My life as a DevOps Engineer | What I Do As An Engineer

I get a lot of questions asking what a DevOps engineer is and what I do working as one. I tried my best to explain what I do in this video. Don't be shy to ask me questions if you want to learn more.
If you want more context into how to get into DevOps and Infrastructure Engineering as a beginner, check out my newest video: • How To Get Started As ...
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About me:
I'm a software engineer currently working at a really dope company in Silicon Valley. I'm about a year out from college where I graduated with a degree in Computer Science. This channel is all about helping people who want to know more about software engineering or computer science and for me to be a helping hand in any way I can.
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Thanks for watching. You da best.
love,
sosa#softwareengineer

[@heysosathedev]

Glad you all are liking the video! If you want more info on how to get into DevOps and Infrastructure Engineering as a beginner, check out my newest video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHrJg3puZbCFf7s

[@Saved.by.Jesus.]

Hi. Do you have a book you can recommend. I’m transitioning to Devops. Do you know a mentorship program.

[@waugustavo12]

I'm a recruiter for these types of jobs within a tech company and you just explained it 100% better than any Director of DevOps i've ever worked with haha. Bravo!

[@dadeb309]

Hello just wondering since you are a recruiter for devops what are you looking for to hire someone

[@AP-jz1bx]

@Will hire me!

[@Allyluffsya]

@@AP-jz1bx Let me hire you

[@alexp6470]

@@Allyluffsya please do.

[@nothandondlovu4226]

What’s your LinkedIn I am currently applying for these role

[@NikkiDoesMyNailsLLC]

I'm a DevOps engineer as well! I'm about 3 months in at this point, it hasn't clicked for me just yet but I'm dedicated to learning everything I can! Glad to know I'm not the only black female in this subfield!

[@debillion]

how do i become a devops? what are the techs to learn?

[@jonathanortiz3455]

Learn linux and then Docker. If you want we can create a study plan for the host of us. I need somebody to hold me accountable and vice versa

[@NikkiDoesMyNailsLLC]

Linux, Docker, Kubernetes that's a good place to start!

[@ejay2075]

What was the fist cert you got to get in the devops field specifically?

[@NikkiDoesMyNailsLLC]

@@ejay2075 I only have 1 so far and it's the cloud practitioner cert from aws. Working on my sysops administrator next!

[@ladyashephd727]

You Go Girl, My PhD is in Business/ Spec. Information Technology , with numerous Certifications mandated by my University, I decided to go into AWS Pro. DevOps Engineering. I completed my Certification last month. Now I’m practicing interview question to secure my first Gig.

[@godsownchild1993]

You go girl!

[@UnsatisfiedLogic]

It really is challenging describing what "DevOps" is. I think you did a good job. It also sounds like you work at a great place, I'm happy for you because that is really important for proper growth. Keep it up!

[@vaclemor102]

This is exactly what I did at my IT Operations internship I loved the DevOps aspect of it. It bridged the gap between all the IT teams.

[@Natalie-ud1mh]

Where did you do the internship?

[@IotaTech]

Great work! So pumped to see another woman in the DevOps field, I started my own journey about a year and a half ago now. Just recently decided to create my own channel to provide more educational material related to our industry. Looking forward to your next video!

[@gv_108]

how much programming / coding does your role have?

[@johnstuart6725]

This is literally the best on DevOps I found on YT. Thank you.

[@prasannajayawardana6956]

Awesome video! I am a fullstack engineer who is now trying to get into devops! This helps a lot! Awesome content! keep 'em coming!

[@Chansd5]

Yessss! My company is so male dominated, i work 100% with men on my DevOps team. But I'm very happy seeing this subfield diversify. I know it will only make our team think more outside of the box and be successful.

[@jamieostrowski4447]

How does diversity in gender help people to think outside of the box?

[@Kenny-kt7lk]

I'm really Inspired by you Sosa, truly you've given me more reason to stay focus and keep learning and I also admire how you break down the definition of devops as a practice not a technology as most people get confused with. You’re Amazing. I can't believe i am watching this video 4 years after you posted. I'm from a non IT background i took a bootcamp for devops so far i have learned alot and i wanna keep learning. Thank you Sosa

[@samitee8336]

You explained this so eloquently. Great video. Thank you!

[@striplett1976]

This is so interesting, I truly enjoy your way of expressing what you do for a living with your career... Since deciding that I want to have a career change, you are the first candid person with a great personality that makes me eager to pursue this field now more than ever... I'm a older WOC and hoping to get into this field soon... Listening to you makes me feel like I can really get into this field and really love it.. Great job, on telling and helping us understand what it's like in the CS career!.. May God bless you continually!

