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