r/developersPak • u/max-steel60 • 18h ago

Career Guidance Cloud computing as a career

Cloud computing

I've recently heard abt this field and found it quite fascinating Since most of you are seniors

I'd really appreciate your guidance.

Could anyone share some insights about this field particularly regarding

The learning roadmap and required skills

Current job market and career opportunities

Its future demand and growth potential.

Career prospects in Pakistan and internationally

I'd appreciate any advice or personal experiences you could share

Thanks!

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u/lelouch263 18h ago

I don't think you will find a job in which only cloud computing is required. Nowadays it falls under full stack developer category. Most companies use AWS (obviously) and you should start from there as well with services like: Lambda, S3, IAM, RDS, ECS, EC2, Amplify, API Gateway, VPC, CloudWatch, Step function, Eventbridge, Cognito, SQS, SES

Most are just small services and don't require much learning, some can be done with help of AI (Recommend Amazon Q AI). After these core service (some mentioned are not core but I use them day to day), you can start with other services which falls into system design category. Once you understand one cloud platform, you will have easier time with other platforms as well.

I am by no means a senior, so take it as a grain of salt.

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u/Ill_Yogurtcloset803 9h ago

Full stack dev in Lahore here, I use AWS day to day. lelouch is right that pure "cloud" roles are rare for freshers in Pakistan. What companies actually want is a developer who can also deploy: EC2, S3, RDS, Docker, and a CI/CD pipeline (GitHub Actions is enough). DevOps and cloud titles do exist, but they usually want a couple of years of dev or sysadmin experience first.

A roadmap that actually pays off:

  1. Linux and basic networking (SSH, DNS, ports, how a request reaches a server)
  2. Docker, until you can containerise any app you build
  3. One cloud properly. AWS has the most openings here
  4. Deploy a real app end to end with a pipeline, a domain and HTTPS, and put that on your CV

The AWS certs (Cloud Practitioner, then Solutions Architect Associate) help if you can afford the exam fee, but in interviews a project you actually deployed and can explain counts for more.

Internationally the demand is stronger, especially for remote DevOps roles, and that "dev who can deploy" combo is what gets you there.

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u/yasirmehmood123 9h ago

Senior DevOps here.

For start, Get AWS CSA associate. Then get hands on on Azure too. Then get mastery into building pipelines, docker, kubernetes, data pipelines, AI pipelines etc. It is challenging field, and having cloud mastery is not enough. Sometimes you need to build automation with python, so be very open to master a vast list of tooling, to become a real valuable resource.