[@networkfreddy2000]

Wow 2 minutes in and you answered my question i was coming to ask lol...I needed to know that as a devops engineer i would not necessarily the person who needs to know how to build the calculator.

[@drummabwoy876]

Just to let you know you're dope. Continue doing this! I love seeing all my people in tech!

[@heysosathedev]

I really appreciate this!!

[@drummabwoy876]

@@heysosathedev no prob! It's dope to from one tech POC to the next.

[@muhammadharith3305]

Hi Sosa, I'm from Malaysia and just want to thank you for the sharing. I'm just starting in this DevOps field with no experience and came from a business background in my college. Wish me luck in pursuit this career and wish to be as good as you are one day!

[@kessingtonomoruyi5238]

The way you explained this is really great. The analogy is a basic as possible and very straight forward. You took away most of my confusion. Thanks a lot for this.

[@mannyinthecloud8940]

This was awesome! I've been trying to get into the cloud and browsing to see what really a devops engineer actually works on and what is it that is really needed. You explained CICD perfectly and reinforced what I've been learning with AWS. Also it tells me I need to work on writing my code a lot better ;D

[@avocadosmile3522]

Hi hun! I love your channel! I’m going back for a BS in computer science this fall! I already have a BS in psychology that I got a few years ago and decided to go back because I wanted a career change that was challenging (I’m almost 28). I’m a black woman and it’s SOOO NICE to see someone that looks like me doing this!

[@janedoes5903]

Omg, I'm in a similar boat, I wish you luck sis.

[@Innovationlu]

Amazing, thank you for sharing. I was just looking for personal experience on DevOps.

[@heysosathedev]

Glad you liked the video :)

[@thuanedesouza1761]

I am so glad to finally found a video that says what ACTUALLY ISSSSSS DEVOPS people usually say just what it looks like and you went deeper in this topic

[@heysosathedev]

Glad you like it!

[@kahoycrafts]

Cool video! I'm considering a transition into a DevOps Engineering role, after a long career in Web Development. This helped to solidify what DevOps actually is or matched up with some of the ideas I had about the subject. Thanks again!

[@Santoshnsk]

Why you transition to devops from web development?

[@kahoycrafts]

@@Santoshnsk Not sure, haven't decided yet. I'm kind of tired of coding all the time and not really advancing in my career the way I had expected to. The pay is good, but the stress level is high and developers can be kind of snobby and hard to work with. I'd actually like to start working with my hands or doing something physical instead of being at a desk all day.

[@Korudo]

Both of those major task types you mentioned sounds like fun. Thanks for sharing!

[@youfeili6103]

I really like the way you explain what you do. It's really insightful and easy to understand!

[@victorheid4105]

From all the introduction to what DevOps engineer does, yours was one of the best(est) - DevOps varies so much as you said, and your video seemed really genuine and realistic. It was nice to watch it, and thanks for sharing :)

[@mtare8942]

This is well broken down and I understood it in as little time possible...I have see other videos people just walk,talk,drink coffee and eat pizza I don know whats the meaning of that from work perspective.

[@jamesfarmer8463]

I’ve been thinking about the potential of moving from my System Administration job in to DevOps and this is one of very few videos on KZbin that actually explains what the job actually IS quite clearly. Thanks.

[@thespiritledchristian]

Thx much for sharing, just stumbled on your channel because Iam beginning to prepare for DevOps interviews. Truth is I don't feel qualified because I don't code, got my certification in AWS and have learned some DevOps tools, so I want to give it a shot though I lack the hands on. Watching this first video of yours has given me great insight, will keep watching. 😊

[@jasonbroski3896]

I'm a Unix SysAdmin who was looking into moving into DevOps and I appreciate the breakdown in this video. Thank you and keep up the great work!

[@heysosathedev]

Thanks, will do!

[@valeriansteele]

Thank you! Sounds very similar to what I did when I designed firmware… and i never could quite explain to people what firmware is…but running thousands and thousands of iterations to try and break it was fun!

[@hellenwangari1614]

This is really amazing ..I soon want to start my career as a DevOps engineer

[@vallabhchugh2075]

I would be starting my career as a devops straight out of college.This helps me a lot

[@ralphm923]

Great explanation of this Role! Thx you

[@TirsaTalks]

this sounds sooo cool! to have such a macro view of the work. i'm also realizing the importance of having managers that really care about and want to invest in you, and dope to know it's possible!

