Principal Platform Engineer
Fidelity Financial Services
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How this pay compares to similar roles
This role pays less than 90% of similar roles. Most pay $151,000–$201,600 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $131k versus about $176k for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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T-Mobile US is the second-largest wireless carrier in the United States, providing wireless voice, messaging, and data services under the T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile brands. Industry: Wireless Telecommunications
T-Mobile currently has 72 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $138,996–$228,650 across 32 roles with salary data.
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The Platform Engineer joins the infrastructure team to design, develop, and optimize resilient systems supporting internal services and enterprise-wide governance. This role involves managing hybrid infrastructure across on-prem, AWS, and Azure environments while ensuring uptime, security, and performance. Key responsibilities include building CI/CD pipelines, implementing Infrastructure-as-Code, and managing containerization through Docker and Kubernetes. The engineer will develop automation using Python, Bash, or PowerShell and manage data migrations and DML logic within Postgres, Oracle, and Cassandra environments. Additionally, the role requires maintaining integrations with Kafka, implementing caching strategies with Redis, and developing observability solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, or ELK. The work focuses on enhancing data platform interoperability and enabling operational excellence through seamless technology migrations and proactive monitoring.
What does a Platform Engineer earn?
Median $156250 from 30 postings across 22 companies.
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