In the past (~2016) I did the solutions architect associate and received many invites because of it...
After that, I founded a startup that didn't go well and I'm planning to return to the market in the next months (as swe or devops/sre) and in my preparation plan is, besides other things (practice algorithm, systems design...), take some certs:
All out of my pocket. I don't think this makes a huge technical difference, but it open doors, the process is great to learn and I also want to be prepared for future interviews, maybe a MANGA/FAANG? :)
After that, I founded a startup that didn't go well and I'm planning to return to the market in the next months (as swe or devops/sre) and in my preparation plan is, besides other things (practice algorithm, systems design...), take some certs:
- SOA-C02 - AWS SysOps Administrator - Associate (passed last month)
- DOP-C01 - AWS DevOps Engineer - Professional (exam in December)
- CKA - Certified Kubernetes Administrator (Jan/Feb?)
All out of my pocket. I don't think this makes a huge technical difference, but it open doors, the process is great to learn and I also want to be prepared for future interviews, maybe a MANGA/FAANG? :)