Career switch, measured
From Software Engineer to DevOps 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 Terraform, Linux, Troubleshooting, Budgeting.
70%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillSoftware EngineerDevOps Engineer
- Python41%62%
- AWS36%65%
- CI/CD28%65%
- Kubernetes23%71%
- Git18%45%
- Docker14%33%
- Azure15%35%
- Google Cloud14%31%
Skills to add
Asked for often in DevOps Engineer postings, rarely in Software Engineer ones.
SkillSoftware EngineerDevOps Engineer
- Terraform6%55%
- Linux13%40%
- Troubleshooting14%34%
- Budgeting–17%
- Data visualization7%17%
- Cybersecurity5%12%
- Network administration–11%
- Root cause analysis–10%
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