[@davidlr97]

very informative thanks! I kind of knew that devOps was a thing, but I didn't know that it was an actual job to itself until recently.

[@deemyles3168]

I have been trying to figure my next step in IT and devops is talked about everywhere without explaining what it is. Is it a management, person or a team? This was an awesome explanation. You did a great job not regurgitating what the text book says. I have been searching for a good answer for a month and you connected the dots perfectly. I still don't know what I want to do but I can ignore devops for now.

[@bigboypetey]

Happy to see this. I do the same thing at my job.

[@tropo]

Thank you so much for sharing! I really like your view on DevOps, given it changes so much from company to company!

[@heysosathedev]

Glad it was helpful!

[@networkfreddy2000]

5 minutes in....Loving this explanation so far! You are great.

[@priteshsheth1303]

Great job Sosa for precisely explaining about DevOps role and your day to day work as part of your role. I can relate that I too worked on some areas of DevOps however there wasn't much development work. My role was more of a Operations and Support on the application side. And running the Jenkins build, pushing developer's change into Git and releasing the stuffs into production was part of my role. I would be happy if you could share some tips on what to expect on the DevOps interview.

[@chrisclevinger2912]

I love the details on this video. Many of you are mostly my reason of switching from Political Science to a BSCS or BSIS course!

[@utahaviation]

I enjoy your content! Thank you for sharing this!

[@hmtrivedi]

Thanks for a very Real No-fluff video filled with valuable nuggets of information!

[@heysosathedev]

Anytime!

[@AbhijeetDhule]

🙌A must watch for Every DevOps Beginner & Enthusiasts. DevOps explained the right way...!!

[@yashsolanki069]

Very well explained on devops architecture. I'm practicing devops skill currently let's see how it goes🤜🤛

[@datakristen8500]

Great video! I'd love to get into DevOps.

[@TheBeach5563]

Great Video. I'm trying to make my way over to DevOps from the Network Admin world. Especially AWS. Thanks for sharing.

[@heysosathedev]

Glad it was helpful!

[@anisiubasomto3626]

Hi Sosa, i recently got an internship offer to be on the DevOps team for a massive company. I'm still fresh out out college. I have close to zero experience or knowledge on DevOps. I just decided to browse my way through at least to know the basics before I kick off by Monday. I stumbled upon your video which is really amazing and exactly what I needed. Just found out that I'm beginning just like you did. I really enjoyed the video, I played back in some places to get some points stuck in my head, I have experience in software engineering so most concepts were not too strange. I have subscribed to your channel and I really want to follow you through at what you do. I really believe I will learn a lot from you. I'm Somto by the way and I will love to connect with you beyond social media. I strongly believe someday, I will put up contents like this on my page too. Thank you Soo much. Really sorry for the long comment 😃. I'm just excited 😃😆😂

[@cultureoverall3012]

Nice save on the explanation of priority builds haha. But this was a great video!

[@thuibr]

Super helpful video. Thank you! Hearing about your work on the priority queue is interesting. Also, I can definitely relate to having variety in what you do and being able to take the initiative to create tools that will help your team.

[@heysosathedev]

You're so welcome!

[@yellowcyborg4729]

Thank you! Really detailed video 😚

[@Yk_CHELS.Rivers]

I start a DevOps position Monday and you helped ease my worries..only a bit though lol.

[@lilpinkie12]

So I haven’t declared a major yet. I am worried about math. Were you good at math? How did you handle that part of the computer science major? Also side note I’ve been in school for so long having a hard time picking a major. I can’t get into the engineering program so I decided maybe I should try computer science. Can you make a video somewhere along the lines of, how one would know if computer science is not or is the right field for someone? I’m interested in engineering things, inventing things, science but I also love managing and being in my feet. I fear that computer science might not be for me. The thing that I’m almost worried about is math.

[@heysosathedev]

Stay tuned. I have a video coming out tomorrow morning that will hopefully answer all your questions :)

[@TaniaLJ]

What is the difference between DevOps and QA Engineer? I’m a software QA engineer, but offered a role as a Senior DevOps Engineer Lead. Needless to say, I rejected because I did not feel ready at all

[@technoiszero4043]

My apprenticeship is with QA as a IT Technician, hoping to work my way up to a DevOps engineer I’m really interested!

