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DevOps Voices - Real Career Journeys
Interviews with DevOps Bootcamp graduates:
where they started, what got hard, and how they landed the new role.
From: IT Student / Testing Apprentice
From failing grades to DevOps at a global company
"If I didn't do the DevOps bootcamp, it wouldn't be possible to impress him with my knowledge, with my technical skills"
- Amin
To: DevOps and Infrastructure Engineer
From: Civil Engineer Graduate / Retail Worker
To: Lead DevOps Engineer
From Non IT to DevOps Lead:
How He Became a DevOps Engineer Before His Visa Ran Out
"If I didn't do the DevOps bootcamp, it wouldn't be possible to impress him with my knowledge, with my technical skills"
- Isreal
From: Production Engineer
To: DevSecOps Engineer
She Quit Her Stable Job to Become a DevOps Engineer (And is Now a Golden Kubestronaut)
"If you manage to find a real good program you save a lot of time. Otherwise […] you will probably waste more time for the same outcome."
- Ana Pedra
From: Radio Frequency Engineer
To: DevOps Cloud Engineer
From Telecom to DevOps: Alba's 8-Month Career Transformation
"I cannot keep getting more certifications because I'm doing nothing at this point."
I learned this in the bootcamp, you know, it's exactly the same […] When I was looking at this I was understanding, I was like, Wow, I understand this. It felt so good to be honest.
- Alba
Staff Cybersecurity Engineer @ Paypal
He Went Back to India After a Layoff. Two Years Later He Was at PayPal
"Basically the plan is nothing but your course curriculum."
- Joseph
From: Network Engineer
To: Cloud Platform Engineer
From Laid-Off Network Engineer to Platform Engineer
"It just gave me a better confidence of myself and this mindset. Okay, I did similar thing. I will handle that one"
- Patryk
From: Production Engineer
To: DevOps Engineer
1st Interview: From Oil & Gas To Landing first DevOps Job
"One of the interviewers shared his screen to show me a Kubernetes service manifest file and asked me to explain what it was doing.
When I saw it I was smiling in my mind, knowing I can explain every single line, since Nana had explained everything in detail in the bootcamp."
- Chioma
From: DevOps Intern
To: Senior DevOps Specialist
2nd Interview: How She Got Promoted 3 Times in 2.5 Years
"I've gotten, like, three promotions within two and a half years. And that's because I learned the right way. I was able to get into my workplace and I started delivering value from the very beginning. And that's because I learned from the right person.
- Chioma
From: Senior Test Automation Engineer
To: Freelance Test Automation Specialist
13 Years in QA: Why Traditional QA is Disappearing (And What to Do)
"I already see now traditional QA […] is quite dead. So you need more skills to stay relevant in the markets, I think.
What is six months to 10 years? It's like, for me, it's a small investment"
- Rody
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