Entry Level Platform Engineering Manager Jobs
New grad platform engineering manager jobs are open to recent graduates and entry level candidates with zero to two years of experience, where strong internship work or a hands-on portfolio can matter more than a long resume. Most openings are on-site, remote, and hybrid roles across Technology & Software, Banking & Financial Services, and Investment & Asset Management, with employers like SentiLink, Capital One, and Apple hiring at this level now.
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Cargill is committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. Sitting at the heart of the supply chain, we partner with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living.
Our 155,000 team members innovate with purpose, providing customers with life’s essentials so businesses can grow, communities prosper, and consumers live well. With over 160 years of experience as a family company, we look ahead while remaining true to our values. We put people first. We reach higher. We do the right thing—today and for generations to come.
Job Purpose and Impact
Platform Engineer job designs, develops and maintains digital technology infrastructure to support information technology applications and services. With minimal supervision, this job collaborates with cross functional teams to define, design and implement new features to meet user needs and business goals, and upgrade existing platforms to improve performance and functionality through writing clean, efficient and scalable code and troubleshooting and debugging complex issues. This job also participates in code reviews to maintain high code quality and share knowledge with platform engineering team members.
Key Accountabilities
- SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT: Partners to design and develop high quality software solutions by writing clean, maintainable and efficient codes.
- AUTOMATION: Applies internal software deployment platform, continuous integration or continuous delivery pipeline and twelve factor development methodology to automate the deployment process, ensuring smooth and reliable releases.
- COLLABORATION: Partners with cross functional team of product managers, designers and other engineers to gather moderately complex requirements and deliver solutions that meet business needs.
- TESTING & DEBUGGING: Writes and maintains moderately complex unit tests and integration tests, and performs debugging to maintain the quality and performance of the software, applying test driven development as needed.
- CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT: Identifies and suggests options for improving the software development and deployment processes, and implements the approved standards to improve efficiency and reliability.
- DOCUMENTATION: Drafts and maintains comprehensive documentation for moderately complex software applications, deployment processes and system configurations.
- TECHNICAL SUPPORT: Provides technical support and troubleshooting for moderately complex issues with deployed applications to ensure minimal downtime and fast resolution.
Qualifications
- Minimum requirement of 2 years of relevant work experience. Typically reflects 3 years or more of relevant experience.
- Experience with Go programming language and optionally Python
- Experience building and supporting fully automated cloud platform solutions as Infrastructure as Code.
- Experience working with cloud services platform primarily on AWS and automating the Cloud infrastructure life cycle with tools such as Terraform, GitHub Actions and AWS SDK’s.
Preferred:
- Experience supporting and enabling platform for complex application development activities in DevOps environment.
- Experience with FinOps optimization strategies
- Experience with CI/CD tooling to drive Infrastructure Code Deployment including Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub Actions and Golang.
- Experience with infrastructure and application monitoring tools and enabling observability.
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and microservice application deployments.
- Experience automating Windows and Linux operating system deployments and management in automatically scaling deployments using software package managers.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.
To apply using chat/text, please click Apply Now button OR use this link to create a login to apply.
Cargill is committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. Sitting at the heart of the supply chain, we partner with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living.
Our 155,000 team members innovate with purpose, providing customers with life’s essentials so businesses can grow, communities prosper, and consumers live well. With over 160 years of experience as a family company, we look ahead while remaining true to our values. We put people first. We reach higher. We do the right thing—today and for generations to come.
Job Purpose and Impact
Platform Engineer job designs, develops and maintains digital technology infrastructure to support information technology applications and services. With minimal supervision, this job collaborates with cross functional teams to define, design and implement new features to meet user needs and business goals, and upgrade existing platforms to improve performance and functionality through writing clean, efficient and scalable code and troubleshooting and debugging complex issues. This job also participates in code reviews to maintain high code quality and share knowledge with platform engineering team members.
Key Accountabilities
- SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT: Partners to design and develop high quality software solutions by writing clean, maintainable and efficient codes.
- AUTOMATION: Applies internal software deployment platform, continuous integration or continuous delivery pipeline and twelve factor development methodology to automate the deployment process, ensuring smooth and reliable releases.
- COLLABORATION: Partners with cross functional team of product managers, designers and other engineers to gather moderately complex requirements and deliver solutions that meet business needs.
- TESTING & DEBUGGING: Writes and maintains moderately complex unit tests and integration tests, and performs debugging to maintain the quality and performance of the software, applying test driven development as needed.
- CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT: Identifies and suggests options for improving the software development and deployment processes, and implements the approved standards to improve efficiency and reliability.
- DOCUMENTATION: Drafts and maintains comprehensive documentation for moderately complex software applications, deployment processes and system configurations.
- TECHNICAL SUPPORT: Provides technical support and troubleshooting for moderately complex issues with deployed applications to ensure minimal downtime and fast resolution.
Qualifications
- Minimum requirement of 2 years of relevant work experience. Typically reflects 3 years or more of relevant experience.
- Experience with Go programming language and optionally Python
- Experience building and supporting fully automated cloud platform solutions as Infrastructure as Code.
- Experience working with cloud services platform primarily on AWS and automating the Cloud infrastructure life cycle with tools such as Terraform, GitHub Actions and AWS SDK’s.
Preferred:
- Experience supporting and enabling platform for complex application development activities in DevOps environment.
- Experience with FinOps optimization strategies
- Experience with CI/CD tooling to drive Infrastructure Code Deployment including Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub Actions and Golang.
- Experience with infrastructure and application monitoring tools and enabling observability.
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and microservice application deployments.
- Experience automating Windows and Linux operating system deployments and management in automatically scaling deployments using software package managers.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.
To apply using chat/text, please click Apply Now button OR use this link to create a login to apply.
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- SentiLink3
- Capital One2
- Apple1
- Google1
- Cargill1
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- Banking & Financial Services3
- Investment & Asset Management3
- Retail1
- Manufacturing1
Entry Level Platform Engineering Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an entry level platform engineering manager job?
Employers hiring at the entry level look for foundational knowledge of infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms, even if gained through coursework or internships. Demonstrating hands-on experience with tools like Kubernetes, Terraform, or Jenkins in a portfolio project gives you a real edge. Targeting companies that explicitly list 0 to 2 years as acceptable experience keeps your search practical from the start.
Which companies hire entry level platform engineering managers?
Companies hiring entry level platform engineering managers right now include SentiLink, Capital One, and Apple, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. Both large technology employers and fast-growing startups tend to post at this level, especially when they are building out platform teams and willing to develop candidates from the ground up.
Are there remote entry level platform engineering manager jobs?
Yes, though remote availability varies by employer and team structure. About 60% of entry level platform engineering manager openings are remote or hybrid as of July 2026, so candidates are not limited to their local market. Hybrid roles are common, particularly at companies that prefer in-person onboarding for new team members before shifting to a flexible schedule.
Are these new grad platform engineering manager jobs?
Yes, many of the listings on this page are new grad and junior roles that welcome recent graduates and candidates with limited professional experience. A new grad posting typically accepts 0 to 2 years of experience, treats internships as qualifying background, and values a strong portfolio over a long employment history. Filtering for those signals helps identify the most accessible openings quickly.
Which industries hire the most entry level platform engineering managers?
Entry Level platform engineering manager roles concentrate in Technology & Software, Banking & Financial Services, and Investment & Asset Management, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. These sectors drive hiring at this level because they rely heavily on internal developer tooling, cloud infrastructure, and deployment automation that growing platform teams are actively being built to support.