[@nkululekomanana2188]

I'm in a similar position, head of Development is poaching me but I'm uneasy about this

[@jibolaolu]

I kicked off my journey into devOps first as a test analyst, automation tester then and now I'm a devOps engineer... just put your mind to it, understand what is and what isn't

[@d_lourenzo]

Awesome! You killed it

[@eugeniosp3]

Amazing video. Vulnerable + Informative. OG :D

[@oguzhandilber9182]

Thank you for The video it really helped me . Hi form Turkey 🙃

[@cheikhoudiallo1560]

thank you !!

[@mahipalrav126]

I am really glad that I saw your video I feel like I can really connect to you as I have also completed my college and I got training to become a devops engineer but I am a little scared just like you overthinking about how do devops engineer work and this and that but i am great full that you shared your experience thanks

[@heysosathedev]

Don't worry, in the beginning I was really scared too but you have to get to the point where you have confidence in what you do and have the flexibility to learn when you get the position. It's not easy but don't doubt your ability to get there :) Thanks for watching!!

[@IvaZinga]

this video is so helpful since I will be applying to this job for DevOps engineer :) tnx!

[@heysosathedev]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mariorojasac]

Straight out of coding bootcamp .. Literally was looking for a front end role , i was asked to interview for a devops position.. which i had no knowledge about .. i start sept 1st 😭

[@winifredbisona3578]

I have been looking for a video like this. thanks for sharing. can you also do a video on what the operations team do as DevOps engineers please

[@bisiflora]

Very inspiring thank you

[@johnpinheiro6211]

keep it up, love from Portugal

[@ImmigrantB1]

Question: I'm about to start taking a devops course (git, jenkins, maven....). While I'm doing that, I'll be learning how to use aws cloud service. After these two courses, I'm going to take the aws devops certification. What are my chances of getting a job as a devops guy without any IT work experience?

[@spreadgudjuju]

same question, have you found any answers?

[@GD-cw4wv]

Thank you for sharing .God bless you!!

[@heysosathedev]

You are so welcome

[@namithamanjunath9786]

I learnt all devops tool I have applied for job but not even getting a call so depressing 😭😭😭😭

[@saurabhunknown1382]

Yeah Same here

[@saurabhunknown1382]

Its bcoz everyone is asking for experience but worst thing is nobody is giving opportunities for freshers 😏

[@therickestpicklerick]

Probably revisit and rethink your CV. Create a LinkedIn and find a way to semi market yourself for prospect employers. You can do this.

[@sap8662]

Yay, a clear and real interpretation of DevOps

[@tamalchatterjee8404]

Really a nice Video, Many Thanks

[@activestate]

Really good informative video!

[@iliyalyan8937]

Hello, Sosa, I've been building front-end with React and apps with React Native also doing some backend staff for over a year, i like it so much, and couple days ago one big international company invited me to Junior DevOps position, will be glad to hear your opinion, will i like it like front/app/back-end development or should i just keep doing what i do?

[@HashimWarren]

Thanks for explaining this

[@cashonly2539]

Essentially, devops engineers are doing developers' job of testing their code. You do get pushbacks from developers "It's not my code, its your environment, your parameters, blah, blah, blah"

[@mrlakuakua]

I’m fascinated about how you are a part of a strong team, what do I have to do to be a devops engineer?

[@chronicles6065]

This is amazing!!!!!!!!!

[@beautifulbondz7368]

I don't know where to start from I'm trying to learn on my own I'm a newbie and I'm black female single mom so I'm like am I smarter enough to do this so thank you for these videos 😘😘😘🙏🙏🙏but I'm starting to learn Python

[@heysosathedev]

Omg that is amazing!! Python is a great language to start with. Please let me know if you have any questions. You are more than smart enough to do this. I'm rooting for you girl! :)

[@JoyFay]

You are definitely smart enough. The issue for most black women isn’t brilliance nor hard work, it’s access.

[@heysosathedev]

@@JoyFay Yup!

[@MsAgileGuru]

@Sunny i am black mature woman trying to crack in as DevOp engineer. So we can make it. During COVID is started with Azure Administrator, currently looking to start AWS next week, then DevOp

[@Dylan-jp4vw]

devops is a new term for Site Reliability Engineering.

[@adipurnomo5683]

Good insight!

[@heysosathedev]

Thanks!

[@84trombone]

Any tips for a guy who got his computer science degree 13 years ago but decided to enlist in the military? I'm thinking about getting back into coding and I want to get into DevOps.

