Platform Engineering Manager Jobs in Washington

Platform Engineering Manager jobs in Washington are among the most active in the country, concentrated in cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and developer productivity platforms across technology, aerospace, and enterprise software sectors, with openings at every level from emerging technical leads through senior directors of engineering. Seattle, Bellevue, and Redmond anchor the majority of hiring, where employers such as Microsoft, Amazon, and Boeing maintain deep platform and infrastructure engineering organizations. Strong demand exists for managers with hands-on Kubernetes, Terraform, and internal developer platform experience. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.

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Overview

Open roles41
Top employerAmazon Web Services
Top citySeattle, WA
Cities hiring5
Work type50% Hybrid
Top industryTechnology

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Amazon.com
Senior Engineering Manager, Security Platform
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Senior Engineering Manager, Security Platform
Amazon.com
Seattle, Washington
Software Engineering
Cybersecurity
Technical Product & Program Management
Security Engineering
Technical Program Management
$185k - $275k/yr
Hybrid
Bachelor's
10,000+

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Twitch
Senior Engineering Manager, Security Platform
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Senior Engineering Manager, Security Platform
Twitch
Seattle, Washington
Account Management
Business Development
Customer Success
$203k - $275k/yr
Bachelor of Science
1,001-5,000

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Amazon Web Services
Amazon Dedicated Cloud Engineer, Platform Engineering and Emerging Technologies (PEET)
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Amazon Dedicated Cloud Engineer, Platform Engineering and Emerging Technologies (PEET)
Amazon Web Services
Bellevue, Washington
Business Analyst
Data Science
Project Management
$91k - $152k/yr
High school diploma or GED

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CVS Health
Senior Manager - Software Engineering (Health100 Platform)
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Senior Manager - Software Engineering (Health100 Platform)
CVS Health
Washington State
AI (Artificial Intelligence)
Data Science
ML (Machine Learning)
$107k - $261k/yr
Remote (US)
High school diploma or GED
10,000+

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DigitalOcean
Senior Manager, Agentic Analytics Platform Engineering
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Senior Manager, Agentic Analytics Platform Engineering
DigitalOcean
Seattle, Washington
Data Analytics
Data Science
$160k - $195k/yr
Hybrid
Bachelor's degree in engineering
1,001-5,000

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Platform Engineering Manager Jobs by City in Washington

Where Washington roles are concentrated, by current openings.

Seattle
28 jobs
Bellevue
7 jobs
Renton
2 jobs
Redmond
1 job
Mercer Island
1 job

Platform Engineering Manager Job Market in Washington

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

Who's Hiring

Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services6 open roles
GEICO
GEICO4 open roles
Amazon
Amazon4 open roles

Top Industries Hiring

  • Technology & Software
  • Banking & Financial Services
  • Electronics & Hardware
  • Investment & Asset Management
  • Retail

What Washington Employers Look For

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

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field
  • Five or more years of platform, infrastructure, or site reliability engineering experience
  • Demonstrated experience managing and growing teams of three or more engineers
  • Proficiency with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud in production environments
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools including Terraform, Pulumi, or Helm
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline design, developer experience tooling, and observability stacks

Platform Engineering Manager Jobs in Washington: Frequently Asked Questions

How do you become a platform engineering manager in Washington?

Platform engineering manager is not a state-licensed role in Washington, so the path runs through technical depth and demonstrated leadership rather than a credential board. Most hiring managers in Washington expect a background as an individual contributor in platform, infrastructure, or site reliability engineering, followed by a progression into a lead or staff engineer role. Companies in the Seattle metro often promote from within or prefer candidates who pair engineering experience with a completed technical degree and evidence of cross-functional project ownership.

How much do platform engineering managers make in Washington?

Platform engineering managers in Washington earn a median of about $189,680 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $148,930 for the lowest 10% to over $263,550 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.

Which companies hire platform engineering managers in Washington?

Employers hiring platform engineering managers in Washington right now include Amazon Web Services, GEICO, and Amazon, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Washington's concentration of cloud-first technology companies and aerospace engineering organizations means demand stays consistent throughout the year across both large enterprise and growth-stage employers.

Which Washington cities have the most platform engineering manager jobs?

Seattle, Bellevue, and Washington State have the most platform engineering manager openings in Washington. Seattle's density of cloud infrastructure and SaaS companies drives the largest share of postings, while Bellevue and Redmond reflect the substantial platform engineering organizations that Microsoft and Amazon maintain on the Eastside, pulling significant hiring volume into those suburban corridors.

Are there remote platform engineering manager jobs in Washington?

Yes, and more than most fields. About 72% of platform engineering manager openings tied to Washington are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting how naturally the role translates to distributed collaboration. The parts of the role most likely to stay fully remote are platform strategy, architecture review, and asynchronous engineering coordination, while roles requiring hands-on datacenter oversight or embedded team leadership tend to require some on-site presence.

How can I get hired as a platform engineering manager in Washington with little or no experience?

The most realistic entry path is moving into a formal management role from a senior or staff platform engineer position within a company that already knows your work. Washington employers such as Microsoft and Amazon both run structured engineering leadership development programs that prepare high-performing individual contributors for people management. Building a portfolio that demonstrates infrastructure ownership at scale, contributing to internal developer platforms, and pursuing relevant cloud certifications strengthens a candidacy significantly before making the transition.

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

You can find and apply to platform engineering manager jobs in Washington on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings tied to Washington locations. Search the listings, find roles that match your background and target level, and apply directly to each one that fits.

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