Platform Engineering Manager jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-30, Skillenai has indexed 38 job postings with the title “Platform Engineering Manager” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is CI/CD.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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Frequently asked questions about Platform Engineering Manager jobs
+How many Platform Engineering Manager jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 38 job postings with the title “Platform Engineering Manager” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30.
+What skills do Platform Engineering Manager jobs require?
Across Platform Engineering Manager postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, the skills mentioned most often are CI/CD, Kubernetes, AWS, observability, Terraform.
+Which cities are hiring the most Platform Engineering Manager?
As of 2026-09-30, Platform Engineering Manager postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Dublin, New York City, Boston, Charlotte, Bengaluru.
+Is Platform Engineering Manager a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 38 Platform Engineering Manager postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. The skill mentioned most often in Platform Engineering Manager postings is CI/CD, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of Platform Engineering Manager?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed Platform Engineering Manager postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Platform Engineering Manager
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Roles before Platform Engineering Manager
Roles after Platform Engineering Manager
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Consultant | 2 |
| Before: Program Management Office (PMO) Analyst | 1 |
| Before: Manager | 1 |
| Before: Research Assistant | 1 |
| Before: Chief Architect | 1 |
| Before: Middleware Engineer | 1 |
| Before: DevOps Engineering Manager | 1 |
| After: DevOps Manager | 2 |
| After: Site Reliability Engineer | 2 |
| After: Chief Information Officer | 1 |
| After: Program Manager | 1 |
| After: Hardware Architect | 1 |
| After: API Lead | 1 |
| After: Finance Technology Director | 1 |
| After: Consultant | 1 |
Skills most often required for Platform Engineering Manager
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| CI/CD | 18 | 47.4% |
| Kubernetes | 16 | 42.1% |
| AWS | 15 | 39.5% |
| observability | 15 | 39.5% |
| Terraform | 14 | 36.8% |
| Python | 13 | 34.2% |
| infrastructure as code | 12 | 31.6% |
| automation | 11 | 28.9% |
| Docker | 8 | 21.1% |
| DevOps | 8 | 21.1% |
| Go | 8 | 21.1% |
| GitOps | 7 | 18.4% |
| alerting | 6 | 15.8% |
| Azure | 6 | 15.8% |
| monitoring | 6 | 15.8% |
Top companies posting Platform Engineering Manager jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Inizio | 3 |
| Aaru | 2 |
| Precisely | 2 |
| Cclfg | 2 |
| Comity | 2 |
| Cap.group | 2 |
| PRove | 2 |
| Power Design Inc | 1 |
| Takeda | 1 |
| Baringa | 1 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring Platform Engineering Manager
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dublin | 4 | 10.5% |
| New York City | 4 | 10.5% |
| Boston | 2 | 5.3% |
| Charlotte | 2 | 5.3% |
| Bengaluru | 1 | 2.6% |
| Hyderabad | 1 | 2.6% |
| Il | 1 | 2.6% |
| Manchester | 1 | 2.6% |
| Manhattan | 1 | 2.6% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, matching postings whose canonical role is “Platform Engineering Manager”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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- Platform Engineering Manager
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