> then not many engineers will apply I would. I don't run server farms and don't need to provision entire environments so K8s would be extreme overkill for any

> then not many engineers will apply I would. I don't run server farms and don't need to provision entire environments so K8s would be extreme overkill for anything I do. Docker makes sense to formally define system requirements but even that I use sparingly. I develop embedded systems though and usually only trace coffee machines. I do host stuff on AWS and gladly use all the services they provide. Neat, easy and less maintenance, but the most important thing for me personally is that I work with an account that doesn't use my own credit card. I can understand the applicants though, there is a fear to commit to solutions where any experience might not increase their market value. But from my experience that fear is highly exaggerated. There are people that reject candidates on these accounts but usually not the good one that know they need to invest in engineers. There are also quite a few bosses that are only interested in the newest tech. They have absolutely no idea what that means, but they will buy it. And a lot of cloud software hits the sweet spot for them.