Platform Engineer
Paperless Parts · Boston, MA
$124,000–$168,000from the description
Jul 7, 2026
Boston, MA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An entry-level platform engineering role focused on building and maintaining cloud infrastructure for a manufacturing-focused SaaS product. Day-to-day work spans writing Terraform modules for AWS resources, improving CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins, setting up Datadog monitoring, and authoring Python or Bash automation scripts. The role suits early-career engineers with some exposure to cloud platforms, Docker, and Linux who are looking to grow under senior mentorship.
Junior level · Boston, MA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 420 people in the Boston, MA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 310–540
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $169,742 (middle half $134,780–$187,781). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The role is titled 'Platform Engineer I' and explicitly described as entry-level (0–1 years of experience, internship counts), placing it firmly in the Junior band.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role writes and ships infrastructure-as-code (Terraform modules, CI/CD pipelines, automation scripts), which points to 15-1252 Software Developers; however, the operational duties (monitoring, on-call, containerization support) create some overlap with 15-1244. The primary deliverables — writing Terraform, Jenkins pipelines, and automation scripts — tip the balance to 15-1252.
The JD requires a Bachelor's degree 'or equivalent practical experience,' so no formal degree is hard-gated; degree requirement is set to None.
Terraform, AWS (or similar cloud), Docker, Jenkins (or similar CI/CD), and Linux are all listed under the 'What You'll Bring' requirements section and are treated as hard gates. AWS is named alongside Azure/GCP as acceptable alternatives ('e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP'), so alternatives are populated accordingly. Jenkins is similarly named as an example CI/CD tool.
Python is listed as 'a plus' within the requirements section ('with Python as a plus'), making it preferred rather than a hard gate. Bash is listed as an alternative scripting language in the 'What You'll Work On' section.
Datadog appears only in the 'What You'll Work On' narrative section (not in the requirements block) and is treated as preferred/stack context.
The posting notes US Export Control Law applicability and requires US Citizenship or Green Card Holder status — this is not a formal security clearance gate, so the clearance requirement is None, but hiring managers should be aware of the citizenship/PR restriction.
The role is based in Boston, MA (downtown HQ). No fully remote option is stated; the posting describes an in-office culture.
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