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Job Summary The Professional, Platform Engineering job maintains and partners to design and develop ... Exposure and/or experience working in a Product Mindset within a Data Platform team. The business ...

Job Summary The Professional, Platform Engineering jobmaintainsand partners to design and develop ... Exposure and/or experience working in a Product Mindset within a Data Platform team. The business ...

Data Platform Software Engineer

Palo Alto, CA · On-site

$134.60K - $161.60K/yr

PsiQuantum is looking for an experienced data platform engineer who can design, implement and maintain scalable data pipelines that extract, move and transform data across the Photonic Circuits ...

Data Platform Software Engineer

Palo Alto, CA

$134.70K - $161.80K/yr

PsiQuantum is looking for an experienced data platform engineer who can design, implement and maintain scalable data pipelines that extract, move and transform data across the Photonic Circuits ...

Data Platform Software Engineer

Palo Alto, CA

$134.60K - $161.60K/yr

PsiQuantum is looking for an experienced data platform engineer who can design, implement and maintain scalable data pipelines that extract, move and transform data across the Photonic Circuits ...

Data Reliability Engineer Responsibilities * Configure and maintain data pipelines, observability tooling, and reliability frameworks within assigned data platforms and products. * Participate in ...

US_East | Data Engineer_L3

Newark, DE · On-site

$111.90K - $134.40K/yr

Data Platform Engineer Location: Newark hybrid Background check MANDATORY GTD ID: YCTYQY "Design and develop data pipelines and models using Microsoft Fabric and OneLake, with a strong focus on ...

Data Reliability Engineer Responsibilities * Configure and maintain data pipelines, observability tooling, and reliability frameworks within assigned data platforms and products. * Participate in ...

Data Reliability Engineer Responsibilities * Configure and maintain data pipelines, observability tooling, and reliability frameworks within assigned data platforms and products. * Participate in ...

Job#: 3032200 Data Lakehouse Platform Engineer Location: Preference to Minneapolis, Denver, Brookfield, Atlanta, and Irving Hub locations (Hybrid) Employment Type: Contract Rate: $65.00 on w2 Role ...

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Data Scientist

Tampa, FL · On-site

$35 - $42/hr

We are looking for a motivated Entry-Level Data Scientist to join our team. You will analyze data ... functional teams (product, engineering, business) Communicate insights through reports and ...

Software Engineer - Data Platform

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

$123.40K - $148.20K/yr

The Software Engineer on the data platform engineering team will lead the development of AI and data infrastructure, focusing on building systems for data aggregation, storage, and intelligent ...

Platform Engineer

$120K - $160K/yr

This position may require access to technology, technical data, or information that is subject to U ... The Platform Engineer may design and build cloud foundations, develop infrastructure-as-code ...

Data & AI Platform Engineer

Bellevue, WA

$129.20K - $155.20K/yr

This is an early-career engineering role focused on building, operating, and improving cloud data/analytics platforms (e.g., Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, Databricks) and supporting BI delivery (e.g ...

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How much do entry level data platform engineer jobs pay per year?

As of May 30, 2026, the average yearly pay for entry level data platform engineer in the United States is $129,716.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $114,500.00 and $137,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Entry Level Data Platform Engineer vs Data Analyst?

AspectEntry Level Data Platform EngineerData Analyst
Required CredentialsBachelor's in CS, Data Science, or related field; knowledge of SQL, cloud platformsBachelor's in Statistics, Math, or related; proficiency in Excel, SQL, data visualization tools
Work EnvironmentDeveloping and maintaining data infrastructure, working with data engineers and cloud servicesAnalyzing data sets, creating reports, and visualizations for business insights
Employer & Industry UsageTech companies, data-driven organizations, cloud service providersMarketing, finance, healthcare, and other industries requiring data insights

While both roles involve working with data, Entry Level Data Platform Engineers focus on building and maintaining data infrastructure, whereas Data Analysts interpret data to generate insights. The roles often overlap in skills like SQL but differ in responsibilities and work environment.

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Platform Engineer

Cargill

Atlanta, GA • On-site

Full-time

Posted 25 days ago


Cargill rating

7.4

Company rating: 7.4 out of 10

Based on 215 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

18th of 48 rated food wholesalers


Job description

Cargill is committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. Sitting at the heart of the supply chain, we partner with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living.
Our 155,000 team members innovate with purpose, providing customers with life's essentials so businesses can grow, communities prosper, and consumers live well. With over 160 years of experience as a family company, we look ahead while remaining true to our values. We put people first. We reach higher. We do the right thing-today and for generations to come.
Job Summary
The Professional, Platform Engineering job maintains and partners to design and develop digital technology infrastructure to support information technology applications and services. With limited supervision, this job collaborates with cross functional teams to implement new software features to meet user needs and business goals and upgrade existing platforms to improve performance and functionality through writing clean, efficient and scalable code and troubleshooting and debugging moderately complex issues. This job also participates in code reviews to maintain high code quality and share knowledge with platform engineering team members.
Essential Functions
  • SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT: Partners to design and develop high quality software solutions by writing clean, maintainable and efficient codes including Terraform,SQL and Python.
  • AUTOMATION: Applies internal software deployment platform, continuous integration or continuous delivery pipeline and twelve factor development methodology to automate the deployment process, ensuring smooth and reliable releases.
  • COLLABORATION: Partners with cross functional team of product managers, designers and other engineers to gather moderately complex requirements and deliver solutions that meet business needs.
  • TESTING & DEBUGGING: Writes and maintains moderately complex unit tests and integration tests, and performs debugging to maintain the quality and performance of the software, applying test driven development as needed.
  • CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT: Identifies and suggests options for improving the software development and deployment processes, and implements the approved standards to improve efficiency and reliability.
  • DOCUMENTATION: Drafts and maintains comprehensive documentation for moderately complex software applications, deployment processes and system configurations.
  • TECHNICAL SUPPORT: Provides technical support and troubleshooting for moderately complex issues with deployed applications to ensure minimal downtime and fast resolution.

Qualifications
Minimum requirement of 2 years of relevant work experience. Typically reflects 3 years or more of relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Quick learner and flexible to move across technology stacks to meet varying business needs of Digital Technology &Data organization.
  • Professional experience with AWS Cloud, AWS Lakehouse
  • Professional experience with IAM, RBAC, TBAC, Pub Sub experience.
  • Platform Security, Security Framework (Ex.NIST), Security Platform (Wiz) exposure in previous role.
  • Exposure and/or experience working in a Product Mindset within a Data Platform team.

The business will not sponsor work visas for this role. It is located in our Atlanta, GA office. Relocation will not be provided.
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Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.

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About Cargill

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Cargill was founded in 1865 as a single grain warehouse in Iowa, U.S. Since then, we’ve grown to become a global partner connecting people around the planet. But one thing has remained constant over the years: our purpose of nourishing the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. Cargill is committed to conducting business with integrity, operating responsibly, enriching communities and nourishing the world. In the fiscal year 2021, Cargill provided $110.5 million in total charitable contributions in 56 countries to support our communities. Cargill businesses and employee-led groups partner with local civic, nonprofit and non-governmental organizations on programs and projects that improve food security and nutrition; support human rights, equity and inclusion; strengthen farmer livelihoods; and advance our commitments in the areas of land use, water and climate.

Industry

Food and drink manufacturing

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Minneapolis, MN, US