if im a below average web developer of 15 years and wanted to transition to entry level ML/AI engineer of any sort, how much time would you guess it would take to become a competitive candidate if i worked at it full time? i'm intelligent but just completely declined to apply myself more to web dev, which is why i sucked at it.
i've been unemployed for two years and it's hard to find anything i can do with my background that isn't "software engineer". entry level stuff for adjacent things like project or product management simply aren't available. exploring options like data science seems to show that area is also extremely competitive and the job market is terrible.
i really do not want to grind leetcode for the sake of yet another job plumbing CRUD apps together, but i could see myself learning a new domain and following through with that because the end result would be worth it/interesting
i've been unemployed for two years and it's hard to find anything i can do with my background that isn't "software engineer". entry level stuff for adjacent things like project or product management simply aren't available. exploring options like data science seems to show that area is also extremely competitive and the job market is terrible.
i really do not want to grind leetcode for the sake of yet another job plumbing CRUD apps together, but i could see myself learning a new domain and following through with that because the end result would be worth it/interesting