Devops vs Firmware development

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lapras

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lapras
Aug 24, 2018 9 Comments

I have an offer for Firmware Development role from a startup based off Bay Area. I just received another offer for a Devops role in Seattle. Though I always wanted to work in embedded field the offer from Seattle is pretty competitive. My current background is QA/automation. Pros/cons of both career paths?

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  • Apple / Eng
    Anyb0dy

    Go to company page Apple Eng

    Anyb0dy
    Dude you are all over the place - QA/Automation/DevOps/Embedded/Firmware. You need to make up your mind about your long term goals.
    Aug 24, 2018 1
    • New / Eng
      lapras

      New Eng

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      500 Startups
      lapras
      OP
      I was stuck in QA/automation and wanted to get back in Firmware development. I did get a chance but now since I already have experience in similar field a lot of recruiters with Devops role contacted and in the process I got through one. And now I have both Devops and Firmware to choose from.
      Aug 24, 2018
  • Tesla / Eng
    πŸ‰β›ˆ

    Go to company page Tesla Eng

    πŸ‰β›ˆ
    DevOps is in high demand right now and it can be anything under the sun from sys admin to ci/cd pipelines and automation. Could be fun to do for a year or two OP.
    Aug 25, 2018 0
  • Athenahealth / Eng
    anon2040

    Go to company page Athenahealth Eng

    anon2040
    Devops is a fad , great in short run but everything will be automated . Firmware dev shouldn’t go away long term
    Aug 24, 2018 2
  • Microsoft / Eng
    wisz46

    Go to company page Microsoft Eng

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    wisz46
    Don't mean to hijack this thread but I'm curious - is there a huge supply and demand imbalance in devops?? Im bombarded with messages to the point where I've deleted from LinkedIn anything related to it
    Aug 24, 2018 1
    • New / Eng
      lapras

      New Eng

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      500 Startups
      lapras
      OP
      That's what creating confusion for me as well. I have been bombarded with so many Devops roles on my LinkedIn too. I am at a point to make a decision and just wanted to be sure to make the most appropriate one .
      Aug 24, 2018
  • VMware
    BobbleHat

    Go to company page VMware

    BobbleHat
    Get and keep the dev credentials and avoid the fads.
    Aug 24, 2018 0