Career
2026-01-15AI is Making Junior Engineers Unemployable
Everyone tells junior engineers to use AI. “Be more productive.” “Let ChatGPT write your code.” “Work smarter, not …
2025-12-29What to expect from me in 2026
Sunday, Dec 28 05:30:09 AM CET 2025 2025 has gone by so fast. It was the first year where I had 0 income from being an employee. All of the money …
2025-12-29The Sovereign Craftsman
A Philosophy of Autonomy, Mastery, and Intentional Living Through Technology By Mischa van den Burg — Founder & CTO, KubeCraft Introduction Most …
2025-12-18AI Will Write Your Code, But Only If You Already Could
A post hit the front page of Reddit this week. A developer with nearly a decade of experience claimed he’s completely stopped writing code. Not …
2025-12-01Running these apps in my homelab made me $600K
One of the questions I get often is: so I built my home lab. What do I do with it? And it’s one of my favorite questions to answer. Every week I …
2025-11-17The Unexpected System That Landed Me A $150K DevOps Job
When I was coming up in my career, I spent dozens of hours every week watching video courses about Kubernetes. When someone asked me what a CNI was …
2025-11-10Stop Asking Which Cloud to Learn (Here's How to Decide in 5 Minutes)
“Should I learn AWS or Azure?” I get this question every week. And most people overthink it. Here’s the truth: It doesn’t matter as much as you …
2025-11-03The $200K Skill Everyone Says Is Too Hard (It's Not)
There are two types of engineers: engineers who are learning Kubernetes and those who haven’t read the data. Whenever I post about …
2025-10-27Microsoft Just Abandoned You - Here's Your Revenge Plan
On the 14th of October 2025, Microsoft ended support for Windows 10. It will no longer receive security patches, bug fixes, or technical assistance. …
2025-10-20Everyone tells you to learn AI. The hiring managers want Linux.
Some tech “influencers” will tell you to learn AI to get a tech job. But the best skill to learn to land a tech job in almost any tech …
2025-10-13The system I used to quit drugs works for DevOps too
A student of mine quit his job to go full-time on his DevOps career change. Three weeks later, he was playing video games instead of studying. Here’s …
2025-10-09Tired of having to go into the office? Read this
It’s 1pm as I’m writing this, and I’ve just completed one of my 4-hour focused work blocks. I recorded a few personal videos for …
2025-10-0672% of companies skip hiring. Do this instead
The Linux Foundation just dropped a bomb that changes everything. 72% of companies would rather upskill existing employees than hire new DevOps …
2025-09-2910 DevOps job offers. 4 weeks. One simple pattern.
10 of my students landed a DevOps job in the past 4 weeks. Why did they succeed? I made an in-depth analysis of every single story. The results? …
- 2025-09-22
Case Study: From Systems Support to SRE
! Brad just landed a Junior SRE role with a 40% pay bump in about six weeks. Not because of a degree or pricey certs. Because he made his skills …
- 2025-09-15
How to Land a DevOps Job in 2 Weeks
Are you looking for a DevOps job? I made a video that will show you how one of my students did it in 14 days. In the video I share the complete …
- 2025-09-09
DevOps job seekers: stop watching tutorials (do this instead)
You’re applying for DevOps jobs wrong. Here’s the brutal truth: You watch YouTube tutorials for months. You get AWS certifications. You …
- 2025-08-25
I interviewed DevOps canditates. These got hired:
A hiring manager just told me something that should terrify you: “I’ve interviewed over 50 candidates for DevOps roles. Candidates with good and fast …
- 2025-08-11
GPT-5 is here and your DevOps job is safer than ever
GPT-5 launched this week with the usual fanfare and “revolutionary breakthrough” claims. The reality? “Overdue, overhyped and underwhelming” – …
- 2025-08-04
Why Kubernetes Just Became Your Career Insurance
Great news if you know Kubernetes. New research analyzing 903 AI engineer job postings just revealed something huge: Kubernetes is the #1 most …
- 2025-07-21
The career move that earned me Microsoft MVP (twice!)
