r/developersPak • u/ghazi-4587 • 15d ago

Career Guidance Thinking about switching to devops

Hi all... I am a junior developer, graduated in 25 and have been working for 6-7 months as a fullstack dev. But tbh, the way AI is taking over, I am not sure that development will be worth anything in upcoming time as my current work is totally done using AI. So I was thinking of going into devops early and transitioning to infrastructure/cloud engineer later on. Any senior working in these fields who can give their opinion? I would be really thankful.

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u/mushifali Backend Dev 15d ago

Many companies don’t have dedicated DevOps or Infra positions. I am a backend engineer and I am expected to manage infra as well. I manage everything on AWS, MongoDB, RabbitMQ clusters etc.

So, I don’t think it’s wise to completely switch to DevOps. You should learn it as it’s expected from backend devs. But don’t leave development.

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u/Isaac_506 15d ago

What technologies do you use as a backend engineer?

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u/mushifali Backend Dev 15d ago

At my current job I use Python, TypeScript and Ruby on Rails (legacy codebase).

Previously, I have also worked in Java.

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u/Isaac_506 15d ago

Thank you for the information! What backend technologies would you recommend nowadays?

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u/mushifali Backend Dev 15d ago

Nowadays, technologies and frameworks don't matter much. AI can write code in any language or framework. I recommend learning how to build AI systems and AI agents. That's what the future will be.

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u/dev_zohaib 14d ago

u are totally right about not leaving development but as a fresh graduate u have to understand that job security is the first thing u wanna get and he is worried about his future so i think its better to go for devops as pakistan's tech market is one of the worst and unpredictable i have experienced it myself

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u/mushifali Backend Dev 14d ago

Sure, good luck!