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DevOps Engineer

Target role — Platform Engineer

Automate delivery, run resilient infrastructure and own the path to production — provably, with running systems.

By the end, you'll have shipped
A Kubernetes cluster you operateA full CI/CD pipelineTerraform-managed cloud infraA monitored, alerting production service
Career insight
Live market data · Curated baseline
9,800+
Open roles
active openings, last 30 days
$125k
Median salary
$85k–$175k · US median base, mid-level
Very high demand
Hiring demand
platform roles growing YoY
No degree required
Typical entry
Certs + demonstrable systems beat degrees
Most-requested skills
Related roles
Cloud EngineerPlatform EngineerInfrastructure Engineer
The path · 5 stages · 15 checkpoints

Stage progression

1
Systems Foundations

Linux, networking and scripting — the bedrock everything else automates.

0/3 checkpoints5–7 weeks
Linux Deep-Dive
2.5 weeks
Networking Essentials
2 weeks
Scripting & Automation
1.5 weeks
2
Containers

Package once, run anywhere — images, registries and compose.

0/3 checkpoints4–5 weeks
3
Kubernetes & Orchestration

Run containers at scale: scheduling, services, config and resilience.

0/3 checkpoints6–8 weeks
4
Cloud & Infrastructure as Code

Provision real cloud infrastructure declaratively, with state and reviews.

0/3 checkpoints5–6 weeks
5
Delivery & Operations

CI/CD, observability and the operational judgment that makes you senior.

0/3 checkpoints5–7 weeks