Just renewed my Microsoft MVP award for another year. 🎉 “How did you get recognized for MVP so fast?!” I get this question a lot. Just a …
- 2025-06-30
The AI Job Application Apocalypse Has Arrived
🔥 2 Fresh DevOps Jobs EliseAI, NYC - Senior DevOps - 260K Ascendion, GA - DevOps Engineer - 130K “Why aren’t companies responding to …
- 2025-06-23
How I Learned DevOps Faster Than Anyone Expected
🔥 2 Fresh DevOps Jobs PayPal - Senior DevOps Engineer - $123K-213K CLS US Services - DevOps Engineer - $180K-200K “How did you transition …
- 2025-06-19
Is DevOps Dying? (11K Engineers Watched This)
🔥 2 Fresh Remote DevOps Jobs Experian - $80-139K Sakura Sky - Salary not listed “Is DevOps dying?” Two days ago, I posted a video with …
- 2025-06-13
The $200K DevOps Engineer VS The $80K DevOps Engineer (What's the Difference?)
🔥 2 Fresh Remote SRE JobsGovOS – $120,000–$130,000 Junior Site Reliability Engineer (fully remote, U.S. only) Experian – $80,237–$139,077 …
- 2025-06-08
AI will Replace Tech Jobs FIRST (just not the ones you think)
🔥 2 Fresh Remote DevOps Jobs Missionbox - $70-103K SDH 100K “Is AI going to replace DevOps engineers?“ I get this question …
- 2025-06-03
The CV mistake that gets DevOps engineers rejected
Quick question: Have you ever sent out dozens of CVs and heard… nothing? You’re not alone. I’ve seen brilliant engineers with strong …
- 2025-05-20
What they don't teach you in DevOps bootcamps
You can’t YAML your way into your next role. I learned this the hard way when I watched talented engineers with impressive tech skills get …
- 2025-02-04
Why DevOps Candidates Fail Their Technical Interviews
I once interviewed a DevOps candidate. They had great certifications on paper, but struggled with basic Linux commands. This happens more often than …
- 2025-01-28
The Career-Killing Cloud Mistake That’s Costing You Money
Master ONE cloud provider first - here’s why it matters… Three years ago, I made a big mistake when switching from nursing to tech. I tried to …
- 2024-12-24
The 3-step system behind my DevOps success
Did you know that the fastest-growing jobs in tech right now are in DevOps? But here’s the thing - most people take 12-18 months to transition into …
- 2024-12-17
This will supercharge your tech skills more than anything else
Ever wondered why some DevOps engineers stand out in interviews while others (even with 10 certifications) don’t make the cut? Let me share a quick …
- 2023-12-17
Decided to split up into a technical and personal blog after all
I’ve been struggling with this ever since I started blogging 2 years ago (can’t believe it’s already been that long). But I’ve …
- 2023-07-03
Choosing A Cloud And The Importance Of Specialization
As a DevOps Engineer or Cloud Native Engineer, I think it’s important to specialize in one cloud provider in the beginning of your career. …
- 2023-05-04
The Ups And Downs Of A Devops Engineer
Next winter I’ll be entering my third year as a DevOps Engineer. When you first break into this field there is an overwhelming amount of things …
- 2023-04-02
Podcast Notes: Dopamine and Motivation - Huberman
Dopamine Listened to an interesting podcast on Dopamine by Andrew Huberman. I always enjoy his content because he is completely driven by science, not …
- 2023-02-22
New job!
Last week I accepted a job offer! I’ve been hired as a DevOps Engineer by Fullstaq. Fullstaq specialises in Kubernetes and Cloud Native, so …
- 2023-01-14
I passed the AZ-400 DevOps Expert today
I’m typing this 30 minutes after I passed my AZ-400 exam. I’m sitting in a lovely cafe on Leidseplein in Amsterdam and feel relieved. …
- 2023-01-09
Automatically adding my recent blog posts to my GitHub Readme
My friend gave me a nice tip for customizing the readme on my personal GitHub page. I discovered there is a whole world of plugins and customizations …
- 2022-10-18
Book Notes: Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
I came across this little book while doing some research for my Jiro Dreams of Sushi article. While scanning the book’s description, I was …
- 2022-10-08
I'm In Love with my Work: Lessons from a Japanese Sushi Master
Last week I watched “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” again. It must be the eighth time I revisited this piece of art. I have very little interest in …
- 2022-07-04
5 Reasons Why I Changed my Career to IT in my Thirties
In this post, I’d like to share the five main reasons why I changed my career to IT in my thirties. Making a career change can be daunting, especially …
- 2022-01-28
My Journey Into DevOps So Far
In 2021 I had reached a certain stage in my life where I had the liberty to make a choice. I was 31 years old and had just finished an important …
