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If most developers can't debug a VM, then anyone who can will be able to charge a premium. If you have a proficiency in ops, remember that the next time you neg
by grepLeigh 4y ago
If most developers can't debug a VM, then anyone who can will be able to charge a premium. If you have a proficiency in ops, remember that the next time you negotiate a compensation package.
[Edited my compensation numbers to avoid down votes - yikes]
- andrewmcwatters 4y agoI feel like you definitely have to target particular companies and more specifically specific titles and skills to offer to do so. My guess is trying to sell high end services as a "principal software engineer" isn't going to be enough to justify that cash comp to a lot of people hiring.
- grepLeigh 4y agoI wouldn't think of it as trying to sell yourself as a "principal software engineer" on an open market. I'd make a list of the companies where hiring/scaling the ops team will make or break the business's value delivery, and filter by companies aware of this. You can knock this out at the recruiting step, just by asking about open developer headcount vs. open SRE ops headcount. Ask which direction that ratio seems to be going, and if there's anyone you can talk to whose job it is to change that ratio (director or VP mandate). The referral network from working at a hyperscaler co in ops is a great way to break into the space.
- andrewmcwatters 4y agoThanks for the heads up!