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Junior Backend Developer looking at AI-200

Hi all,

I’m currently a Junior Backend Developer working in .NET and Azure in the past while at university I got the AWS CCP certification but never used it since I got this job.

I want to advance my career so I was looking at the AI-200 certification but I’m not sure if it’s worth it, that’s why I’m asking for thoughts and opinions.

My goals are to maximise my earning potential as I’m looking to buy a house. I’m based in the UK if that helps

Appreciate your replies

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u/unlimitedWs — 6 days ago
▲ 6 r/freelanceuk+1 crossposts

Starting Freelancing

Hi all,

I've decided to start freelancing, mainly cause I've built sites for family members and stuff and it's motivated me to take the steps towards starting to work independently(while still working my actual job)

Currently work as Backend developer with technologies such as .NET, React, Next.js, I also have experience building automations using Make.com, integrating APIs, and all that jazz and sites with Wordpress.

Also I use Claude at work so I have experience with that too.

I wanted to ask what steps can I take towards getting clients that are not actually family members? Also I have 2 years of experience so I'm not sure if that will make it harder or not.

Thank you in advance!

u/unlimitedWs — 1 month ago
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Junior .NET dev — DevOps or Data Engineering? Company funding a course and I can't decide

Torn between data engineering and DevOps as a junior .NET backend dev, looking for advice.

I'm 1.5 years into my career as a junior backend developer working with C#, ASP.NET Core, and Azure (Functions, App Services, Storage Accounts) day to day. I already have the AWS Cloud Practitioner cert but nothing more specialised yet. I'm not sure I see myself programming long-term especially with claude code and the way it is used at my workplace.

My company has offered to fund a course of my choosing and I need to put together a business case for it. I'm trying to decide between going deeper into data engineering or pivoting toward DevOps/cloud and I can't make up my mind.

A bit of context:

  • We only have two data people — a data analyst and a DBA — no dedicated data engineer
  • I've recently started learning SQL migrations under our head of analytics
  • The company runs on Azure so both paths are relevant
  • Long term I want to move into contracting in the UK

My questions:

  • Which path has better contracting rates and longevity in the UK market right now?
  • Is data engineering actually less replaceable by AI than pure backend dev?
  • For data, is DP-203 worth it or should I do something like dbt first?
  • For DevOps, AZ-204 or AZ-400, which makes more sense at my level?
  • Has anyone made a similar decision and looked back on it which way did you go?

Any advice from people who've actually been in this space appreciated.

u/unlimitedWs — 6 days ago