Platform Engineer - CA, San Jose, United States
Originally posted 2 October 2026 by the employer.
This role focuses on Kubernetes.
About the role
This role involves working as a Software Engineer in the Platform Engineering team, building and supporting platforms, automation, and developer tools for engineering teams.
What you'll do
- Support and enhance Kubernetes-based platforms and containerized workloads.
- Develop automation and reusable tools using Python, Bash, Ansible, Terraform, or similar technologies.
- Build and maintain CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions, GitHub Runners, Jenkins, or comparable tools.
- Support developer platforms including GitHub, Perforce, Artifactory, and Harbor.
- Troubleshoot issues across Linux, containers, servers, and CI/CD environments.
- Improve platform monitoring, reliability, and operational efficiency.
- Build self-service solutions that improve developer productivity.
Skills: Kubernetes, GitHub, CI/CD, Linux, developer tools, automation
This role has been open 7 days — well below the 51-day median for Infrastructure/Platform Software roles.
Infrastructure/Platform Software · Infrastructure Platform
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Open roles in category
912
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Median days open
51 d
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Median salary
$229k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | AMD | All employers we track in this specialty (912 roles · 86 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 52 | 912 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 406 | 6078 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 29 d | 51 d (−22 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $229k |
Skills observed across this category: Kubernetes, GitHub, CI/CD, Linux, developer tools, automation
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 250 open roles · median 49 d
- Qualcomm · 60 open roles · median 61 d
- AMD (this employer) · 51 open roles · median 28 d
- Cerebras · 40 open roles · median 74 d
- Graphcore · 38 open roles · median 101 d
- Intel Corporation · 33 open roles · median 21 d
How we counted: 912 open Infrastructure/Platform Software (Infrastructure Platform) roles from 86 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.