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Remote Platform Engineer jobs are in active demand across the U.S., with remote-first companies and distributed engineering teams hiring for infrastructure, developer tooling, and cloud platform roles. Employers hiring remotely right now include CVS Health, GitHub, and Whatnot, with strong concentrations in software, fintech, and cloud services. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Requisition Number: 106636
Engineer Sr
Location: This role is fully remote
Salary: 200,000 plus bonus
Insight at a Glance
14,000+ engaged teammates globally
$8.2 billion in revenue in 2025
Certified as a Great Place to work in 9 Countries in 2025
Fortune 500 Company (No. 447) in 2025
Received 25+ industry and partner awards in the past year
$1.4M+ total charitable contributions in 2024 by Insight globally
Now is the time to bring your expertise to Insight. We are not just a tech company; we are a people-first company. We believe that by unlocking the power of people and technology, we can accelerate transformation and achieve extraordinary results. As a Fortune 500 Solutions Integrator with deep expertise in cloud, data, AI, cybersecurity, and intelligent edge, we guide organizations through complex digital decisions.
About the role:
The Platform Engineer supports logical turn-up, validation, troubleshooting, automation, and operational readiness for advanced AI infrastructure environments. This role focuses on the software, network, and systems layer that brings dense compute infrastructure online, including Linux administration, network validation, IP addressing, automation workflows, health checks, telemetry, issue triage, and handoff to customer operations teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform logical turn-up activities across Linux systems, network connectivity, management interfaces, automation workflows, and health checks.
- Validate IP addressing, routing readiness, host reachability, service status, logs, telemetry, and deployment readiness.
- Troubleshoot cross-stack issues spanning hardware, cabling, networking, Linux, orchestration, and customer platform dependencies.
- Use structured workflows, ticketing systems, runbooks, and evidence-based diagnostics to isolate and escalate defects.
- Partner with installation, infrastructure, field service, and customer teams to complete acceptance and transition activities.
- Contribute to repeatable automation, documentation, quality checks, and knowledge transfer materials.
- Build working familiarity with platform tooling areas such as switch operating systems, optical circuit switching concepts, IP address management, IPv4/IPv6, BGP, orchestration, automated workflows, deployment services, source-of-truth systems, and issue tracking.
- Support integration readiness for storage dependencies, ticketing workflows, deployment orchestration, service health validation, and return-to-service acceptance.
- Troubleshoot hardware-adjacent platform issues using logs, health checks, management interfaces, telemetry, network validation, and structured diagnostic workflows.
- Confirm whether symptoms indicate software/configuration issues, network reachability problems, cabling defects, environmental dependencies, or field-replaceable hardware failure.
- Provide evidence-based replacement recommendations and post-replacement validation support to confirm return-to-service readiness.
What we’re looking for:
- Linux fundamentals and comfort working from the command line.
- Networking fundamentals, including IP addressing, routing concepts, and connectivity validation.
- Structured troubleshooting across systems, hardware, network, and automation layers.
- Cloud operations, DevOps, scripting, automation, or orchestration exposure.
- Ticketing workflow discipline and clear customer-facing communication skills.
Be AmbITious: This opportunity is not just about what you do today but also about where you can go tomorrow. When you bring your hunger, heart, and harmony to Insight, your potential will be met with continuous opportunities to upskill, earn promotions, and elevate your career.
But what really sets us apart are our core values of Hunger, Heart, and Harmony, which guide everything we do, from building relationships with teammates, partners, and clients to making a positive impact in our communities.
Join us today, your ambITious journey starts here.
Insight is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.
When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.
At Insight, we celebrate diversity of skills and experience so even if you don’t feel like your skills are a perfect match - we still want to hear from you!
Insight does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. Unsolicited resumes will be treated as direct applications from the candidate, and recruiters or agencies who submit candidates for this position without a prior, written vendor agreement will not be eligible for any form of compensation, even if the candidate is hired.
Insight is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.
Insight does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. Unsolicited resumes will be treated as direct applications from the candidate, and recruiters or agencies who submit candidates for this position without a prior, written vendor agreement will not be eligible for any form of compensation, even if the candidate is hired.
Posting Notes: Chandler || Arizona (US-AZ) || United States (US) || Engineering || None || US - Chandler,AZ ||
Requisition Number: 106636
Engineer Sr
Location: This role is fully remote
Salary: 200,000 plus bonus
Insight at a Glance
14,000+ engaged teammates globally
$8.2 billion in revenue in 2025
Certified as a Great Place to work in 9 Countries in 2025
Fortune 500 Company (No. 447) in 2025
Received 25+ industry and partner awards in the past year
$1.4M+ total charitable contributions in 2024 by Insight globally
Now is the time to bring your expertise to Insight. We are not just a tech company; we are a people-first company. We believe that by unlocking the power of people and technology, we can accelerate transformation and achieve extraordinary results. As a Fortune 500 Solutions Integrator with deep expertise in cloud, data, AI, cybersecurity, and intelligent edge, we guide organizations through complex digital decisions.
About the role:
The Platform Engineer supports logical turn-up, validation, troubleshooting, automation, and operational readiness for advanced AI infrastructure environments. This role focuses on the software, network, and systems layer that brings dense compute infrastructure online, including Linux administration, network validation, IP addressing, automation workflows, health checks, telemetry, issue triage, and handoff to customer operations teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform logical turn-up activities across Linux systems, network connectivity, management interfaces, automation workflows, and health checks.
- Validate IP addressing, routing readiness, host reachability, service status, logs, telemetry, and deployment readiness.
- Troubleshoot cross-stack issues spanning hardware, cabling, networking, Linux, orchestration, and customer platform dependencies.
