Can I get a job as a backend engineer after working in devops full time? [on hold]
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I've an opportunity work full time in DevOps in one of the big devOps focussed MNC.
The pay is great and work is fun. But I'm concerned if I will have difficulties in getting full time job as SDE or Backend engineer again?
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I've an opportunity work full time in DevOps in one of the big devOps focussed MNC.
The pay is great and work is fun. But I'm concerned if I will have difficulties in getting full time job as SDE or Backend engineer again?
job-offer
asked Nov 30 at 3:10
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What were you doing in DevOps? I've done dev opy jobs where I was still coding my heart out. What was yours like?
– candied_orange
Nov 30 at 3:31
@candied_orange Currently, I've not accepted the devops full time job yet. The job description is heavy on devOps and Python. Ca you share what kind of development work did you get while also doing devOps?
– brainmcgold
Nov 30 at 5:01
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I guess, some DevOps folks don't really do any coding, and some "build tools" all day. Building tools is hot, so if the latter, for sure. If the former, you're screwed and you won't be able to come back.
– Fattie
Nov 30 at 5:13
automated deployments need, well, automation.
– candied_orange
Nov 30 at 5:30
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Writing scripts is not the same as designing and writing code. You will lose your OO skills.
– solarflare
Nov 30 at 5:55
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I've an opportunity work full time in DevOps in one of the big devOps focussed MNC.
The pay is great and work is fun. But I'm concerned if I will have difficulties in getting full time job as SDE or Backend engineer again?
job-offer
asked Nov 30 at 3:10
brainmcgold
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I've an opportunity work full time in DevOps in one of the big devOps focussed MNC.
The pay is great and work is fun. But I'm concerned if I will have difficulties in getting full time job as SDE or Backend engineer again?
job-offer
job-offer
asked Nov 30 at 3:10
brainmcgold
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asked Nov 30 at 3:10
brainmcgold
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brainmcgold
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put on hold as off-topic by gnat, Kozaky, IDrinkandIKnowThings, Sascha, gazzz0x2z 10 hours ago
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What were you doing in DevOps? I've done dev opy jobs where I was still coding my heart out. What was yours like?
– candied_orange
Nov 30 at 3:31
@candied_orange Currently, I've not accepted the devops full time job yet. The job description is heavy on devOps and Python. Ca you share what kind of development work did you get while also doing devOps?
– brainmcgold
Nov 30 at 5:01
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I guess, some DevOps folks don't really do any coding, and some "build tools" all day. Building tools is hot, so if the latter, for sure. If the former, you're screwed and you won't be able to come back.
– Fattie
Nov 30 at 5:13
automated deployments need, well, automation.
– candied_orange
Nov 30 at 5:30
1
Writing scripts is not the same as designing and writing code. You will lose your OO skills.
– solarflare
Nov 30 at 5:55
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What were you doing in DevOps? I've done dev opy jobs where I was still coding my heart out. What was yours like?
– candied_orange
Nov 30 at 3:31
@candied_orange Currently, I've not accepted the devops full time job yet. The job description is heavy on devOps and Python. Ca you share what kind of development work did you get while also doing devOps?
– brainmcgold
Nov 30 at 5:01
2
I guess, some DevOps folks don't really do any coding, and some "build tools" all day. Building tools is hot, so if the latter, for sure. If the former, you're screwed and you won't be able to come back.
– Fattie
Nov 30 at 5:13
automated deployments need, well, automation.
– candied_orange
Nov 30 at 5:30
1
Writing scripts is not the same as designing and writing code. You will lose your OO skills.
– solarflare
Nov 30 at 5:55
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What were you doing in DevOps? I've done dev opy jobs where I was still coding my heart out. What was yours like?
– candied_orange
Nov 30 at 3:31
What were you doing in DevOps? I've done dev opy jobs where I was still coding my heart out. What was yours like?
– candied_orange
Nov 30 at 3:31
@candied_orange Currently, I've not accepted the devops full time job yet. The job description is heavy on devOps and Python. Ca you share what kind of development work did you get while also doing devOps?
