If you're currently in the United States, the demand is so high for capable developers that landing a job with 5 years experience shouldn't be a problem.
Software engineering is one of those fields where knowledge are more generic - a solid set of fundamentals will work for you almost everywhere.
Though:
> I’ve barely been able to bring myself to write much code in that last couple years
Not sure if this is talking about your side project or generally, if it's general, then it kind of does not bode well for a career in software engineering.
Software engineering is one of those fields where knowledge are more generic - a solid set of fundamentals will work for you almost everywhere.
Though:
> I’ve barely been able to bring myself to write much code in that last couple years
Not sure if this is talking about your side project or generally, if it's general, then it kind of does not bode well for a career in software engineering.