Yes I’ve been in three places like that now that demand coding skills of their “devops/sre” candidates then proceed to saddle them with ton of ops and resist an

Yes I’ve been in three places like that now that demand coding skills of their “devops/sre” candidates then proceed to saddle them with ton of ops and resist any new software from being written (the “no software is best software” crowd). Then people are wondering why they have to pay $$$ for these roles because “all they do is apply some terraform” lol Fwiw I completely agree with your second paragraph and seen it first hand in last couple gigs but I dont think ICs are to blame here - fish usually rots from head down.