– brainmcgold
Nov 30 at 5:01
@candied_orange Currently, I've not accepted the devops full time job yet. The job description is heavy on devOps and Python. Ca you share what kind of development work did you get while also doing devOps?
– brainmcgold
Nov 30 at 5:01
2
2
I guess, some DevOps folks don't really do any coding, and some "build tools" all day. Building tools is hot, so if the latter, for sure. If the former, you're screwed and you won't be able to come back.
– Fattie
Nov 30 at 5:13
I guess, some DevOps folks don't really do any coding, and some "build tools" all day. Building tools is hot, so if the latter, for sure. If the former, you're screwed and you won't be able to come back.
– Fattie
Nov 30 at 5:13
automated deployments need, well, automation.
– candied_orange
Nov 30 at 5:30
automated deployments need, well, automation.
– candied_orange
Nov 30 at 5:30
1
1
Writing scripts is not the same as designing and writing code. You will lose your OO skills.
– solarflare
Nov 30 at 5:55
Writing scripts is not the same as designing and writing code. You will lose your OO skills.
– solarflare
Nov 30 at 5:55
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Hard to say, too many variables. Are your development skills still sharp? What's the market and your competition like? etc I know a guy who became a QA guy who changed his mind after a couple of years and wanted to get back into development and got turned down from every job he applied for.
Best case scenario: it will not help that you've been away from development and will make you get passed over by other applicants. Would take a great deal of perseverance (and luck) to get back in.
Try freshening your skills with some industry courses.
answered Nov 30 at 3:21
solarflare
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Thanks this helps. I've not taken the devOps full time job yet. I'll ask them to also keep me involved in development. Apart from full time work, I'll still be working on personal projects.
– brainmcgold
Nov 30 at 4:59
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Why the heck would anyone downvote this?
– Fattie
Nov 30 at 5:11
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There's a lot of technological overlap between devops and backend development: both work to handle performance, scale-up, and scale-out on time and in budget.
My suggestion: make an inventory of your skills and strengths.
Review your tasks for the last few months. Think through the times you've worked with devops+dev teams to meet those ^^^ requirements. Think through the expertise you've brought to the table: Did you provide information about how to improve the back end (query optimizations? network changes for better latency? bottleneck identification and remediation? security enhancements? debugging?) You did that work because you have skills.
Think through the various tech stacks you've worked with. LAMP? MEAN? dotnet? Java+Oracle?) And think through other components (message queueing? load balancing? performance monitoring? security monitoring?) of your experience.
When you have a list of your strengths, you'll be able to see gaps. Fill them. Do a side project or two. (Pretty much every development tool has a free or very cheap version for individuals. And the major server-rental vendors "cloud vendors" have generous free tiers.
Think about a specialization. Security-aware backend folks are in big demand, for example. People with dev AND devops chops are even more rare and valuable.
If your employer has rigid career tracking, you can find one that doesn't.
Go for it!
answered Nov 30 at 15:11
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Hard to say, too many variables. Are your development skills still sharp? What's the market and your competition like? etc I know a guy who became a QA guy who changed his mind after a couple of years and wanted to get back into development and got turned down from every job he applied for.
Best case scenario: it will not help that you've been away from development and will make you get passed over by other applicants. Would take a great deal of perseverance (and luck) to get back in.
Try freshening your skills with some industry courses.
answered Nov 30 at 3:21
solarflare
5,48321232
Thanks this helps. I've not taken the devOps full time job yet. I'll ask them to also keep me involved in development. Apart from full time work, I'll still be working on personal projects.
– brainmcgold
Nov 30 at 4:59
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Why the heck would anyone downvote this?
– Fattie
Nov 30 at 5:11
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Hard to say, too many variables. Are your development skills still sharp? What's the market and your competition like? etc I know a guy who became a QA guy who changed his mind after a couple of years and wanted to get back into development and got turned down from every job he applied for.
Best case scenario: it will not help that you've been away from development and will make you get passed over by other applicants. Would take a great deal of perseverance (and luck) to get back in.
