I passed all three CKA,CKAD and CKS in 2 months given i have been working extensively on EKS/GKE for the past 3 years. Got 88%in CKA, 73% in CKAD messed up here because of overconfidence and 85% in CKS. Passed all in 1st attempt and now am planning to give KCNA and KCSA to secure the kubestronaut badge. Ask me anything. Thnks
Need some genuine guidance from people working at Google or similar org(Cloud/SRE/Platform/DevOps side).
My only target has been Google. I have always been average in my college and started my career as a devops engineer in a small company and now 3.5 years into it. I’ve been preparing consistently for DevOps/SRE/Platform/Cloud kind of role at google but honestly I feel lost about the right roadmap now.
A lot of content online feels outdated, especially after how much AI has changed workflows, expectations, and interview prep. I’m already prepping hard linux, kubernetes, scripting everything I can but I still feel like I might be preparing in the wrong direction.
I don’t want motivation posts or generic “just keep grinding” advice. I really want practical guidance from someone who understands the current reality of these roles at Google:
what skills actually matter now
what projects help
what interview prep should look like in 2026
and how AI is changing expectations for DevOps/SRE engineers
Even a small direction, roadmap, or honest advice would genuinely help a lot.
I have been working as a devops engineer handling eks clusters, provisioning infra etc for 4+ years now. I feel like i am way behind the current industry standard and market niche. I know there are multiple youtube videos that caters to the exact same issue but i am not convinced. If someone can help me with a practical roadmap, which is actually and will continue to support the industries today please help me. What exactly are organizations looking for in candidates , how exactly are interviews moving/framed and how is AI infra shaping current devops. Thanks in advance. I am feeling a bit overwhelmed reading all the articles around..