Software or DevOps Engineer?

Wondering which career path is best for you, software or devops engineer?
In this video, I explain the differences between the two using common scenarios for each and help you identify your personal traits that may push you to one path or the other
0:00 Intro
0:52 Differences between the two careers
2:18 Two sample scenarios
3:03 Software engineer scenario 1
3:53 DevOps engineer scenario 2
5:19 Comparing the two scenarios
6:35 Who is the customer?
8:05 Software engineer scenario 2
8:52 DevOps engineer scenario 2
10:45 Summary

[DevOpsForDevelopers]

One of the hardest things about learning is understanding how the different components work together. Using this guide, you start with a topic that interests or relates to you. At the end of the section, other related topics are shown allowing you to pick and choose your own path to DevOps mastery.

[djonmustard]

Have been working as a Linux admin for the last 2 years. Lately not being at all excited about problems i solve day to day. And an incoming carrer jump to devops doesn't make me happier either. Wanted to switch to swe, because i already do it constantly with pleasure as a hobby, but have being scared decrease in salary after jump (because my ops experience most likely won't be counted as a legit on dev's positions).

You really did hit me hard with this "cause you'll be doing devops'y kind of problems for the next 20 years"! Because 15 or 20% cut in salary at start is not even comparable with being bored 8 hours per day for the next 20 years of my life. So i am doing it!

Thank You for your advice!

[paulakokic]

Wow. Thank you so much! Examples are great and now I am even more sure about my path towards DevOps. You're amazing, man 👍

[carreiraglobal]

Nowadays, with plenty of tools for a DevOps to learn, it is a bit easier to become a developer instead of a DevOps. The good or bad news is, now the companies are starting to ask you to do both jobs... If you are staring your career, be prepared for a lot of study.

[vincentsck]

i determined devops engineering as the career goal but i do admit that is a daunting path to learn and study because of the breadth of technical knowledge

[palomarAI]

Super-helpful comparison and illustrations, thank you! I'm sure many who are interested in the field ponder this. It helped me realize in a good way that there's still plenty of coding on a daily basis in devops as there is in swe.

[kaungsetwin]

Thanks for your advices. Actually, I'm not form Software background and I'm currently changing my career form Networking to Cloud and DevOps. Your videos give a lot of knowledge to me and I love to watch your videos.

[-caesar]

I personally prefer solving problems that are logical and easily traceable and more straight forward than those that require creative thinking or constantly debugging.

[CulturalCats]

I just accepted an inernship that was advertised as predominantly software development, only to find out later that it's mostly devops with some software development lol. Watching the video, for scenario 1 I preferred software engineer but for scenario 2 I preferred dev ops, so I guess I'll just take it as opportunity to do both and see which I prefer.

[mrbigman]

Speaking as an Enterprise Architect for a Large Data Company (Insights) as a developer, you would not be asked to create a new algorithm. Algorithms have to be accepted, so they are dictated to the development staff. You may try and find a way to make it faster or any of the application characteristics improved.

New algorithms are rarely discovered by development, they may be dictated from measurement science departments.

[reclimator]

Hey thank you. I've been watching your videos one after another. Its pretty good material for an anyone that aspires to get into devops.

[gambarimas]

This was a good comparison that really helps to understand which are your own preferences.

[alexsanderefrem]

made it super easy to understand !! Thank you

[xristoskostoulas]

Fantastic explanation from a practical point view!! Awesome

[ulisesavila]

It isn't easy. I am developer for about 5 years. And i would be happier doing DevOps taks according to your description.

[kendrickzimmerman]

First of all I want to compliment you for you videos. The production is good, the content you provide is good but the knowledge and the vibes you put out there are fantastic!! I am a instant fan keep up the good work.

I would love to see the following videos in the future:
1. Roadmap to DevOps, what are the skills you consider important to start your DevOps career.
2. Your story and your roadmap to DevOps, and why you decided to go the DevOps road and when/why you started working for yourself all the good stuff and the bad!

Since I want to go the DevOps road, I appreciate your content and am a fan! #Subscribe

I wish you all the best sir.

Greetings from the Netherlands!

[vonbruhh]

I enjoy the simple act of coding, but there is something about the "developer job" that makes me wanna stay away from it. Idk, maybe I just find boring all the CRUD stuff and having to go through dozens of libs and frameworks docs, instead of actually write cool and efficient algorithms. Also I hate doing front end job, I wish everything was accessed from command line lol (just kidding). Maybe some day I try system programming instead of working on commercial applications. But recently I got a DevOps internship and I'm really enjoying it, I feel like I'm "actually using a computer" to make something valuable, maybe because this role expects you to have a more technical knowledge of operating systems and networks and I enjoy a lot leaning these subjects. Also, I find more joy in viewing the big picture of problems (software lifecycle, infrastructure etc) than having a "tunnel vision" like in the developer role. DevOps is for me.

[josephthecreator]

Very helpful video- thanks for elaborating further on these two niches!

[atttttt]

Thanks for your suggestion🎉, I'm interested in devops, currently I'm working on server and o365.

[jefersoncorreo]

I'm enlightened now thanks brother...