Cloud Platform Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-30, Skillenai has indexed 147 job postings with the title “Cloud Platform Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Terraform.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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Frequently asked questions about Cloud Platform Engineer jobs
+How many Cloud Platform Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 147 job postings with the title “Cloud Platform Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30.
+What skills do Cloud Platform Engineer jobs require?
Across Cloud Platform Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, the skills mentioned most often are Terraform, Kubernetes, Python, CI/CD, AWS.
+Which cities are hiring the most Cloud Platform Engineer?
As of 2026-09-30, Cloud Platform Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in London, Toronto, Bengaluru, San Jose, Austin.
+Is Cloud Platform Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 147 Cloud Platform Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. The skill mentioned most often in Cloud Platform Engineer postings is Terraform, 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 Cloud Platform Engineer?
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 Cloud Platform Engineer postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Cloud Platform Engineer
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
13 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Cloud Platform Engineer
Roles after Cloud Platform Engineer
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: Cloud Platform Engineer (different employer) | 13 |
| Before: DevOps Engineer | 10 |
| Before: Software Engineer | 8 |
| Before: Systems Engineer | 3 |
| Before: Site Reliability Engineer | 3 |
| Before: Cloud Architect | 2 |
| Before: Cloud Engineer | 2 |
| Before: Cloud Infrastructure Engineer | 2 |
| After: Cloud Platform Engineer (different employer) | 13 |
| After: Software Engineer | 4 |
| After: Cloud DevOps Engineer | 3 |
| After: Cloud Engineer | 2 |
| After: Cloud Infrastructure Engineer | 2 |
| After: DevOps Engineer | 2 |
| After: Site Reliability Engineer | 2 |
| After: Linux Systems Administrator | 1 |
Skills most often required for Cloud Platform Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Terraform | 95 | 64.6% |
| Kubernetes | 83 | 56.5% |
| Python | 78 | 53.1% |
| CI/CD | 76 | 51.7% |
| AWS | 69 | 46.9% |
| Azure | 39 | 26.5% |
| Docker | 32 | 21.8% |
| GitHub Actions | 30 | 20.4% |
| Bash | 30 | 20.4% |
| GCP | 29 | 19.7% |
| infrastructure as code | 25 | 17.0% |
| Infrastructure as Code (IaC) | 25 | 17.0% |
| GitOps | 24 | 16.3% |
| Java | 24 | 16.3% |
| PowerShell | 22 | 15.0% |
Top companies posting Cloud Platform Engineer jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| TDesign | 8 |
| Teads | 4 |
| eBay | 4 |
| AlphaSense | 3 |
| Flywire | 3 |
| State Street | 3 |
| SonarSource | 3 |
| Coupa | 2 |
| Kyndryl | 2 |
| Mastercard | 2 |
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 Cloud Platform Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 8 | 5.4% |
| Toronto | 8 | 5.4% |
| Bengaluru | 5 | 3.4% |
| San Jose | 5 | 3.4% |
| Austin | 4 | 2.7% |
| Leeds | 3 | 2.0% |
| Berlin | 2 | 1.4% |
| Dar es Salaam | 2 | 1.4% |
| Denver | 2 | 1.4% |
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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 “Cloud Platform Engineer”. 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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- Cloud Platform Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-09-30
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