Platform Engineering Manager Jobs

Platform Engineering Manager jobs are open across fintech, healthtech, e-commerce, and enterprise software, at levels from senior engineer to staff and principal, with specializations in developer experience, cloud infrastructure, and internal platform tooling. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.

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Overview

Open roles457+
Top stateCalifornia
Top employerApple
Top citySan Francisco, CA
Work type48% Hybrid
Top industryTechnology

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Data and Platform Engineering Manager
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Data and Platform Engineering Manager
Hansei Solutions
Franklin, Tennessee
Business Operations
Business Strategy
Consulting & Professional Services
Remote (US)
Bachelor's degree in engineering

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Sr. Software Engineer - Platform Engineering
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Sr. Software Engineer - Platform Engineering
Wonder
New York, New York
Project & Program Management
Quality Assurance & Testing (QA Testing)
Software Engineering
$176k - $191k/yr
Hybrid
Master's degree
501-1,000

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Nordstrom
Sr. Engineering Manager, Data Streaming Platform (Hybrid - Seattle, WA)
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Sr. Engineering Manager, Data Streaming Platform (Hybrid - Seattle, WA)
Nordstrom
Seattle, Washington
Project & Program Management
Software Engineering
Technical Product & Program Management
$191k - $297k/yr
Hybrid
Bachelor of Science
10,000+

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Netflix
Software Engineering 5 - Ads Agent (Agentic Platform for Enterprise)
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Software Engineering 5 - Ads Agent (Agentic Platform for Enterprise)
Netflix
Los Gatos, California
Customer Success
Solutions Engineering & Architecture
Technical Product & Program Management
$388k - $558k/yr
5,001-10,000

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ServiceNow ITSM & ITAM Platform Engineering-3
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ServiceNow ITSM & ITAM Platform Engineering-3
Realign
Phoenix, Arizona
Backend Engineering
Full-stack Engineering
Software Engineering
Bachelor of Science

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Platform Engineering Manager Job Market

Who's Hiring

  • Apple
    Apple14
  • Amazon Web Services
    Amazon Web Services11
  • GEICO
    GEICO9
  • Netflix
    Netflix8
  • Information Technology Senior Management Forum
    Information Technology Senior Management Forum8

Top Industries Hiring

  • Technology & Software48
  • Banking & Financial Services12
  • Electronics & Hardware8
  • Consulting & Professional Services7
  • Science & Research5

What Employers Look For

The qualifications that appear most often in platform engineering manager jobs.

  • 5+ years managing platform, infrastructure, or developer-tooling engineering teams
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, or cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
  • Proven ability to build and maintain internal developer platforms or golden paths
  • Experience with CI/CD pipeline design, GitOps workflows, and observability tooling
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration with product, security, and application engineering leaders
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field

Tips for Your Platform Engineering Manager Job Search

Quantify platform scope on your resume

Hiring managers want to see the scale you've owned. List the number of engineering teams your platform served, the services or pipelines you standardized, and any measurable reduction in developer toil or deployment frequency you drove.

Distinguish your roadmap from your team's roadmap

Platform engineering manager roles require you to show platform-level strategy separate from feature delivery. On your resume, pull out the multi-quarter roadmap items you owned and led, not just the sprints your team executed.

Target companies by platform maturity stage

Early-stage platform teams want builders who can create a developer portal from scratch. Post-IPO or large-org teams want managers who can consolidate fragmented tooling. Read the job description carefully and tailor your examples to the company's actual stage.

Apply early to roles that fit

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

Prepare a platform-specific leadership example

Interviewers will ask how you balance internal customer needs against long-term platform investment. Prepare a concrete story where you deprioritized a developer request to protect platform reliability or scalability, and explain how you communicated that decision.

Negotiate scope before negotiating title

Platform engineering manager roles vary widely in authority. Before accepting an offer, confirm whether the platform team has dedicated headcount, budget autonomy, and a seat in architecture decisions. A strong title with no real platform authority limits your impact and your next move.

Platform Engineering Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions

Which companies are hiring the most platform engineering managers?

The companies hiring the most platform engineering managers right now include Apple, Amazon Web Services, and GEICO, with the largest share of openings in California, New York, and Washington, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Demand is concentrated in companies scaling their engineering organizations and investing in internal developer experience.

How many platform engineering manager jobs are remote?

About 77% of platform engineering manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting strong demand for distributed platform leadership. Roles focused on developer experience strategy and tooling roadmap ownership tend to be most remote-friendly, while positions requiring hands-on infrastructure operations often prefer some on-site presence.

How do you become a platform engineering manager?

Start by building deep hands-on experience in infrastructure, cloud, or developer tooling as an individual contributor. Move into a tech lead or staff engineer role where you own cross-team platform decisions. Then transition into management by taking on a small platform team, demonstrating you can set technical direction, grow engineers, and negotiate roadmap priorities with internal stakeholders.

Can I get a platform engineering manager role without direct management experience?

Yes, but you'll need to show leadership evidence that substitutes for a direct management title. Strong candidates without prior management experience typically have led cross-functional platform initiatives, mentored junior engineers formally, or owned a platform program with measurable adoption. Targeting companies building a platform team from scratch gives you the best shot, since they often promote experienced individual contributors into the manager role.

What does the platform engineering manager interview process look like?

Most processes include an initial recruiter screen, a hiring manager conversation about your platform strategy and team leadership experience, and a technical panel covering your architectural decisions and tooling choices. Expect a system design session focused on internal developer platforms rather than customer-facing systems. A final round typically includes a cross-functional interview with engineering leaders or product partners who depend on the platform.

Where can I find and apply to platform engineering manager jobs?

You can find and apply to platform engineering manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience and specialization, then apply directly to each one that fits.

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