Hey everyone,

I’m a backend engineer with 4+ years of experience (Python, Django, AWS). Lately I’ve lost the spark. The curiosity I used to feel about writing code is gone, and I feel like I am burned out. I don’t want to keep doing this the way I have been, and I’m looking at cybersecurity as a way to pivot to a new career.

I am thinking of completing the Comptia Security+ certification. I mean being a backend developer it should be somewhat easy to pivot to a Web Application Security Engineer but I do not see much vacancies respectively to that role.

If you’ve been through this, whether you went from backend development into security, I’d really appreciate your help.

• What was your path? Which certifications, side projects or other steps actually mattered?
• How long did the switch take?
• Starting from a backend background, what would you do in the first 3 months?
• Did you take a salary cut and start with a junior level roles or how does it work?

Any advice, roadmaps or honest warnings are welcome. Thank you!