From Medical Devices to AI DevOps Engineer!
45sThis dramatic career pivot from medical devices to AI DevOps is highly relatable and inspiring for viewers seeking a tech career change.
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This video features a professional sharing their journey from industrial engineering and medical devices to becoming a Cloud DevOps engineer at an AI company. The speaker details their self-study path, certifications, and eventual career transition, offering inspiration for those considering a similar move into tech.
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Background and Early Career
The speaker studied industrial engineering in Barcelona and started their career in medical devices in Switzerland, working for companies like Johnson & Johnson, Abbott, and Jabil.
[00:32]
Motivation for Change
After years in the medical devices industry, the speaker felt tasks were repetitive and craved more challenging work, especially during COVID.
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Self-Study and Education
The speaker started self-studying with Python, then completed a data science and data engineering postgraduate course before focusing on DevOps.
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DevOps Specialization
The speaker decided to go deep into DevOps after watching videos on Kubernetes and Docker, and enrolled in a bootcamp while also pursuing professional certifications.
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First Tech Job
In 2024, the speaker got their first job as a Cloud DevOps engineer at Swisscom, a telecommunications company in Switzerland.
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Current Role at AI Company
The speaker then moved to their current company, Speech, an AI company that does speech analytics and recognition, with products like voice bots for clients in finance, telecom, and insurance.
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What was the initial learning path for breaking into tech?
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What was the initial learning path for breaking into tech?
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Python, followed by a data science and data engineering postgraduate course, and then a deep dive into DevOps.
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Where was the first job as a Cloud DevOps engineer?
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Where was the first job as a Cloud DevOps engineer?
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Swisscom, a telecommunications company in Switzerland.
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What does the current company do?
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What does the current company do?
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An AI company that does speech analytics and recognition, with products like voice bots.
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Financial sector, telecommunications, and insurance companies.
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💡 Key Takeaways
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Craving for Challenging Work
Highlights the importance of recognizing when a career has become stagnant and the motivation to seek more challenging opportunities.
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Structured Self-Study
Demonstrates a practical, sequential approach to learning tech skills, from Python to specialized DevOps tools.
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Certifications and Bootcamps
Shows the value of combining structured education with professional certifications to build credibility in a new field.
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Successful Career Transition
Provides a real-world example of a successful pivot into tech, landing a role at a major telecom company.
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[00:03] Barcelona and I studied the industrial engineering there and started my career in medical devices in Switzerland. I I moved from Spain to Switzerland and I started working for big companies in that sector like
[00:19] Johnson Johnson, Abbott, Jabil. Uh, but after yeah, after many years in Uh, but after yeah, after many years in that industry, I felt that the tasks were a bit repetitive and yeah, I was craving for more yeah, for a more
[00:32] challenging work and during that time it was COVID and I yeah, and I think I started then seeing your videos and you know, and I got a lot very inspired and I always wanted to
[00:48] lot very inspired and I always wanted to break into tech and yeah, when I started self-studying, I started with Python, then I did also a data science and data engineering postgraduate course and and then I decided to to go deep into DevOps
[01:05] and after watching your videos and Kubernetes and Docker, I decided to do your boot camp and yeah, and also while doing your boot camp also certifications
[01:19] for professional certifications and and yeah, and applying for jobs and eventually in 2024, I I got my my first job as cloud DevOps at Swisscom which is a
[01:33] telecommunications company here in Switzerland and and then I moved to my current company Speech that it's an AI company that does speech and
[01:45] analytics and recognition and yeah, they have like five different products and >> like voice bots >> Yes, and we install them in in our client. We have uh clients in the
[02:01] financial uh sector, uh also telecommunications, uh sector, uh also telecommunications, insurance companies, yes.
