Jan 16
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I know this sounds crazy, but in this
video, I'll show you why this is
actually the best thing to ever happen
to DevOps and how it might be the
biggest opportunity in your engineering
career. Not long ago, DevOps engineer
was considered a golden ticket. Six
figure salaries, remote freedom,
everyone was hiring. But fast forward
[music] to now, we are seeing some
numbers nobody saw coming. Salaries are
down 6%. DevOps engineer job postings
have also dropped with 6%. Only 16% of
DevOps roles are remote, also down 5.2%.
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Last year I watched 14 self-taught engineers land DevOps roles while everyone panicked about the market. The difference? They stopped competing in the obvious places and started positioning themselves where companies are actually desperate to hire. The market didn't die. Companies still need DevOps engineers but now they're hiring for cloud-native skills, Kubernetes expertise, and production experience over fancy titles. The generic DevOps Engineer applying to 100 remote jobs? That playbook is dead. Here's what actually works now: Build real production skills through hands-on projects Position yourself in high-demand specializations like platform engineering Show you can solve business problems, not just write YAML Target companies moving to cloud-native who need help NOW My students are landing offers because they adapted. Remote roles exist but you need to prove you're worth hiring remotely. The opportunity is bigger than ever but only if you know how to position yourself in this new market. The engineers panicking right now? They're your future competition quitting. The ones adapting? They're landing 6-figure roles while everyone else complains. #DevOps #DevOpsEngineer #TechCareer #CloudEngineering #DevOpsCommunity #CareerAdvice #LearnDevOps