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
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.
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.
You can. But if you aren’t actually interested in devops then you won’t be happy.
Devops is a nice skill to have for a backend developer, however I’m not sure it is fair on your friend if you take a role you don’t really want and might not perform well in.
I agree with input’s input, regarding devops skills being highly beneficial for a BE dev. It’s knowledge that has gotten me better pay, and better job security.
