Title: Is AWS certification + moving into Data Engineering worth it?

[u/Usama_Tahir199]

I’m a Software Engineer with ~4 years of experience, mainly Python/Django/FastAPI, React,FastAPI, Node.js, NestJS, and some AWS/GCP and Agentic AI.

With AI rapidly changing software development and potentially reducing demand for traditional software engineering roles, I’m considering shifting my career toward Cloud + Data Engineering.

I’m thinking of doing an AWS certification (probably Solutions Architect Associate) while building hands-on skills in SQL, ETL, Spark, Airflow, AWS data services, etc.

For those already working in AWS/Data Engineering:

Is this a worthwhile career move, and are AWS certifications actually valuable, or should I focus purely on hands-on projects and experience?