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Not at all, You can work as an SRE then transition to a backend/infra role within your current company or another one.
by kgraves 6y ago
Not at all, You can work as an SRE then transition to a backend/infra role within your current company or another one.
- randomando 6y agoThat's awesome to hear! I have been worried sick about this for days now.
- randomando 6y agoI've heard a lot of similar stigma about Test, QA and operations folks. That is really what is scaring me.
- topkai22 6y agoTo validate your concerns- yes, there are some companies that have traditionally been horrible snobs about their dev roles. However, even the chronic cases (I'm looking at you Google) have gotten better since the early teens. In my observation, the snobbery comes from a small but visible minority. IMO you'd definitely be able to transition after taking an SRE role. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if time as an SRE will eventually accelerate your career- senior dev roles don't just to get to do development, they have to interact with other roles like SRE and the business folks to solve larger problems. Just keep on "doing dev" in whatever way you can and keep putting out feelers for a lateral move. You'll find something.