Platform Engineer Jobs in Colorado

Platform Engineer jobs in Colorado are among the most active in the Mountain West, with strong demand concentrated in cloud infrastructure, site reliability, and developer tooling across the state's aerospace, defense, and technology sectors. The largest hiring markets are Denver, Boulder, and Colorado Springs, where employers such as Lockheed Martin, Palantir Technologies, and Ping Identity maintain long-term engineering operations. The most sought-after specialties are Kubernetes and container orchestration, CI/CD pipeline development, and infrastructure-as-code with Terraform or Pulumi. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.

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Overview

Open roles45
Top employerTrue Anomaly
Top cityDenver, CO
Cities hiring10
Work type57% Hybrid
Top industryTechnology

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CVS Health
Senior Varicent Integration & Platform Engineer
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Senior Varicent Integration & Platform Engineer
CVS Health
Denver, Colorado
Engineering (Non-Software)
Systems Administration
Technical Program Management
$83k - $222k/yr
Bachelor's degree
10,000+

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Google
Software Engineer, Payments Infrastructure, Vendor Gateway Platform Outbound Flows
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Software Engineer, Payments Infrastructure, Vendor Gateway Platform Outbound Flows
Google
Boulder, Colorado
Backend Engineering
Full-stack Engineering
Software Engineering
$147k - $210k/yr
Master's degree
10,000+

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AppFolio
Sr. Software Engineer - Platform Permissions
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Sr. Software Engineer - Platform Permissions
AppFolio
Denver, Colorado
Project & Program Management
Quality Assurance & Testing (QA Testing)
Software Engineering
$138k - $190k/yr
1,001-5,000

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Hardware Platform Software Engineer
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Hardware Platform Software Engineer
Great Sky
Boulder, Colorado
AI (Artificial Intelligence)
Data Science
$160k - $210k/yr
Master's degree in physics

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Google
Customer Engineer, Platform, Startups, Google Cloud
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Customer Engineer, Platform, Startups, Google Cloud
Google
Boulder, Colorado
Executive Leadership & C-Suite
Program Management
Project Management
$127k - $184k/yr
Bachelor's degree
10,000+

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Platform Engineer Jobs by City in Colorado

Where Colorado roles are concentrated, by current openings.

Denver
22 jobs
Boulder
7 jobs
Broomfield
3 jobs
Aurora
2 jobs
Westminster
2 jobs
Colorado Springs
2 jobs
Greenwood Village
2 jobs
Golden
1 job
Littleton
1 job

Platform Engineer Job Market in Colorado

A snapshot from current Colorado openings, updated as new roles post.

Who's Hiring

True Anomaly
True Anomaly5 open roles
CVS Health
CVS Health3 open roles
Flexential
Flexential3 open roles

Top Industries Hiring

  • Technology & Software
  • Staffing & Recruiting
  • Consulting & Professional Services

What Colorado Employers Look For

The qualifications that appear most often in platform engineer jobs across Colorado.

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration at scale
  • Proficiency building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions
  • Infrastructure-as-code experience with Terraform, Pulumi, or Ansible in cloud environments
  • Demonstrated work with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform production deployments
  • Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or Go for automation and platform tooling

Platform Engineer Jobs in Colorado: Frequently Asked Questions

How do you become a platform engineer in Colorado?

Platform engineering has no state-issued license in Colorado, so the path runs through education and demonstrated technical skill. Most employers expect a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related discipline, though candidates who pair an associate degree with strong project portfolios and cloud certifications from AWS, Google, or Microsoft are competitive. Colorado's dense tech and aerospace hiring community also values certifications such as the Certified Kubernetes Administrator as a concrete differentiator.

Which companies hire platform engineers in Colorado?

Companies currently hiring platform engineers in Colorado include True Anomaly, CVS Health, and Flexential, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Colorado's mix of aerospace contractors, enterprise software firms, and growing cloud-native startups in the Denver-Boulder corridor means openings appear across a wide range of industries and team sizes.

Which Colorado cities have the most platform engineer jobs?

Denver, Boulder, and Broomfield hold the greatest concentration of platform engineer openings in Colorado. Denver anchors demand through its large base of enterprise technology companies and financial services firms, Boulder draws cloud-native and developer-tooling startups, and Colorado Springs supports platform roles tied to defense contractors and the military installations concentrated along the Front Range.

Are there remote platform engineer jobs in Colorado?

Yes, and more than most fields. Platform engineering is inherently infrastructure-focused work that runs entirely through code, terminals, and cloud consoles, making it one of the more remote-compatible disciplines in software. About 91% of platform engineer openings tied to Colorado are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting how widely distributed these teams tend to be. CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code work is especially well-suited to fully remote arrangements.

How can I get hired as a platform engineer in Colorado with little or no experience?

The most realistic entry path is a site reliability engineering associate or junior DevOps role at one of Colorado's mid-size technology companies or aerospace contractors, where on-the-job mentorship is common. Employers such as Lockheed Martin's Denver campus and Boulder-based SaaS companies regularly hire from adjacent roles like systems administrator, QA engineer, or backend developer. Building a public GitHub portfolio with Terraform modules, a working Kubernetes cluster, and a documented CI/CD pipeline strengthens applications meaningfully, and earning the Certified Kubernetes Administrator credential before applying gives candidates a concrete edge.

Where can I find and apply to platform engineer jobs in Colorado?

You can find and apply to platform engineer jobs in Colorado on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings across the state. Search the listings for roles that match your experience level and preferred location, then apply directly to the ones that fit.

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