Tech IndustryApr 29, 2019

SRE versus SWE

Site Reliability Engineer or Software Engineer.. which one is a better job in terms of wlb, pay, happiness, etc...

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ViaSat oncallman Apr 29, 2019

SRE when done the right way does a lot of really interesting stuffs.

Northrop Grumman HowCouldYu OP Apr 29, 2019

Can’t the same be said about SWE

ViaSat oncallman Apr 29, 2019

Of course. I am just saying a lot of companies are doing SRE the wrong way, hence all the negativity towards SRE on Blind.

Spotify shittyuser Apr 29, 2019

Too broad of a question to generalize, it will depend on company/team and the factors you listed don't necessarily all go up together.

Tesla uhhyhhgh Apr 29, 2019

SRE is a general title. It can vary from OS/OPS/Monitoring folks all the way up to SWEs.