[mrg2k8]

5 x AWS certified here (could be 7x tomorrow because I'm missing two entry level certs), with a background in operations instead of development. The AWS certifications have definitely helped me in my career. My previous (and current) gigs were at consultancies, previous happened to be a smaller AWS APN partner. I know for certain that my certifications mattered at my previous job because there were several thresholds they had to pass in order to become a higher class partner and because they added me to the AWS APN partner portal as proof. The number of certifications (including the number of top certifications) was one such threshold. I also believe that the certifications gave me more legitimacy in obtaining my current job in a different country.