I'm not sure what exactly simulations means? lots of Matlab/R/some specific DSL? So when I applied to jobs with my applied math degree and 2 years of grad comp

I'm not sure what exactly simulations means? lots of Matlab/R/some specific DSL? So when I applied to jobs with my applied math degree and 2 years of grad computing experience - but no industry experience - as a software engineer - I got lots of sorry no experience, we can't train you, etc... etc... I eventually got a job as a support engineer and have kicked around a lot of roles including data scientist and software engineer. I'd say if you don't have actual programming experience they'd probably see you pretty similarly to me. That being said if you're applying to a giant corporation and don't have some sort of standout crazy resume OR have an internal referral I think you're basically lost in the noise. Applying to smaller startups may get you a second look. However, now there are things like triplebyte where if you pass their interview you can get an onsite to a lot of companies regardless of your background - which is pretty neat.