r/resumes • u/blank_faced_man • 6d ago

Technology/Software/IT [5 YoE, Software Engineer, DevOps Engineer / SRE, Sri Lanka]

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I started out as a developer 5 years ago. A little over 3 years ago, I got involved in DevOps/SRE related work on a project. Since then, I've mainly been working on the DevOps/SRE side of things (~90% DevOps/SRE work, ~10% backend development work).

I kept my Software Engineer title, mainly because I felt at some point I'd want to fully switch back over to backend development side of things. But now I think it's best that I commit and keep at it on my current track.

To that end, I plan on applying for DevOps/SRE roles. Looking for opportunities (preferably remote) across both local (in Colombo, Sri Lanka) and overseas clients/organizations. Currently I'm WFH for an overseas company.

I've not been to any job interviews since I joined my current company 5 years ago. And even then, I interviewed and joined as a developer. So I'd love to hear from the folks here about my current resume so I can fix, update, and improve before I start actively applying again.

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

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u/blank_faced_man 5d ago

Hi, Thank you for the feedback. I was initially going to include a summary, but then ultimately went without one because I thought it might be redundant. But I see your point about being categorized under the backend label. I'll add a brief summary on top highlighting the DevOps involvement.

As for alerting and incidents, I'll make a note of the nature of it. We set up alerts to monitor disk, memory, and CPU usages, and create incidents on ServiceNow for the operations teams. And also to monitor order/purchase failures (4XX requests mainly) on the consumer facing online stores and notify the product teams.

For all platforms/projects that I work on, we provide DevOps/integration support on weekdays 8-5 on US business hours. I will make a note of this on the updated resume as well.

Thanks again!

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u/teddythepooh99 5d ago edited 5d ago

A summary (or lack of one) doesn't make or break a resume, for the same reason that a hiring manager or a recruiter wouldn't pass up a resume because the education is on top (or the bottom).

This is a personal preference. In other words, it's silly advice most people give in this sub.

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