Backend Developer vs DevOps Engineer (SRE)
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Pay
Backend Developer
$172,500 typical, a year
Most Backend Developers earn $140,000 to $205,100 a year.
From 8,661 postings that list pay
13,691 open jobs now
DevOps Engineer
$161,300 typical, a year
Most SREs earn $138,200 to $194,500 a year.
From 591 postings that list pay
1,507 open jobs now
Backend Developers typically earn about $11,200 more a year than SREs.
What each one does
Backend Developer
- Design, develop, and maintain software applications and systems.
- Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code for software components.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and technical solutions.
- Troubleshoot and debug issues to ensure software reliability and performance.
- Participate in testing and validation to ensure software quality and functionality.
- Contribute to the design and architecture of software systems and solutions.
Summed up from 30 job postings
DevOps Engineer
- Build and maintain infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform and Ansible.
- Design and operate Kubernetes clusters to run containerized applications.
- Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines to automate software deployment processes.
- Monitor system performance and troubleshoot infrastructure issues to ensure reliability.
- Support cloud infrastructure platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Implement security controls and manage access for cloud and container environments.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Backend Developer
Asked for in both
- Python 3 in 10 postings
- CI/CD 2 in 10 postings
- AWS 2 in 10 postings
- Kubernetes 2 in 10 postings
More common in Backend Developer postings
- Technical Degree 3 in 10 postings
- Java 3 in 10 postings
- Distributed Systems 2 in 10 postings
- Software Development 2 in 10 postings
- Code Review 2 in 10 postings
- C++ 2 in 10 postings
DevOps Engineer
Asked for in both
- Python 5 in 10 postings
- CI/CD 6 in 10 postings
- AWS 5 in 10 postings
- Kubernetes 7 in 10 postings
More common in SRE postings
- Terraform 5 in 10 postings
- DevOps 4 in 10 postings
- Infrastructure as Code 4 in 10 postings
- Docker 4 in 10 postings
- Ansible 4 in 10 postings
- Bash 3 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Backend Developer
- $243,290 - $295,250/yrstated San Mateo, CA, United StatesJavaC#ObservabilityGoCircuit Breaker +3
Software Principal Engineer
Dell EMC$172k - $236,500/yrstated Round Rock, TX, United States OnsiteKubernetesAWSCode ReviewSystem IntegrationAPI Design +2Software Senior Engineer
Dell EMC$144k - $198k/yrstated Round Rock, TX, United States OnsiteCI/CDJavaPythonCode ReviewVersion Control +3
DevOps Engineer
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
TRM Labs$205k - $245k/yrstated San Francisco, California RemotePythonAWSObservabilityCI/CDKubernetes +11Platform/Kubernetes Engineer
JoinDevOpsPay not stated Las Vegas, NV, United StatesGrafanaPythonLinuxPowerShellOpenSearch +19- Pay not stated North Charleston, SC, United StatesTerraformDockerCI/CDJenkinsArgoCD +11
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