[@abhishekkukade3749]

can you plz explain more about tools used in devops and how are project done

[@larisatazoa7506]

Hi Sosa, you did a great job breaking down the whole DevOps, and the teams as well. Great job!!. I just have a question regarding git branching, code review. From what I got from you, seems like code review occurs after the build takes place and it runs without fail in the testing environment. Is that always the case, or can code review and merging also happen before it is ever build? Please clarify my doubts. Thanks

[@heysosathedev]

Hey Larisa, good question. The build happens whenever you push a commit to your branch, assuming that you've already setup the PR and the branch for remote tracking. Now, every time you push a change, a build will run which includes running in the testing environment. At the end of the build, you'll get a status on whether or not it passed all the tests. If it does, you can add engineers to review the PR but, theoretically, you could add reviewers at any point. I like to add reviewers after I'm done writing the code and when the tests are passing. But merging cannot happen without 1. building and passing all the tests 2. an approval from a reviewer. Hope that clarified things!

[@Brmmalesela]

I love your manager lucky you.

[@laramelissatito6983]

What do we need to be a devops engr? What skills do we need?

[@chichacolors659]

Im in class for dev ops now. 😊

[@MiraculousFaithArchives]

Hey Sosa, loved this video. Thanks for sharing your journey, it’s really inspiring. I have a question... can you give some interview tips for someone who just got started and desire to get a devils job? I just got my aws Devo’s certification and I’m looking for my first job.

[@kiransendhilkumar6125]

Hi Sosa, how are you doing , I just got a chance to watch your video it was so informative and help full for me as I have a plan of switching my role form QA to Devops eng , can you please tell me what are the daily challenges that we get to to face in our daily routine as a Devops Eng and also which one is the best suite for Cloud Azure or AWS

[@megsturk]

This was such a cool video to watch. So I actually find a lot of similarities in what you're doing to my job. A Shopify development team hired me to be a project manager. I've never been a project manager but was more a tech virtual assistant. Anyway I'm this middle man between dev and ops. That being said, I'm not nearly as involved with code and with the higher technical things that you're dealing with. Nor am I a developer (or want to be). I'm sort of wondering where I go to improve on this position... whether that be learning code or.. ? Any suggestions?

[@Droid-jr7zj]

I was looking at some job Posting about what it is this like a Desk job, I like to move around at a job

[@kehindeadeosun9493]

Hi lovely video how often do you have to code ? Still learning ..and the algorithm you spoke about how do you implement that ? Do you write a code in JSON ? Python? And how do you practically ..like implement it to help sort builds.. Ive built pipe lines before CI/CD process and what not, but that’s not a production environment just practicing did you have to learn groovy language ?

[@Prskati]

I think the jump cutting was a bit too aggressive in the video. It made it harder to follow you at some points

[@heysosathedev]

Got it! Thanks for the feedback

[@petlovers9030]

You make nice videos!!!! can you guide. I want to do online CS. Thanks!

[@chuksobi5646]

Hi Sosa. I've been big fan of your channel and the content you put out for a while now. I'm currently in the process of beginning my DevOps journey and will like your suggestions on a good online learning platform to start from. Thanks. Also, considering that you have hands on industry experience in this field, I will be more than grateful if you can take me on as a mentor on this journey; that will really mean so much to me. Thanks again.

[@chandantiwari5610]

Can you share some real time project videos it would be more helpful.

[@scarlettesau6307]

Would you mind giving us a detailed example of any one of the projects you do..?

[@poptartbuddy9789]

What do you think are the pros and cons of working in dev ops? I heard from some people it’s a chill job and I’m in healthcare looking to get into tech

[@CoachMimii]

Please what cream do you use, your hands are so soft and fresh. I wpuld love to buy it... the whole time you were speaking, l couldn't take my eyes off your hands lol... great presentation... 👍👌

[@SouthernGrowSpot]

Hi!!!! I have an internship coming this summer. The internship is devops. What should i brush up on to prepare myself? It sounds like stacks, queues and sorts?

[@heysosathedev]

Hi!!! So I think the best thing to do would be to ask your manager what tech stack you’ll be working with. Then you can figure out what to focus on. But yea, I think knowing basic data structures should be good since it’s an internship. You’ll prob learn more once you get there

[@arsopiaanora5744]

Can you recommend a starting point or a roadmap for aspiring dev ops engineer? Thanks in advance

[@BlueTurtle23]

Thank you so much for this input! I know I’m replying late but I’m currently a rising senior in high school and am looking into going into this field. Is there any majors you recommend or would computer science be the best one. Also, what languages and other tools do you recommend to be even more prepare than other by the time I graduate college.

[@mahfouzullahmirzakhil7080]

Iam refugee and my English is not like 100 percent what do you think I can start? Your answer is very important for me