Principal Platform Engineer

Shift5 · Rosslyn, VA or Remote · All 8 Shift5 jobs

Pay shown$255,000 to $280,000 a yearRemote

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Advertised pay
$255,000 to $280,000 a year
Checker · last seen live 05 Nov 2026
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Advertised pay
$255,000 to $280,000 a year
Work pattern
Remote
Level
Lead
Posted
06 Oct 2026
Age
30+ days old (since 6 Oct)
Source
Employer's own page, Greenhouse
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The median advertised range for a platform engineer in Remote is $156,000 to $204,000, from 83 adverts that state a yearly pay. This job, at $255,000 to $280,000, sits above the top of that range.

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Required skills

  • Leadership
  • Mentoring
  • Kubernetes
  • CI/CD
  • Terraform
  • AWS
  • Supply Chain
  • Security

Nice to have

  • Git
  • Compliance
  • Embedded
  • Linux
  • LLMs
  • Python
  • Tax

About the job

About Shift5 Shift5 delivers operational intelligence for onboard OT across defense, aerospace, and commercial transportation fleets. We capture and analyze databus data to detect anomalies, predict failures, and secure critical infrastructure against cyber threats. The Role & Team The Platform Engineering team owns four core capabilities: Operating Systems (BaseOS, Manifold, Yocto), Cloud & Infrastructure (AWS/GovCloud to edge), Developer Experience (CI/CD guardrails,…

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