I transitioned from civil engineering to software engineering. Your MSc will be a +. It could be due to your age that you didn't get the internships since the

I transitioned from civil engineering to software engineering. Your MSc will be a +. It could be due to your age that you didn't get the internships since they are looking for young college kids. I would focus on what type of programming you want to do. What experience do you have. I do full stack development/web applications. So I'd recommend you learn HTML, CSS, js, jQuery, PHP or ruby, then Laravel or Rails. It's a long process but you have to start with the basics and work your way up. Think about what type of development/programming you want to do and follow that path. Once you are a skilled Rails or Laravel developer finding jobs should be relatively easy and pay well. It's the in between transition time that is the trick. It's lots of learning/hard work. But I enjoy programming and web app development so it never feels like work (at least not yet). Personal projects are a big plus. Think of an app that would make your life easier and build it. Sign up for a github account, find some open source projects to contribute to. Are you still working as a ME? As a ME you have some good project management/engineering experience that you can apply to doing/running/managing software projects. To find work you're going to need to network so meet developers in your area network with businesses that could potentially hire you. My best clients/leveling up has came through knowing someone who needed a developer. Good luck with the transition.