Engineering
DevOps / Platform Engineer
DevOps engineers keep deployments fast and systems reliable. AI now writes Terraform, diagnoses incidents, and tunes performance.
Structured path
Start the DevOps / Platform Engineer path
~14 hours · 6 stages · 20 lessons.
A day in the life
A rough shape of the workday.
Morning
Open the day with Claude and ChatGPT — triaging the inbox and lining up priorities.
Midday
DevOps engineers keep deployments fast and systems reliable, with help from Vercel Agent.
Wrap-up
Wrap up by reviewing what shipped, capturing notes, and queuing tomorrow's first move.
Everyday AI tools
What this role uses day-to-day.
Specialized AI tools
Industry-specific products in 2026.
Skills to build
What you'll be doing — well.
- Linux
- Cloud architecture
- CI/CD
- Observability
Education path
Common routes in.
- Bachelor's in CS or self-taught
- Cloud certs matter
Typical U.S. salary
$95,000–$210,000USD/year
Source: BLS OES · national median range
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Lessons aligned to this career path.
Relevant certifications
- AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01)· Amazon Web Services