Which roles ask for Developer Platforms at tech companies · 86 roles · 90 days to Nov 14, 2026
Updated
86 roles counted that list Developer Platforms, one per company, title and level; 235 postings in the window.
In short
Developer Platforms: listed in 86 roles at tech companies whose requirements we read, in the 90 days to Nov 14, 2026. It was required in 29 and preferred in 57. The largest group is software engineer roles: 40 of 86 (47%).
- Required
- 29 of 86 (34%)
- Of the roles that list Developer Platforms
- Preferred
- 57 of 86 (66%)
- Of the roles that list Developer Platforms
- Largest group
- 40 of 86 (47%)
- Software engineer
Roles that ask for Developer Platforms
Roles listing Developer Platforms, by title family. Where the role has a page, the count is also out of that role's roles whose requirements we read.
| Role | Roles | Of the role's roles we read |
|---|---|---|
| Software engineer | 40 | 40 of 4,628 (1%) |
| Platform engineer | 9 | 9 of 413 (2%) |
| AI engineer | 6 | 6 of 467 (1%) |
| Forward deployed engineer | 6 | 6 of 312 (2%) |
| Security engineer | 5 | 5 of 738 (1%) |
| DevOps engineer | 4 | 4 of 430 (1%) |
| Site reliability engineer | 4 | 4 of 333 (1%) |
| Software architect | 3 | 3 of 192 (2%) |
| Data engineer | 2 | 2 of 782 (0%) |
| Data scientist | 2 | 2 of 712 (0%) |
Companies that ask for it most
- Productiv Team3 roles
- Hard Rock Digital2 roles
- Nebius2 roles
- Stripe2 roles
- Alkira, Inc.1 role
- Crusoe1 role
- Reddit1 role
- Stord1 role
- Temporal Technologies1 role
- Wonder1 role
Asked alongside
Out of the 86 Developer Platforms roles whose requirements we read: the other skills they ask for. At most 10 per list, those asked for most.
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| Python | 40 of 86 (47%) |
| AWS | 38 of 86 (44%) |
| CI/CD | 37 of 86 (43%) |
| Distributed Systems | 31 of 86 (36%) |
| Kubernetes | 30 of 86 (35%) |
| Docker | 27 of 86 (31%) |
| Terraform | 27 of 86 (31%) |
| Observability | 26 of 86 (30%) |
| Go | 25 of 86 (29%) |
| Infrastructure as Code | 25 of 86 (29%) |
| Skill | Roles asking |
|---|---|
| Observability | 18 of 86 (21%) |
| CI/CD | 14 of 86 (16%) |
| Kubernetes | 13 of 86 (15%) |
| AI | 11 of 86 (13%) |
| LLMs | 10 of 86 (12%) |
| Cybersecurity | 9 of 86 (10%) |
| GCP | 9 of 86 (10%) |
| Infrastructure as Code | 9 of 86 (10%) |
| Monitoring | 7 of 86 (8%) |
| Open Source | 7 of 86 (8%) |
Experience
Asked most often: 5–7 years, 28 of 62 (45%).
Of the 62 roles that state years
- Under 2 years
- 0 of 62 (0%)
- 2 years
- 2 of 62 (3%)
- 3–4 years
- 16 of 62 (26%)
- 5–7 years
- 28 of 62 (45%)
- 8–9 years
- 7 of 62 (11%)
- 10+ years
- 9 of 62 (15%)
Degree
10 of 85 (12%) require a degree, and 14 more accept experience instead.
Of the 85 roles we could read for it
- Required
- 10 of 85 (12%)
- Required, or experience instead
- 14 of 85 (16%)
- Preferred
- 3 of 85 (4%)
- Not mentioned
- 58 of 85 (68%)
Pay and remote work
Of the 86 roles we could read for it. Pay these roles state, not what the skill pays.
- Roles stating pay
- 36 of 86 (42%)
- Remote roles
- 59 of 86 (69%)
How we count: 86 roles from 81 employers in the 90 days to Nov 14, 2026, each role counted once however many boards post it. Skills are counted out of the roles whose requirements we read. Roles are not filtered by country. Methodology
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