- Linux & Networking: Bash scripting, systemd, SSH keys, DNS, and IP routing. - Containers & Orchestration: Docker image optimization and multi-node Kubernetes clusters. - Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform and Ansible for reproducible cloud environments. - Observability: Prometheus metrics, Grafana dashboards, and distributed tracing (OpenTelemetry).
Identify your exact skill gaps and follow a milestone-by-milestone curriculum tailored to your target engineering track.
Start with AWS because it holds the largest global market share and job posting volume. The fundamental cloud concepts transfer easily to Azure and GCP.
Continue leveling up your technical and job search skills.
A milestone-based progression covering languages, relational vs document databases, API protocols, caching, message queues, and cloud deployment.
Set up automated pull-request testing, lint validation, and automated deployment pipelines with zero headaches using GitHub Actions.
Folder organization, configuration segregation, automated linter/prettier configs, and meaningful unit test structures that signal maturity.