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Platform Engineer
Build the internal developer platform that other engineers build on. Create the golden path for production deployments.
9 months₹20L – ₹80L (India) | $140K – $220K (US)
Why this path
Emerging senior role at top engineering companies. Very high impact, relatively few practitioners.
Job titles
Platform Engineer
Senior DevOps Engineer
Infrastructure Lead
Staff Engineer
Step-by-step roadmap
1
Linux
2
Networking
3
Kubernetes Advanced
4
Terraform
5
Helm
6
ArgoCD / GitOps
7
Service Mesh
8
Observability
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Top employers
RazorpayZeptoJuspayPhonePeAtlassianThoughtWorks
Timeline reality check
Requires 3–5 years of DevOps/Kubernetes experience. Build DevOps skills first.