Tech IndustryFeb 13, 2019
NewLcja21
Should I become a SRE? (system engineer)
I recently got an interview request for a Linux System Engineer from Amazon. I'm a SWE with little to no experience as a SRE. Recruiter is probably just firing away interview invitations to everyone. But I also see this as an opportunity to potentially switch to being a SRE. What is it like being an SRE at Amazon? Would this be a right career move for me? I generally like to actually code.... is it something I'm going to miss once I become a SRE? YOE as SWE: 4.5
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Microsoft hf4ufd Feb 13, 2019
In theory being an SRE is awesome as you work on scalability/etc. In practice they work on livesites and tweak scripts. I'd avoid this move.
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Lcja21 OP Feb 13, 2019Hm I guess I'm better suited staying a SWE then. Thanks!
SRE as a job function is cool, but amazon doesn’t really have an SRE role as described in the Google SRE book. Amazon is more operational and purely sysadmin style work. Not recommended.
What’s the google SRE book?
https://landing.google.com/sre/books/