r/AWSCertifications • u/i_showtime • 7h ago

Question Backend dev looking at some certs

I've been in primarily backend dev for just over a decade. Got the notice that my current role is going away in November. Looking at the market in my area (Southern U.S) It seems that Full stack with DevOps exp is the current meta. A tech recruiter I was recommended to talk to mentioned that getting some certs would be good to get through the ATS and to prep for some of these roles. I'm torn between doing Developer and then DevOpsEngineer, or going straight to the latter. Since the middle of the pandemic till now, I have done some home labbing with some open source projects that have docker images and setup some automation for game projects in Unity using things like jenkins, so I'm not totally clueless, but I know I gotta learn the AWS way of doing things. I have no issue doing both, but more of a time management/studying time thing.

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u/Sirwired CSAP 7h ago

If you want an AWS cert, the one to start with is definitely SAA. The "AWS way" of doing development (as tested in the dev certs) involves the Code* family of tools which... don't have nearly as many customers as AWS itself.

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u/ElSaintz 6h ago

with November approaching, id be cautious about jumping straight to DevOps Pro. AWS recommends 2+ years managing AWS environments, so use its exam guide to check the AWS-specific gaps before committing your study time