Backend Software Developer
Joined August 2014
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Murithi🧑💻 retweeted
You can watch dozens of tutorials, collect certifications, and still struggle when an interviewer asks:
- How would you design a highly available application?
- Why can't this private subnet reach the internet?
- How would you securely access AWS resources?
- How would you scale an application based on traffic?
- How would you provision infrastructure without using the console?
- How would you build a production CI/CD pipeline?
- How would you deploy containers to Kubernetes?
The fastest way to close that gap is to build real infrastructure.
I've put together 10 hands-on AWS projects (with required resources), sequenced from foundational networking to production-style Kubernetes and CI/CD.
VPC → Networking → IAM → High Availability → Scaling → Observability → Terraform → CI/CD → EKS
Here's the roadmap.
Murithi🧑💻 retweeted
120 skills separate a "prompt engineer" from a real AI ENGINEER
Here's the FULL CHECKLIST - save it before you scroll past.
Murithi🧑💻 retweeted
Learn Coding by playing games 🎮
1. Kubernetes
k8sgames.com
2. DevOps
devops.games
3. Linux
overthewire.org
4. Git
ohmygit.org
5. Python
codecombat.com
6. CSS & HTML
codepip.com
7. Cybersecurity
picoctf.org
8. Mobile Coding (like Duolingo)
sololearn.com
9. For Complete Beginners
scratch.mit.edu
10. 25+ Programming Languages
codingame.com
Murithi🧑💻 retweeted
Learn DevOps by playing games 🎮
1. Kubernetes
K8sgames.com
2. DevOps
devops.games
2. Linux
overthewire.org
3. Git
ohmygit.org
4. Python
tynker.com
5. 25+ programming languages
codingame.com
Murithi🧑💻 retweeted
I think software engineering jobs will shrink by 67% and salaries will get cut by 33% in the next 3 years.
For example, a team of 36 making $300k/yr on average will be outshipped by a team of 12 making $200k/yr on average.
This has happened before—in finance, journalism, and media.
Ultimately, the only way to earn an outsized living in these industries is to take risks and start your own thing.
Murithi🧑💻 retweeted
AI tools I use as DevOps Engineer:
1) ChatGPT - communication, templates
2) Claude AI - Code, technical tasks
3) Perplexity - AI Search Engine for documentation reference
4) KubeWhisper - for kubectl commands
5) Cursor - AI IDE for codebase context and questions related to existing code
AI is transforming how we work and it has huge impact on DevOps roles. My prediction is that at some point we’ll have huge part of our job automated with AI agents. To keep up with the trends, I am constantly learning new things and AI technologies.
What’s your vision on AI in DevOps?
Murithi🧑💻 retweeted
Understanding the differences between DevOps, SRE, Cloud Engineer, and Platform Engineer
1/ DevOps, Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), Cloud Engineer, and Platform Engineer, while they overlap, each has a distinct focus and responsibilities.
👇
Murithi🧑💻 retweeted
🔐 Linux File Permissions Made Easy!
Linux uses numbers to control file access:
4 = Read (r)
2 = Write (w)
1 = Execute (x)
Permissions are set for: User, Group, Others.
Example: chmod 755
7 = 4 + 2 + 1 (User: Read, Write, Execute)
5 = 4 + 1 (Group: Read, Execute)
5 = 4 + 1 (Others: Read, Execute)
🧵 Check below for more example to practice: 👇
Murithi🧑💻 retweeted
Hey people,
enhancv.com uses AI to analyze your resume and give recommendations. I just uploaded my CV and got shown a message saying that my CV lacks quantifiable achievements. How do you guys quantify your achievements, when your work involves creating CI/CD...
Murithi🧑💻 retweeted
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Murithi🧑💻 retweeted
France is actually going to throw Telegram founder Pavel Durov in jail for up to 20 YEARS for refusing to censor the truth.
If this happened to Mark Zuckerberg in Russia, every Western government would be going crazy.
The hypocrisy and double standards are astounding.
Murithi🧑💻 retweeted
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