a base range (USD a year).
Pay by level and city on SalariesWho is hiring for it
Open postings on their own job boards, read 5h ago| # | Company | Open roles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | ||
| 2 | 15 | ||
| 3 | Anduril IndustriesA company hiring most for Systems Engineer and Test Engineer. | 10 | |
| 4 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 5 | ||
| 8 | K2 SpaceA company hiring most for Design Engineer and Test Engineer. | 5 | |
| 9 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 4 |
Open roles
8 of 206; company pages list the restStaff Infrastructure Engineer, Robotic Systems
Emeryville, or Santa Clara, California
| Role | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform Engineer - SCON | Washington, DC | $92k to $179k | |
| Infrastructure Engineer (Platform)Northwood SpaceTorrance, CA$125k to $140k | Northwood Space | Torrance, CA | $125k to $140k |
| Staff Infrastructure Engineer, Robotic SystemsAtomic MachinesEmeryville, or Santa Clara, California$180k to $230k | Atomic Machines | Emeryville, or Santa Clara, California | $180k to $230k |
| Cloud - Bare Metal Infrastructure Engineer | Remote: United States | $230k to $290k | |
| VMware Infrastructure EngineerVerisignReston,Virginia,United States$109k to $147k | Verisign | Reston,Virginia,United States | $109k to $147k |
| EDA Cloud & Developer Infrastructure Engineer | San Francisco | $287k to $485k | |
| Principal Endpoint Platform Engineer | San Mateo, CA, United States | $231k to $267k | |
| Documentation Platform Engineer | Remote (United States) | $163k to $204k |
Lineage
DevOps work turned into an internal product · source
Share of Hacker News hiring posts
3,088 posts since Apr 2011 · -10% in 6 monthsNovember 2026 5 of 207 postings, 2.4%
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About this title
Builds the internal platform other engineers deploy on: clusters, CI, paved roads.
Also counted: infrastructure engineer, infra engineer
First sighting
...games and knowledge of javascript. Show us your games! Platform Engineer: Deep expertise in some of the following - iOS, Android, WebGL/OpenGL,...
Median posted salary $185k from 113 postings that state a base pay range (the median of their midpoints, USD a year). Not a survey of what people earn.