Infrastructure Platform Engineer Jobs

Infrastructure Platform Engineer jobs are open across cloud, fintech, enterprise software, and healthcare technology, from mid-level to staff and principal, with specializations in Kubernetes orchestration, infrastructure-as-code, and internal developer platforms. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.

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Overview

Open roles107+
Top stateCalifornia
Top employerGoogle
Top citySan Jose, CA
Work type45% Hybrid
Top industryTechnology

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Wipro
Infrastructure and Platform Architect L2
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Wipro
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Infrastructure and Platform Architect L2
Wipro
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Cloud & DevOps
Technical Product & Program Management
Cloud Engineering
DevOps
$80k - $158k/yr
On-Site
Bachelor's
10,000+

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Hilton
Senior Associate Infrastructure Platform Engineer Hotels
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Hilton
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Senior Associate Infrastructure Platform Engineer Hotels
Hilton
Memphis, Tennessee
Healthcare Administration
Patient Services & Wellbeing
Social Work & Counseling
$90k - $120k/yr
Hybrid
High school diploma or GED
10,000+

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Infosys
AWS Airflow Platform Engineer (Operations & Infrastructure)
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Infosys
New 13h ago
AWS Airflow Platform Engineer (Operations & Infrastructure)
Infosys
Boston, Massachusetts
Consulting & Professional Services
IT Support
Solutions Engineering & Architecture
$79k - $120k/yr
10,000+

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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
ESN Associate Program Leader (APL) - Platform and Infrastructure - ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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ESN Associate Program Leader (APL) - Platform and Infrastructure - ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, California
Project Management
Solutions Engineering & Architecture
Technical Program Management
$227k - $288k/yr
Remote (US)
Bachelor's degree
5,001-10,000

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Zūm
Staff Software Engineer, Platform Infrastructure
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Staff Software Engineer, Platform Infrastructure
Zūm
Redwood City, California
Customer Service
Customer Support
$240k - $280k/yr
Hybrid
Bachelor's degree

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Infrastructure Platform Engineer Job Market

Who's Hiring

Google
Google4 open roles
Apple
Apple3 open roles
Palantir Technologies
Palantir Technologies3 open roles

Top Industries Hiring

  • Technology & Software
  • Science & Research
  • Fintech
  • Insurance
  • Electronics & Hardware

What Employers Look For

The qualifications that appear most often in infrastructure platform engineer jobs.

  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and container orchestration at production scale
  • Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or Pulumi
  • Experience with at least one major cloud provider, typically AWS, GCP, or Azure
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline design using tools like GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, or Tekton
  • Understanding of observability practices including logging, metrics, and distributed tracing
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Tips for Your Infrastructure Platform Engineer Job Search

Tailor your resume to platform maturity

Hiring teams distinguish between engineers who built platforms from scratch and those who scaled existing ones. Specify where you inherited infrastructure versus greenfielded it, and what scale you reached in terms of clusters, services, or developer adoption.

Highlight IDP metrics recruiters recognize

Internal developer platform work is hard to quantify on a resume. Frame your contributions around developer experience outcomes: deployment frequency improvements, onboarding time reduction, or self-service adoption rates across engineering teams you supported.

Filter openings by cloud provider depth

Job listings vary widely between roles that want multi-cloud architects and those deeply tied to a single provider. Match your strongest certifications, whether AWS, GCP, or Azure, to listings that weight that provider to avoid wasted applications.

Apply early to roles that fit

Migrate Mate lists infrastructure platform engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.

Prepare a live infrastructure demo for interviews

Technical screens for this role often include a whiteboard or live Terraform and Kubernetes exercise. Have a public repository showing a working platform prototype, not just configuration snippets, so you can walk interviewers through real decisions.

Negotiate scope before accepting compensation

Platform engineering offers vary significantly in autonomy. Before finalizing any offer, confirm whether you own toolchain decisions or implement a predetermined stack, and whether the role has a seat in architecture reviews. Scope directly affects your career trajectory.

Infrastructure Platform Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions

Which companies are hiring the most infrastructure platform engineers?

The companies hiring the most infrastructure platform engineers right now include Google, Apple, and Palantir Technologies, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Demand is concentrated at companies scaling their internal developer platforms or migrating large workloads to cloud-native architectures.

How many infrastructure platform engineer jobs are remote?

About 67% of infrastructure platform engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting the distributed nature of most platform teams. Roles focused on internal developer tooling, infrastructure-as-code, and Kubernetes platform development tend to offer the most remote flexibility, while on-site requirements appear more often in regulated industries like finance and healthcare.

How do you become an infrastructure platform engineer?

Start by building strong fundamentals in Linux systems administration and networking, then move into cloud infrastructure using a major provider. Learn Terraform for provisioning and Kubernetes for container orchestration through hands-on projects. Contribute to open-source platform tooling or build a personal homelab to demonstrate end-to-end platform design. Earning a cloud certification validates your skills to employers screening at the resume stage.

How do you get hired as an infrastructure platform engineer with little experience?

Focus on building a public portfolio that demonstrates platform thinking rather than pure operations work. Deploy a self-service Kubernetes environment using Terraform and document the architectural decisions you made. Contributing to projects like Crossplane, Backstage, or OpenTelemetry signals platform engineering intent and gives interviewers something concrete to discuss beyond your job history.

What does the infrastructure platform engineer interview process look like?

Expect a recruiter screen followed by a technical phone interview covering cloud architecture and infrastructure-as-code concepts. A take-home or live coding exercise typically involves writing Terraform modules or designing a Kubernetes-based deployment pipeline. Final rounds usually include a system design session focused on internal platform architecture and a cross-functional interview with engineering leadership or staff-level engineers who will evaluate platform philosophy and communication style.

Where can I find and apply to infrastructure platform engineer jobs?

You can find and apply to infrastructure platform engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your cloud experience, toolchain depth, and seniority level, then apply directly to each listing from the page.

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