Try freshening your skills with some industry courses.
answered Nov 30 at 3:21
solarflare
5,48321232
Thanks this helps. I've not taken the devOps full time job yet. I'll ask them to also keep me involved in development. Apart from full time work, I'll still be working on personal projects.
– brainmcgold
Nov 30 at 4:59
2
Why the heck would anyone downvote this?
– Fattie
Nov 30 at 5:11
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Hard to say, too many variables. Are your development skills still sharp? What's the market and your competition like? etc I know a guy who became a QA guy who changed his mind after a couple of years and wanted to get back into development and got turned down from every job he applied for.
Best case scenario: it will not help that you've been away from development and will make you get passed over by other applicants. Would take a great deal of perseverance (and luck) to get back in.
Try freshening your skills with some industry courses.
answered Nov 30 at 3:21
solarflare
5,48321232
Hard to say, too many variables. Are your development skills still sharp? What's the market and your competition like? etc I know a guy who became a QA guy who changed his mind after a couple of years and wanted to get back into development and got turned down from every job he applied for.
Best case scenario: it will not help that you've been away from development and will make you get passed over by other applicants. Would take a great deal of perseverance (and luck) to get back in.
Try freshening your skills with some industry courses.
answered Nov 30 at 3:21
solarflare
5,48321232
edited Nov 30 at 5:53
answered Nov 30 at 3:21
solarflare
5,48321232
answered Nov 30 at 3:21
solarflare
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answered Nov 30 at 3:21
solarflare
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5,48321232
Thanks this helps. I've not taken the devOps full time job yet. I'll ask them to also keep me involved in development. Apart from full time work, I'll still be working on personal projects.
– brainmcgold
Nov 30 at 4:59
2
Why the heck would anyone downvote this?
– Fattie
Nov 30 at 5:11
add a comment |
Thanks this helps. I've not taken the devOps full time job yet. I'll ask them to also keep me involved in development. Apart from full time work, I'll still be working on personal projects.
– brainmcgold
Nov 30 at 4:59
2
Why the heck would anyone downvote this?
– Fattie
Nov 30 at 5:11
Thanks this helps. I've not taken the devOps full time job yet. I'll ask them to also keep me involved in development. Apart from full time work, I'll still be working on personal projects.
– brainmcgold
Nov 30 at 4:59
Thanks this helps. I've not taken the devOps full time job yet. I'll ask them to also keep me involved in development. Apart from full time work, I'll still be working on personal projects.
– brainmcgold
Nov 30 at 4:59
2
2
Why the heck would anyone downvote this?
– Fattie
Nov 30 at 5:11
Why the heck would anyone downvote this?
– Fattie
Nov 30 at 5:11
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There's a lot of technological overlap between devops and backend development: both work to handle performance, scale-up, and scale-out on time and in budget.
My suggestion: make an inventory of your skills and strengths.
Review your tasks for the last few months. Think through the times you've worked with devops+dev teams to meet those ^^^ requirements. Think through the expertise you've brought to the table: Did you provide information about how to improve the back end (query optimizations? network changes for better latency? bottleneck identification and remediation? security enhancements? debugging?) You did that work because you have skills.
Think through the various tech stacks you've worked with. LAMP? MEAN? dotnet? Java+Oracle?) And think through other components (message queueing? load balancing? performance monitoring? security monitoring?) of your experience.
When you have a list of your strengths, you'll be able to see gaps. Fill them. Do a side project or two. (Pretty much every development tool has a free or very cheap version for individuals. And the major server-rental vendors "cloud vendors" have generous free tiers.
Think about a specialization. Security-aware backend folks are in big demand, for example. People with dev AND devops chops are even more rare and valuable.
If your employer has rigid career tracking, you can find one that doesn't.
Go for it!
answered Nov 30 at 15:11
O. Jones
13.8k24070
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There's a lot of technological overlap between devops and backend development: both work to handle performance, scale-up, and scale-out on time and in budget.
My suggestion: make an inventory of your skills and strengths.
