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Experian is looking for a Vice President of Dev Platform Engineering to lead the strategy and direction for its enterprise developer platform and AI-powered engineering capabilities. You will define the standards, roadmap, and governance for software delivery platforms, developer tooling, and AI solutions that improve how engineering teams build and deliver software across the company.
This is a Remote position. You will report to the Head of DevEx & AI Tooling.
You will have opportunity to:
- Lead the strategy and roadmap for the enterprise developer platform and AI engineering capabilities.
- Define standards for CI/CD, cloud platforms, developer tooling, and secure software delivery.
- Guide the adoption of AI-enabled software development tools, governance, and reusable AI solutions.
- Partner with engineering, security, cloud, and developer experience teams to deliver a consistent platform.
- Manage a global organization through senior leaders and develop high-performing engineering teams.
- Own platform performance, adoption metrics, budgets, vendor investments, and product priorities.
- Establish engineering standards that improve software delivery speed, quality, security, and developer experience.
- Evaluate build-versus-buy decisions and drive continuous improvement across the engineering platform.
- 8+ years in technology roles
- 5+ years in senior leadership roles
- Senior Leadership experience in Platform Engineering
- Hands-on depth, even if not current day-to-day: CI/CD platform authoring (Harness and/or GitHub Actions)
- Cloud-native infrastructure at production scale in at least one major provider
- Implementation-level familiarity with Claude Code and the MCP protocol
- Working familiarity with security tooling concepts (SAST, SCA, secrets scanning, SBOM, artifact signing) sufficient to direct integration work and partner effectively with a dedicated security team
- Experience defining engineering standards and developer platforms within large, matrixed organizations.
- Experience owning or leading the use of AI developer tools, AI governance, and modern software development practices.
Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more. Experian invests in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. We have an amazing team of 25,200 people in 32 countries.
Our uniqueness is that we celebrate yours. Experian's people first, inclusive and purpose driven culture is multi award-winning; World's Best Workplaces™ 2025 (Fortune Global Top 25), Great Place To Work™ in 26 countries to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or explore our Careers Site to understand why.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets. The base pay range for this position is listed above. Within this range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors such as job-related skills, experience, and education. You will be also eligible for a variable pay opportunity.
Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer for all groups protected under applicable federal, state and local law, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.
Benefits/Perks:
- Great compensation package and bonus plan
- Core benefits including medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K
- Flexible work environment, ability to work remote, hybrid or in-office
- Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick and 12-paid holidays
- Explore all our exciting benefits here: https://myexperianbenefits.com/
Recruitment Fraud Awareness - Experian's recruitment process is conducted only through authorised channels. Recruitment communications will only be sent from an @experian.com email address.
Experian will never ask candidates to make any payment as part of an application, interview, assessment, onboarding, or recruitment process. To apply for roles or verify opportunities, please visit experian.com/careers
Experian is looking for a Vice President of Dev Platform Engineering to lead the strategy and direction for its enterprise developer platform and AI-powered engineering capabilities. You will define the standards, roadmap, and governance for software delivery platforms, developer tooling, and AI solutions that improve how engineering teams build and deliver software across the company.
This is a Remote position. You will report to the Head of DevEx & AI Tooling.
You will have opportunity to:
- Lead the strategy and roadmap for the enterprise developer platform and AI engineering capabilities.
- Define standards for CI/CD, cloud platforms, developer tooling, and secure software delivery.
- Guide the adoption of AI-enabled software development tools, governance, and reusable AI solutions.
- Partner with engineering, security, cloud, and developer experience teams to deliver a consistent platform.
- Manage a global organization through senior leaders and develop high-performing engineering teams.
- Own platform performance, adoption metrics, budgets, vendor investments, and product priorities.
- Establish engineering standards that improve software delivery speed, quality, security, and developer experience.
- Evaluate build-versus-buy decisions and drive continuous improvement across the engineering platform.
- 8+ years in technology roles
- 5+ years in senior leadership roles
- Senior Leadership experience in Platform Engineering
- Hands-on depth, even if not current day-to-day: CI/CD platform authoring (Harness and/or GitHub Actions)
- Cloud-native infrastructure at production scale in at least one major provider
- Implementation-level familiarity with Claude Code and the MCP protocol
- Working familiarity with security tooling concepts (SAST, SCA, secrets scanning, SBOM, artifact signing) sufficient to direct integration work and partner effectively with a dedicated security team
- Experience defining engineering standards and developer platforms within large, matrixed organizations.
- Experience owning or leading the use of AI developer tools, AI governance, and modern software development practices.
Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more. Experian invests in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. We have an amazing team of 25,200 people in 32 countries.