- Use structured workflows, ticketing systems, runbooks, and evidence-based diagnostics to isolate and escalate defects.
- Partner with installation, infrastructure, field service, and customer teams to complete acceptance and transition activities.
- Contribute to repeatable automation, documentation, quality checks, and knowledge transfer materials.
- Build working familiarity with platform tooling areas such as switch operating systems, optical circuit switching concepts, IP address management, IPv4/IPv6, BGP, orchestration, automated workflows, deployment services, source-of-truth systems, and issue tracking.
- Support integration readiness for storage dependencies, ticketing workflows, deployment orchestration, service health validation, and return-to-service acceptance.
- Troubleshoot hardware-adjacent platform issues using logs, health checks, management interfaces, telemetry, network validation, and structured diagnostic workflows.
- Confirm whether symptoms indicate software/configuration issues, network reachability problems, cabling defects, environmental dependencies, or field-replaceable hardware failure.
- Provide evidence-based replacement recommendations and post-replacement validation support to confirm return-to-service readiness.
What we’re looking for:
- Linux fundamentals and comfort working from the command line.
- Networking fundamentals, including IP addressing, routing concepts, and connectivity validation.
- Structured troubleshooting across systems, hardware, network, and automation layers.
- Cloud operations, DevOps, scripting, automation, or orchestration exposure.
- Ticketing workflow discipline and clear customer-facing communication skills.
Be AmbITious: This opportunity is not just about what you do today but also about where you can go tomorrow. When you bring your hunger, heart, and harmony to Insight, your potential will be met with continuous opportunities to upskill, earn promotions, and elevate your career.
But what really sets us apart are our core values of Hunger, Heart, and Harmony, which guide everything we do, from building relationships with teammates, partners, and clients to making a positive impact in our communities.
Join us today, your ambITious journey starts here.
Insight is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.
When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.
At Insight, we celebrate diversity of skills and experience so even if you don’t feel like your skills are a perfect match - we still want to hear from you!
Insight does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. Unsolicited resumes will be treated as direct applications from the candidate, and recruiters or agencies who submit candidates for this position without a prior, written vendor agreement will not be eligible for any form of compensation, even if the candidate is hired.
Insight is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.
Insight does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. Unsolicited resumes will be treated as direct applications from the candidate, and recruiters or agencies who submit candidates for this position without a prior, written vendor agreement will not be eligible for any form of compensation, even if the candidate is hired.
Posting Notes: Chandler || Arizona (US-AZ) || United States (US) || Engineering || None || US - Chandler,AZ ||
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Who's Hiring
- CVS Health49
- GitHub8
- Whatnot8
- Block7
- Affirm6
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software19
- Consulting & Professional Services5
- Insurance4
- Manufacturing4
- Banking & Financial Services3
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote platform engineer jobs.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration at scale
- Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, or Ansible
- Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or ArgoCD
- Strong knowledge of cloud platforms including AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure
- Scripting or programming ability in Python, Go, Bash, or a comparable language
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field
Tips for Your Remote Platform Engineer Job Search
Build a portfolio of deployed infrastructure work
Remote employers can't watch you work, so your GitHub needs to show it for them. Publish Terraform modules, Kubernetes manifests, or CI/CD pipeline configs with clear README documentation. Real deployed projects signal that you can build and maintain infrastructure without hand-holding.
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote platform engineer openings from companies hiring across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your stack and apply directly without sorting through unrelated listings. Applying early matters because remote roles close faster than on-site ones.
Sharpen your async written communication
Remote platform teams make architecture decisions in Slack threads, pull request comments, and written proposals, not in conference rooms. Practice writing clear incident postmortems, runbook documentation, and technical RFCs. Remote hiring managers often screen for written clarity before they screen for skills.
Target remote-first companies and distributed teams
Companies built as remote-first from the start have mature async workflows and onboard remote engineers faster. Look for engineering blogs, open-source contributions, and public runbooks, which signal that the team documents its work and communicates in writing by default.
Remote Platform Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote platform engineer job?
Remote platform engineer roles go to candidates who can demonstrate autonomy, clear written communication, and the ability to build and maintain infrastructure without in-person support. Remote employers screen for hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms like AWS or GCP. Strong async documentation habits and a GitHub portfolio showing real infrastructure work give you a concrete edge over candidates who rely on office collaboration.
Which companies hire remote platform engineers?
Companies hiring remote platform engineers right now include CVS Health, GitHub, and Whatnot, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Remote-first software companies and distributed cloud infrastructure teams make up the largest share of remote platform engineer openings, with fintech, SaaS, and enterprise technology firms also hiring consistently.
Can you get a remote platform engineer job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level platform engineer roles are harder to land because you're expected to self-manage from day one with minimal oversight. Remote-first startups and smaller SaaS companies are the most likely to consider early-career candidates. A public GitHub repository showing Terraform configs, CI/CD pipelines, or Kubernetes deployments, along with home lab documentation, gives hiring managers something concrete to evaluate in place of professional experience.
Do you need a degree for remote platform engineer jobs?
Not always. Remote employers hiring platform engineers weigh demonstrated infrastructure skills, cloud certifications, and real-world project output heavily alongside or instead of a degree. AWS, GCP, and CKA certifications carry real weight in remote hiring because they're objective and verifiable. A portfolio of deployed infrastructure projects, open-source contributions, or documented on-call experience often matters more to distributed teams than your educational background.
Which industries hire the most remote platform engineers?
Remote platform engineer roles concentrate in Technology & Software, Consulting & Professional Services, and Insurance, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors rely on distributed engineering teams managing cloud infrastructure at scale, which makes remote platform engineers a natural fit for their operating model.
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