Review your tasks for the last few months. Think through the times you've worked with devops+dev teams to meet those ^^^ requirements. Think through the expertise you've brought to the table: Did you provide information about how to improve the back end (query optimizations? network changes for better latency? bottleneck identification and remediation? security enhancements? debugging?) You did that work because you have skills.
Think through the various tech stacks you've worked with. LAMP? MEAN? dotnet? Java+Oracle?) And think through other components (message queueing? load balancing? performance monitoring? security monitoring?) of your experience.
When you have a list of your strengths, you'll be able to see gaps. Fill them. Do a side project or two. (Pretty much every development tool has a free or very cheap version for individuals. And the major server-rental vendors "cloud vendors" have generous free tiers.
Think about a specialization. Security-aware backend folks are in big demand, for example. People with dev AND devops chops are even more rare and valuable.
If your employer has rigid career tracking, you can find one that doesn't.
Go for it!
answered Nov 30 at 15:11
O. Jones
13.8k24070
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down vote
up vote
0
down vote
There's a lot of technological overlap between devops and backend development: both work to handle performance, scale-up, and scale-out on time and in budget.
My suggestion: make an inventory of your skills and strengths.
Review your tasks for the last few months. Think through the times you've worked with devops+dev teams to meet those ^^^ requirements. Think through the expertise you've brought to the table: Did you provide information about how to improve the back end (query optimizations? network changes for better latency? bottleneck identification and remediation? security enhancements? debugging?) You did that work because you have skills.
Think through the various tech stacks you've worked with. LAMP? MEAN? dotnet? Java+Oracle?) And think through other components (message queueing? load balancing? performance monitoring? security monitoring?) of your experience.
When you have a list of your strengths, you'll be able to see gaps. Fill them. Do a side project or two. (Pretty much every development tool has a free or very cheap version for individuals. And the major server-rental vendors "cloud vendors" have generous free tiers.
Think about a specialization. Security-aware backend folks are in big demand, for example. People with dev AND devops chops are even more rare and valuable.
If your employer has rigid career tracking, you can find one that doesn't.
Go for it!
answered Nov 30 at 15:11
O. Jones
13.8k24070
There's a lot of technological overlap between devops and backend development: both work to handle performance, scale-up, and scale-out on time and in budget.
My suggestion: make an inventory of your skills and strengths.
Review your tasks for the last few months. Think through the times you've worked with devops+dev teams to meet those ^^^ requirements. Think through the expertise you've brought to the table: Did you provide information about how to improve the back end (query optimizations? network changes for better latency? bottleneck identification and remediation? security enhancements? debugging?) You did that work because you have skills.
Think through the various tech stacks you've worked with. LAMP? MEAN? dotnet? Java+Oracle?) And think through other components (message queueing? load balancing? performance monitoring? security monitoring?) of your experience.
When you have a list of your strengths, you'll be able to see gaps. Fill them. Do a side project or two. (Pretty much every development tool has a free or very cheap version for individuals. And the major server-rental vendors "cloud vendors" have generous free tiers.
Think about a specialization. Security-aware backend folks are in big demand, for example. People with dev AND devops chops are even more rare and valuable.
If your employer has rigid career tracking, you can find one that doesn't.
Go for it!
answered Nov 30 at 15:11
O. Jones
13.8k24070
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answered Nov 30 at 15:11
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answered Nov 30 at 15:11
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answered Nov 30 at 15:11
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What were you doing in DevOps? I've done dev opy jobs where I was still coding my heart out. What was yours like?
– candied_orange
Nov 30 at 3:31
@candied_orange Currently, I've not accepted the devops full time job yet. The job description is heavy on devOps and Python. Ca you share what kind of development work did you get while also doing devOps?
– brainmcgold
Nov 30 at 5:01
2
I guess, some DevOps folks don't really do any coding, and some "build tools" all day. Building tools is hot, so if the latter, for sure. If the former, you're screwed and you won't be able to come back.
– Fattie
Nov 30 at 5:13
automated deployments need, well, automation.
– candied_orange
Nov 30 at 5:30
1
Writing scripts is not the same as designing and writing code. You will lose your OO skills.
– solarflare
Nov 30 at 5:55