I have multiple certifications about 6+yrs of experience but I see as a sf dev ypu are away from coding fundamentals, design patterns instead you are stuck with Apex, js/lwc etc. Ypu are not a complete developer/coder nor complete Admin/config master.
Recently i faced an interview where the position was for developer but questions were only admin related especially flow. Not even integrations, security only flow. So as a sf developer ypu are supposed to know code + admin + cloud....a cloud that changes every release every quarter there is no point of experience in salesforce because platform completely changes in 5-6 years. Also coding basics which are crucial for other tech stack are now irrelevant because everyone is using flows and now agentforce etc.
I fewl as a developer its boring and growth is stunted. Unlike java js when you master conceots you can take life long even Machine learning if u master algorithms implementation change but algo remains same. What about salesforce? Worflow process builder are all gone. People want cloud masters nor coders solution designers.
I would rather be in open source where 1 bubble sort remains bubble sort for decade, where is java where my knowledge of design will be valued. Also salesforce is now headles. So overall in salesforce you can hire anyone irrespective of education, you can combine any tech thanks to healess 360(so even react dev or any devs can enter salesforce), after entering you work on drag on drop ...because salesforce promotes ootb.
I understand with ai coding is less but sf feels like a BOX. Also ur certificates dont matter it feels like marketing strategy.
How to get out of here i want to go in AI roles i once had a lot of knowlege of ML algos but since i was a fresher i went with whatever job i got. Now this salesforce feels boring i dont qant to know about ur platform i want to build anything my client wants. I dont want to tell him i raised a ticket...