#Which carrer path should I choose Software or DevOps Engineering? (and other questions)

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tribal geode
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Intro:
It’s a great dillema for me wheather I should choose becoming a Software Engineer with a focus on the architectural design and implementation of software or a DevOps Engineer with a focus on automating tasks, configure/overview systems and some Cloud responsibilities. I could see myself being a Software Architect but I dont know where to start. So i have the following questions.

Questions:

  1. Do you have any kind advice on how and what to choose?
  2. Do you have any advice about what mistakes I should avoid in the long run or useful habits to start very early?
  3. Which of the two carreers would you see:
    a. Is more future proof in terms of getting replaced by any kind of AI?
    b. Offers the best work-life balance in the long run?
    c. Has the most diffuclt problems to solve that give you a great overview of knowledge about SDLC?
    d. Offers the most flexibility in terms of carreer? (eg if i get bored of it then to be able to transition easily to the other)
    e. Has the most opportunities to rise relatively fast?
  4. Should I choose a big company in the beginning the transition to a smaller one with more responsibility or the other way around?
tender thorn
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I could see myself being a Software Architect

either path could lead to this but to me it logically makes more sense to start as a software engineer

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but these things arent usually insanely different from eachother career wise, especially at the start