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About The Opportunity We are looking for a Lead Platform Engineer to join an exciting pilot initiative focused on building a high-performing platform engineering team in Brazil. The team structure includes one Platform Lead and engineers at different seniority levels, creating a collaborative environment with strong opportunities for technical growth and ownership. This role is ideal for engineers passionate about infrastructure automation, cloud platforms, scalability, reliability, and building internal platforms that enable engineering teams to move faster. You will work in a fast-paced environment solving complex technical challenges while contributing to scalable and resilient systems. Responsibilities Lead the team to design, build, and maintain scalable platform infrastructure and cloud environments Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and related tools Build and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation processes Implement observability strategies including logging, monitoring, alerting, and metrics collection Improve reliability, availability, and performance of distributed systems Collaborate with software engineering teams to streamline developer workflows Create automation scripts and tooling to reduce manual operational effort Participate in incident response, troubleshooting, and production support activities Contribute to platform architecture decisions and engineering best practices Mentor engineers and help establish strong platform engineering standards Required Qualifications Strong experience in Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), DevOps, or Infrastructure Engineering Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code principles Strong experience with AWS cloud services Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines Solid knowledge of observability tools and monitoring concepts Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or similar Experience working with distributed systems and cloud-native environments Strong understanding of Linux and networking fundamentals Experience with Git workflows and automation practices Professional communication skills in English Nice To Have Skills Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration Experience with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD, or similar tools Knowledge of security and DevSecOps practices Experience building internal developer platforms Exposure to large-scale SRE or platform teams Experience supporting e-commerce, automotive, or high-scale enterprise environments Knowledge of multi-cloud environments Experience mentoring or leading engineering teams
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.