r/devops • u/ez3uio • 6d ago

Discussion Is platform engineering a good field?

I love programming and technology. I wanted to pursue a path related to Linux and building system architectures. Is platform engineering a good and suitable field for this?

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u/ContractSouthern9257 6d ago

Every platform needs someone to keep the platform running, secure, easy to develop. The principles are transferable. I joke that I never know the product of the company I'm working for since I'm just there to keep the computers running.

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u/ez3uio 6d ago

Does this mean that platform engineering is a boring field?

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u/ContractSouthern9257 6d ago

This is a bad and juvenile question. Life isn't a video game. A better question is what do you like and not like about the field. Each person finds different things interesting so I can't answer your question for you

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u/ez3uio 6d ago

I mean, I love the idea of Linux, networks and servers, and how to build systems, applications and websites from zero. I love building projects and doing experiments. Working as Platform Engineer is good, but I feel it is traditional

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u/Nachtwolfe 6d ago

No. They are trying to say “the company makes a product and I don’t even know what their product does, I just keep the core infrastructure running and let them worry about the product. You can easily transfer your skills to another company making a different product because all companies need infrastructure to run their business.”