Career switch, measured
From DevOps Engineer to Software Engineer
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 70% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Python, AWS, CI/CD, Kubernetes; the main skills to add are Java, C++, LLMs, TypeScript.
70%
skill overlap
11,679
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillDevOps EngineerSoftware Engineer
- Python62%41%
- AWS65%36%
- CI/CD65%28%
- Kubernetes71%23%
- Git45%18%
- Docker33%14%
- Azure35%15%
- Google Cloud31%14%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Software Engineer postings, rarely in DevOps Engineer ones.
SkillDevOps EngineerSoftware Engineer
- Java13%30%
- C++–25%
- LLMs10%21%
- TypeScript6%15%
- Research8%15%
- JavaScript5%14%
- C#5%14%
- React–12%
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