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From big corporate to mid-sized firm Hi everyone, I have been working for about 3 years as a DevOps engineer at a very large consulting firm (+5,000 employees). Currently, I’ve been stuck on the same project for more than 2 years. Most of my time is spent analyzing how to improve pipelines (CI/CD and every type of automation) and, sometimes, some Terraform development. I just passed the interviews for a fintech company of about 300 people, and I should be receiving an offer in a few days. The main difference is that I wouldn't be tied to a single component or technology; they explicitly told me that I’d be able to continuously work on and manage new projects, taking care of the entire stack of technologies, components, and associated services (e.g. the entire cloud stack provisioning and its management, logging/monitoring, FinOps, ...). I have two main doubts: 1. From a growth perspective, is it better to stay in a big corporate environment (with all the bureaucracy that comes with it) being highly verticalized on a single technology, or move to a mid-sized company where I can manage the entire tech stack, even if at a lower scale/complexity and definitely less deeply than what I do now? I’m afraid of becoming a "jack of all trades, master of none." 2. Will this move be poorly perceived by HR or seen as a step backward? How much does a "giant" and well-known brand name on a resume actually weigh compared to a 300-person fintech company that might not have the same national recognition? Thanks to anyone who wants to share their opinion or similar experiences. [link] [handle]

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