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Platform engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area

166 open roles for platform engineers in San Francisco Bay Area as of Nov 15, 2026. Anthropic, Roblox, Heliux, OpenAI and Brainco have the most. 10 are remote and the median advertised salary is $230K.

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Who is hiring for platform engineer roles in San Francisco Bay Area

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What platform engineer roles in San Francisco Bay Area pay, by level

Level in the titleMedian advertised salaryRoles counted
No level in the title$245K57
Senior$204K45
Lead and above$249K23

Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.

Questions about platform engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area

How many platform engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area are open right now?
There are 166 open platform engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area at 117 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 12 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most platform engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area?
Right now the most openings are at Roblox (6), Anthropic (6), Heliux (6), Brainco (4) and OpenAI (4). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote platform engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area?
10 of the 166 open platform engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area (6%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do platform engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area pay?
The median advertised salary is $230K, based on 126 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $196K and $256K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
Is it hard to get one of the platform engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area?
5 of the 166 open platform engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area (3%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 84 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 117 companies are hiring and 12 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
How is AI changing platform engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area?
55 of the 166 open platform engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area (33%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often LLM, Machine Learning, AI. Employers still list 166 such roles today at 117 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
What skills do platform engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area ask for?
Most often Python (49%), AWS (41%), Kubernetes (40%), CI/CD (34%), Terraform (31%) of the 166 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
Which job titles come up most in platform engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area?
Platform Engineer (19), Software Engineer (14), Senior Platform Engineer (14), Senior Software Engineer (13), Engineering Manager (6): the most common titles among the 166 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
Are platform engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area in demand in 2026?
166 platform engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 117 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 12 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $230K. 10 (6%) can be done remotely.
How do I apply for platform engineer jobs in San Francisco Bay Area?
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