I recommend taking a look at Handmade Hero. Follow the first 20-ish episodes then brach off and use the Episode Guide (https://guide.handmadehero.org/code) when needed. Also join the Handmade Network Discord to get direct guidance from experienced folks.
There's a lot to learn from gamedev that is fully applicable to traditional tech, so there's really not a lot of risk in going for it since you'll be more hirable _anywhere_ in the long-run. Many companies in traditional tech are catching on and looking for game and game engine devs specifically.
There's a lot to learn from gamedev that is fully applicable to traditional tech, so there's really not a lot of risk in going for it since you'll be more hirable _anywhere_ in the long-run. Many companies in traditional tech are catching on and looking for game and game engine devs specifically.