How to Get a Platform Engineer Job in 2025 (No Guesswork)

What is Platform Engineering, really? We brought on Ameen Sherali (Principal Platform Engineer @ JetBlue) to demystify the role: how it differs from DevOps/SRE, the exact tools hiring managers ask for (Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Argo/Flux, Docker, Observability stacks), where to learn in 2025, salary ranges, plus how Ameen went intern → principal without job-hopping. 
 

You’ll learn: 

• Platform vs DevOps vs SRE (no buzzwords, real responsibilities) 
• The core stack: infra-as-code, CI/CD, observability, containers, K8s 
• 2025 skills to prioritize (Terraform/OpenTofu, GitHub Actions, Argo/Flux, Python) 
• “No Click-Ops” mindset and why it matters for reliability & scale 
• Hiring POV: what gets you interviews (curiosity, home labs, proof-of-work) 
• Salary ranges & industries hiring (aviation, fintech, health, startups)

Resources mentioned 

• Learning: Pluralsight, LinkedIn Learning, Udemy “zero-to-hero” style courses 
• Tools to Google: Terraform/OpenTofu, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD/Flux, Kubernetes, Docker, Grafana stack

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