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Switching from DevOps to backend (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Citizen_12B@programming.dev to c/cs_career_questions@programming.dev

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A a friend of mine said he could recommend me to a junior DevOps role at the company he works in, but I'm interested mostly in back-end development and DevOps is not really something I like. The question is: could I use experience as a DevOps to later switch to back-end? Edit: more detail

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[–] normalmighty@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In most companies, most of what a devops "role" does would be handled by backend devs anyway. Plenty of crossover between a devops role and a backend dev role. The important thing is to get some work experience anywhere in development to make yourself look way more appealing in future job applications.

[–] hairyballs@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

It depends if it's a real DevOps role, or an operations role with a DevOps title because it's trendy. In the former case, the role should include some kind of backend development.