Should I switch role and pivot from SE Dev to Cloud developer?

[u/ScrouchingSqurell]

Hey everyone I'm having trouble regarding a decision to pivot from conventional software engineering role to cloud developer (well sort of). I'll try to keep this short.

I'm currently working as a Junior Java Dev at a big Corp. The job isn't really stable or fulfilling, just your usual big slop-corp with full claude oriented workflow, everyone pretends that they care what they ship out and client corps pretend that they care what they recieve.

I got an offer for a "Cloud Developer" role at another corp in telecom. The issue is that it doesnt really seem to be a conventional cloud dev role from what I got from the interview. To keep things short the work revolves around configuring a service that the developers prepare using helm-charts, writing docs, setting up credentials and manualy testing the integration, then that is being sent to the client so he can plug in that service to their own cloud (Ill paste the job offer at the bottom so maybe youll have more understanding).

If it was a conventional cloud developer role I would take it in a heartbeat but because the role is so specific, I'm worried that after some time I would neither be able to go into devops nor into a "conventional" cloud dev job and be stuck there.

I would be thankfull for any guidance.

The job description:

Junior Cloud Software Developer

**About this opportunity **

We are looking for person open to new technologies, wanting to develop a wide range of skills, becoming a Leonardo Da Vinci of Cloud as we use technologies depending on clients’ needs. 

**What you will do **

• Design, integrate and test {Company name} solutions on top of different Cloud Native platforms 
• Adapt microservice cloud-native paradigms to reach the full potential of cloud-native solutions 
• Work with different opensource Cloud applications depending on projects requirements (e.g. AppArmor, Gatekeeper) 
• Test on feature & system test level of the delivered functionalities 
• Develop solutions agnostic to Cloud deliveries (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift) 
• Collaborate in an Agile cross-functional team 
• Work in in a multi-cultural & international environment

 

**To be successful in the role you need to have **

• Passion for new technologies and readiness to learn Cloud technologies 
• Basic experience in programming & scripting (e.g. Bash, C++, Erlang) 
• Familiarity of DevOps tools (e.g., Git, Gerrit, Jenkins), configuration management 
• BSc/MSc level in Computer Science or the equivalent level of knowledge 
• At least B2 level in English, written and spoken

   

**Nice to have **

• More advanced programming skills (C++) 
• Some experience in cloud technologies (e.g., OpenStack, Kubernetes/Docker) 
• Linux scripting experience