What platform engineer roles require at tech companies · 57 roles · 90 days to Oct 7, 2026

Updated Oct 7, 2026

57 platform engineer roles counted in the window, one per company, title and level; 415 software postings open now, all titles and levels.

In short

Terraform is required most often, in 37 of 57 (65%) platform engineer roles at tech companies whose requirements we read in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, then Python (31) and Infrastructure as Code (30). Among roles that state years, 22 of 28 ask for at least 5 years. We counted 57 roles from 52 employers.

Terraform: 37 of 57 (65%); Required most often, of the roles we could read
5+ years: 22 of 28; Of roles stating years
Remote roles: 43 of 57 (75%); Of the roles we could read for it

What the postings ask for

Out of the 57 roles whose requirements we could read, of 57 in all. At most 10 per list, those asked for most.

Required
Skill	Roles asking
Terraform	37 of 57 (65%)
Python	31 of 57 (54%)
Infrastructure as Code	30 of 57 (53%)
Kubernetes	29 of 57 (51%)
AWS	27 of 57 (47%)
Go	25 of 57 (44%)
CI/CD	22 of 57 (39%)
Docker	20 of 57 (35%)
Linux	20 of 57 (35%)
GCP	18 of 57 (32%)

Preferred
Skill	Roles asking
Cybersecurity	7 of 57 (12%)
Prometheus	6 of 57 (11%)
Monitoring	5 of 57 (9%)
Observability	5 of 57 (9%)
Azure	4 of 57 (7%)
FinOps	4 of 57 (7%)
Grafana	4 of 57 (7%)
Incident Response	4 of 57 (7%)
Multi-Cloud	4 of 57 (7%)
AI	3 of 57 (5%)

Experience

Of the 28 roles that state years

Each line counts roles asking for at least that many years, so the lines overlap.

1+ year: 28 of 28
2+ years: 28 of 28
3+ years: 28 of 28
5+ years: 22 of 28
8+ years: 5 of 28
10+ years: 0 of 28

Degree

Of the 40 roles we could read for it

Required: 3 of 40
Required, or experience instead: 8 of 40
Preferred: 2 of 40
Not mentioned: 27 of 40

Pay and remote work

Of the 57 roles we could read for it

Roles stating pay: 24 of 57 (42%)
Remote roles: 43 of 57 (75%)

Questions about platform engineer roles

What skills do platform engineer roles require most often?

Terraform, required in 37 of 57 (65%) platform engineer roles at tech companies whose requirements we read in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, then Python (31), Infrastructure as Code (30), Kubernetes (29) and AWS (27).

Can platform engineer roles be remote?

In the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, remote work was allowed in 43 of 57 (75%) platform engineer roles at tech companies.

What does "preferred" mean in a posting?

A preferred skill is one the posting lists as a plus rather than a must. We count required and preferred skills separately, so for each role a skill is in one list or the other, never both.

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How we count: 57 roles from 52 employers in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, each role counted once however many boards post it. Methodology