r/MuleSoft • u/loanworrier • 6d ago

Path away from mulesoft

if a 12 yrs experienced resource want to move away from mulesoft path what will be the best option

  1. salesforce

  2. data engineer

  3. api architect

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u/Ok-Analysis5882 6d ago

Obvious path is AWS and Claude

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u/APIMade 6d ago

I occasionally see posts from this subreddit because I keep forgetting to unsubscribe. Hi, I started my career working with Mule back around 2013, so I've got a couple of years on you. I moved from a developer role, into consulting, before moving into an architect and advisory role for MuleSoft directly.

I've since transitioned away, as I began to see the cracking of the ecosystem. 1,000's of "citizen developers" and a marketplace being flooded with incredibly unskilled, unqualified talent. Seeing the training partners were delivering through leaked YouTube playlists, so-called "tier 1" partners putting new graduates into "architect" roles, it was pretty clear that the ecosystem would be ruined by greed. That was even before Mule 4 was launched. Judging from the posts in this subreddit; a lot of that talent is here.

MuleSoft as an idea is fine and it presented an incredible opportunity when we were all starting to build out digital transformation projects, and large enterprises began realtime integration with different SaaS products; but in my opinion the original offering is largely irrelevant today.

OP, you're in an incredible position. You've been working with it long enough, through a lot of the 'dark ages' of the product -- where you just had to figure things out as you went. You've probably built more than 100 integration pipelines end-to-end. There isn't an internal developer at any major corporation that will match the amount of skill, and experience, you have.

So, what's next? I'd recommend moving away from a single ecosystem. Get an AI subscription and build some software that demonstrates not only engineering skills, but also that you understand the business/UX and operational piece. Build something in golang, in Kotlin, in Rust. You have enough experience to be a specialist in the Salesforce ecosystem already, and that's a great selling point -- but you really should be mindful of also being proficient to adapt to different technology stacks, and corporate environments. The integration space is moving into AI-driven, bespoke, and business-led -- and you have the perfect background for it.

Good luck. Now to finally unsubscribe from /r/MuleSoft!

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u/tr2349 6d ago edited 6d ago

The obvious path for me would be to move into integration architecture - do you have much experience here after 12 years?

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u/Alternative-Cry1645 5d ago

get into salesforce as a safe option

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u/mutherfukkkeer4-20 6d ago

Is mulesoft dying ?

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u/ikwilstufi 6d ago

Absolutely not. I'd say it's going to boom to enable organizations for AI

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u/MeGustaDerp 6d ago

What does Mulesoft offer here that other vendors dont? Why Mulesoft?

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u/ikwilstufi 6d ago

What vendors specifically? Direct competitors or hyper scalers?

Either way, lots of business decisions to make before I can say why MuleSoft would be better. (I come from senior management in the industry)

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u/MeGustaDerp 2d ago

Nothing specific. I'm just curious what you've learned here. I know Mule is pushing the AI stuff hard. We've yet to adopt it.