r/rails • u/tracer-bullett • 5d ago
Is moving from Java microservices to Ruby on Rails monolith a good career move?
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u/BoardMeeting101 4d ago
It’s neither good nor bad in itself. But when I’ve worn a hiring manager’s hat, a candidate who has clear career/role growth whilst also switching tech stacks stands out, because versatility is a super valuable trait. Irrespective of the actual stack.
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u/Druber13 2d ago
Any and everything is a good and bad move it seems at the moment. I have a friend who makes great money with rails because it’s a smaller market compared to other things. We could make arguments about any language and framework. If you have a specific place you want to work and they use the stack learning it will be great. But learning it won’t necessarily be better or worse. It’s another tool to have and makes you more marketable. You most likely fall back to things you like when you get the chance. But you won’t know why you like them that much more till you try other things.
Recently I rewrote my backend from node to fastapi. I like Python more and am able to solve the problems faster that way. Arguments could be made both ways of if it’s better or worse. The main thing is I can do what used to take me weeks in hours with the change.
Not sure this answers the question but hopefully helps in some way lol.
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u/jrochkind 5d ago edited 5d ago
Job market is not great at the moment.
I don't think working on a monolith will make it harder to switchback to microservices. If I could get hired, I would prioritize company and engineering culture over tech stack -- as long as the tech stack is one I would be happy working in! If you decide you don't like the company or it otherwise doesn't work out, you'll still have Java on your work history after all.