Our uniqueness is that we celebrate yours. Experian's people first, inclusive and purpose driven culture is multi award-winning; World's Best Workplaces™ 2025 (Fortune Global Top 25), Great Place To Work™ in 26 countries to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or explore our Careers Site to understand why.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets. The base pay range for this position is listed above. Within this range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors such as job-related skills, experience, and education. You will be also eligible for a variable pay opportunity.
Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer for all groups protected under applicable federal, state and local law, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.
Benefits/Perks:
- Great compensation package and bonus plan
- Core benefits including medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K
- Flexible work environment, ability to work remote, hybrid or in-office
- Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick and 12-paid holidays
- Explore all our exciting benefits here: https://myexperianbenefits.com/
Recruitment Fraud Awareness - Experian's recruitment process is conducted only through authorised channels. Recruitment communications will only be sent from an @experian.com email address.
Experian will never ask candidates to make any payment as part of an application, interview, assessment, onboarding, or recruitment process. To apply for roles or verify opportunities, please visit experian.com/careers
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Who's Hiring
- CVS Health51
- Apple19
- Anthropic8
- JPMorganChase8
- Sangoma7
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software75
- Healthcare & Medical Services55
- Banking & Financial Services24
- Electronics & Hardware16
- Investment & Asset Management11
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in platform engineering lead jobs.
- 5 or more years of experience in platform, infrastructure, or DevOps engineering roles
- Deep expertise with Kubernetes, Terraform, and cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
- Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines at scale across multiple engineering teams
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects and mentor engineers without direct authority
- Strong background in developer experience tooling such as Backstage, internal CLIs, or golden path templates
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical discipline
Tips for Your Platform Engineering Lead Job Search
Quantify platform reliability improvements you owned
Hiring managers for platform engineering leads want evidence of measurable outcomes. Replace vague bullets with specific before-and-after results: deployment frequency, incident reduction, or developer onboarding time you shortened through platform work you led.
Tailor your resume to each platform stack
Platform engineering lead roles vary sharply by stack. A listing heavy on Backstage and Crossplane needs different emphasis than one focused on Terraform and ArgoCD. Read each job description closely and surface the tools you have deepest hands-on experience with.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists platform engineering lead openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Filter by team structure not just company size
Platform teams inside a 200-person startup operate very differently from a platform org inside a 20,000-person enterprise. Ask in early screens how many engineers the platform team serves and whether you'd be building a platform from scratch or scaling one already in production.
Prepare a system design walkthrough for the interview
Most platform engineering lead loops include a technical design round focused on internal developer platforms, CI/CD architecture, or multi-cluster Kubernetes. Practice walking through a real system you designed, explaining tradeoffs you made and what you would change now.
Negotiate scope and autonomy alongside compensation
At the lead level, the scope of your platform charter matters as much as your offer. Ask specifically whether you will own tooling decisions, have a dedicated headcount to grow, and have a direct line to engineering leadership when making infrastructure tradeoffs.
Platform Engineering Lead Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most platform engineering leads?
The companies hiring the most platform engineering leads right now include CVS Health, Apple, and Anthropic, with the largest share of openings in California, New York, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Demand is particularly concentrated in organizations that run large multi-team engineering orgs and are investing in developer experience as a product.
How many platform engineering lead jobs are remote?
About 74% of platform engineering lead openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, making it one of the more remote-accessible senior engineering roles. Sub-areas focused on developer experience tooling and internal platform product work tend to offer the most location flexibility compared to roles with heavy hands-on infrastructure or data center responsibilities.
How do you become a platform engineering lead?
Most platform engineering leads move up from senior software or infrastructure engineering roles where they owned end-to-end delivery of platform components. Building credibility in that path means shipping developer-facing tooling that real teams depend on, driving cross-team infrastructure decisions, and documenting system design choices clearly. Earning certifications in cloud platforms and Kubernetes signals fluency with the core stack most organizations expect at the lead level.
Can I get a platform engineering lead job without prior lead experience?
You can get hired as a platform engineering lead without a prior lead title if you can demonstrate lead-level impact in your current role. Employers focus on whether you have owned large-scale platform projects independently, made architectural decisions, and influenced engineering practices across teams. A strong portfolio of internal tooling or infrastructure work you drove from conception to adoption matters more than whether your title included the word lead.
What does the platform engineering lead interview process look like?
Platform engineering lead interviews typically run across four to six rounds. An initial recruiter screen is followed by a hiring manager conversation focused on leadership style and platform philosophy. A technical design round asks you to architect an internal developer platform or CI/CD system. A coding or systems round tests infrastructure fundamentals. Final rounds usually include cross-functional conversations with engineering directors or product partners who rely on the platform your team would own.
Where can I find and apply to platform engineering lead jobs?
You can find and apply to platform engineering lead jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your stack and experience level, then apply directly to each listing from the page.
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